Poppy seed is so commonplace in Bengali cuisine – and held in such high regard – that I almost took a packet as a gift for my ...

Dreaming of a lush home garden filled with every imaginable delight? Think twice before planting certain common edibles. This piece uncovers 12 seemingly innocuous food items that, due to surprising ...

Poppy seeds can famously trigger a positive drug test, but can they actually get you high? ... However, it’s not the seed itself that contains opium, Swortwood explains, ...

Consuming tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds, which come from the plant that produces opium, can lead to grave outcomes, such as addiction, overdose and death. Westend61/Getty Images/File KFF ...

The unripe seed pods of the opium poppy plant hold a milky substance. People make cuts in the pods to let the substance drain out. It’s then scraped and dried, producing illegal opium.

The Opium Poppy Control Act of 1942 tried to prevent Americans from growing poppies altogether, but it was difficult to enforce, and the act was repealed in 1970.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are discovering that many no longer grow easily here because of the impact of ...

Swans that became addicted to eating opium poppies have been forced to go cold turkey after invading a farmer's field. In February, hundreds of swans began arriving at the poppy field near ...

Last year, Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium, harvesting 1,080 tons. While opium poppies have long flourished in rural Myanmar, production soared following the 2021 military ...

It finds the seeds of today’s global opium crisis in colonial strategy — and free trade — in the East. Image. Ghosh begins his investigation with tea. By the 18th century, ...

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban banned it but remains a ...