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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ruling states the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act "does not distinguish between seeds that have different levels of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...