U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at ...

Opioids can be naturally derived, often from the opium poppy plant, while others are artificially made in the lab. Natural opioids include heroin, morphine, and codeine, while artificial ones ...

India has banned the export of Tapentadol, Carisoprodol combination drugs to certain West African nations amid reports of ...

Around 10% duty is imposed on pharmaceutical products from the US, while barely any duty is imposed on Indian drugs in the US ...

The bulbs of the poppy can be scored and their opioid-rich latex drained and consumed for medicinal or recreational purpose. In its dried form, this latex is opium—the primary opioid used by ...

A 3-year-old boy who loves plants has been honored by police for finding a banned opium poppy in his neighborhood. Kawamura Yuki discovered a plant with blooming purple flowers in an open area ...

Opioids are derived from the opium poppy plant (natural opioids) or synthesised in laboratories (synthetic opioids). The EU's retail heroin market is estimated to be worth at least €5.2 billion ...

Indian authorities banned the manufacturing and export of Tapentadol, Carisoprodol combination drugs, two highly addictive ...

Taiwan and Singapore Because of the opiate traces that can be found in poppy seeds, and because of the potential for the seeds to be used to grow opium poppies, they are banned as food a food ...

When brewed in a poppy tea, the seeds' opiate content becomes concentrated ... "There are bits of plant matter in bag, and anyone who understands the washing process knows that doesnt happen ...