Warning over toxic poppy seeds after 19 patients seek hospital care with two in ICU
They suffered seizures and tachycardia after brewing poppy seed tea which is known for its opioid effects
More than a dozen patients have landed in hospital — with two in the ICU — after drinking home-brewed tea using up to 1kg of poppy seeds, presumably as a narcotic.
Last year, Australian addiction experts published the first ever case report about a man who needed treatment for opioid misuse solely due to his daily reliance on poppy seed tea.
