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?

A 19-year-old graduate of Fairview High School was found dead in a Boulder home Tuesday after drinking poppy-pod tea, brewed from the plant from which opium is derived, police said. Jeffery Joseph ...

An autopsy has revealed that a Boulder teenager who died in July after drinking poppy-pod tea had lethal levels of morphine in his system — indicating the brewed beverage killed him, Boulder County ...

On July 28, Frances Young's son, Cory, died. The cause of death was listed as "morphine intoxication." "He knew what was safe and what was not safe, but he underestimated the tea," she said. Police ...

Some say tiny poppy seeds yield a drink with potentially deadly effects. Jan. 16, 2008— -- A staple in the spice aisles of grocery stores has apparently become a new target for adolescents and ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Authorities this week seized nearly 4,000 pounds of opium poppy pods, one of the biggest such busts in California and the largest in the city’s history. Jasvir Singh, 34, and his wife ...

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 ...