A 65-year-old man started brewing poppy seed tea to manage his chronic pain. The man had been prescribed opioids in the past, but it was the tea that led to a dependency.

On July 28, Frances Young's son, Cory, died. The cause of death was listed as "morphine intoxication." "He knew what was safe and what was not safe, but he underestimated the tea," she said ...

Poppy seeds — a staple on bagels and in pastries — are at the center of a stunning public health scare that has already cost lives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Tuesday, ...

Poppy seed tea is available online, but medical experts warn of its dangerous and addictive properties. “The results are dangerous and sometimes deadly,” warned News 3 medical expert Dr. Ryan ...

Steve Hacala’s son, Stephen Hacala, a music teacher, had been experiencing anxiety and insomnia, for which poppy seed tea is promoted as a natural remedy, the lawsuit said. In 2016, at age 24, he ...

Poppy seeds are used to make tea by washing or soaking large quantities to remove the residual coating. A large quantity of unwashed poppy seeds is required to make the tea.

Poppy tea may contain high amounts of morphine, and some users have died from using poppy tea, according to the U.S. Justice Department. “The opioid epidemic remains a very real and a very ...

What was labeled as "dried table decorations" turned out to be opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Delaware.U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it seized three boxes Tuesday that were shipped from ...