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 ...

Overdoses and drug poisonings are the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, per the CDC, and synthetic opioids play an increasingly concerning role.

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 ...

Poppy seeds come from the Papaver somniferum plant, which is also used to make drugs like opium and morphine.In fact, many drug tests are so sensitive to opiates that the U.S. Department of ...

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. ... petitioned the FDA in 2021 to limit the opiate content of poppy seeds.

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. ... petitioned the FDA in 2021 to limit the opiate content of poppy seeds.