The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.

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 ...

The Prior Lake Police Department has joined other departments across the country in equipping officers with a life-saving antidote to opioid drugs. Prior Lake officers recently got training to ...

Opioids are a class of drugs that “derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant”, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...

increases the strength and therefore the danger of severe opiate reactions. The agency is seeking detailed information on the growing, harvesting, and post-harvest processes used for poppy plant ...

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 ...