Poppy seeds come from a species of poppy plant called Papaver somniferum. “Somniferum” is Latin for “sleep-bringing,” which hints that it might contain opiates – powerful compounds that depress the ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in ...

Poppy farmer Santiago Sanchez holds the seeds of an opium poppy plant in Juquila Yucucani in the Sierra Madre del Sur in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico, August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso ...

WASHINGTON — Lemon poppy seed muffins and everything bagels are off the table for military members, at least for the near future. All service members should avoid poppy seeds or risk a false positive ...

WASHINGTON – Back away from the baked goods, Doughboy. That's the warning from the Pentagon to its 1.3 million active-duty soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines amid fresh concerns that tainted poppy ...

Four people are facing drug charges after police say a field of 60,000 opium poppy plants was discovered and then destroyed ...

The Edmonton Police in Canada busted a massive poppy plantation site hidden behind a residence in the city and charged four ...

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and ...