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Table 1 Mean opioid concentrations in poppy seed tea

From: Opioid use disorder from poppy seed tea successfully treated with buprenorphine in primary care: a case report

Opioid Alkaloid

Concentration (mg alkaloid per kg seeds)

Estimated Dose (mg alkaloid per 500 mL tea)

Morphine

352–481

100–136

Codeine

51–68

14–19

Thebaine

23–45

N/Aa

  1. Ranges of mean concentration and estimated dose of 22 different commercially available poppy seed products tested using four different extraction techniques [1]. The estimated dose assumes an average use of 283 g per 500 mL [1]
  2. aThe analgesic or psychoactive properties of thebaine are unknown [3]
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

ISSN: 1940-0640