Are poppy seeds addicting?

Poppy pods, straw (the pods and stems) and/or seeds are used to create a poppy tea which gives an opioid high. The dried pods or straw are ground into a powder and steeped in water. This is a popular way to extract the opioids from the poppy and make a tea. read more

Poppy tea that is brewed from the Papaver somniferum poppy plant which contain opium can be addictive. How addictive and how much of a narcotic effect would depend on how much of the opium from the plant is in the tea. read more

According to the addiction community and the published personal experiences of addicts, they are in large amounts, particularly in poppy seed tea. Many addicts who were once addicted to morphine or heroin have written about having kicked that habit, later becoming addicted to poppy seed tea or poppy pod tea. read more