HARRISONBURG, VA (WRIC) – It’s been months since 21-year-old Steven Austin Underhill died in his fraternity house at JMU back in February, but police confirmed this week that Underhill died from an ...

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. He got clean with supportive ...

A staple in the spice aisles of grocery stores has apparently become a new target for adolescents and others in search of an unconventional high. According to reports last week from the ABC affiliate ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed ...

For centuries, poppy seed tea has been used for its narcotic, analgesic, antidiarrheal, or euphoric effects, or as a substitute for opiates. What are the risks associated with this herbal beverage?

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom “Seinfeld.” But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from ...