The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations which marks ...

By Alyssa Vu There is a silent but deadly force terrorizing the nation. It does not discriminate between man or woman, rich or poor. It starts out as an invited guest, turns into a close friend, and ...

Poppy seeds — a staple on bagels and in pastries — are at the center of a stunning public health scare that has already cost ...

Opioids can be classified by where they originate. So-called natural opioids are derived from the poppy plant and include drugs such as morphine and codeine.

As Tasmania's poppy industry celebrates 50 years, a worldwide shortage of weight-loss drugs is driving up demand for Tasmanian-made opioid pharmaceutical ingredients. Changes to prescription ...

An opioid is a substance derived from a poppy plant and can be synthetic or semi-synthetic, meaning certain ingredients can be chemically-made in a lab. Police say painkillers brought 39-year-old ...

Opiates and poppy seeds come from the poppy plant. The seeds “contain no or negligible levels of opiates” when properly processed, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest ...

"People have safely consumed poppy seeds for hundreds of years because the seeds themselves don't naturally contain opiates, but when they mix with other parts of the plant during harvest, opiate ...

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium ...

Public Health & Policy > Product Alert Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers — During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from ...