Be carefull. They are very strong. 1 Tablespoon powdered pods mixed with water can knock my husband on his ass. He has tried heroin before and thinks pods are very strong. He only needs a swallow of my tea and he's good to go. Pods are totally worth it. Much cheaper than pills. It can be as strong as you want to make it. Plus it has more than just morphine. It has morphine, codiene, theabine, paperavine, and more. Some uppers, some downers. Makes me have energy to work, and be really happy while doing it. I wouldn't use pods unless you already have a pills or heroin habit. If you don't then leave this shit alone, you don't want to get hooked. But if you are already using other opiates it is a much better choice. Pill are teribble for your liver and heroin can ruin your life. Pods aren't bad for you at all but they are really addictive, like any opiate. When I started I was taking 10-20 mgs of vicodin several times a day. With pods I can dose 1-4 tablespoon powder pods once in the morning and be good all day. No roller coaster effect like pills and heroin. Not that I have ever done heroin, just what I have heard. I would say that 1 tablespoon of my pods would be like 20 -30 mgs vicodin. I don't even know how many pills I would need now. I tried a couple norco 10mgs when I was sick and didn't want nasty tea. It didn't do anything for me. So stay away from pods unless you are ready to keep buying them. Withrawal is hell. My knees and back hurt so bad I was crying. That was only after one day. I wasn't even trying to stop using, I was just too sick to keep down any tea. So I went into withdrawal,. It's no joke this stuff is strong. But it isn't socially devistating the way heroin is. You can still hold a job and raise your kids. It makes my happy, loving, and ready to work. Someone said 1 tablespoon grpound pods weighs 2.4 grams. So accourding to that I take anywhere from 2.4 to 9.6 grams, depending on how I want to feel. But I have a tolerance built up. I would start with a teaspoon the first time and work up if needed. Please be safe, we don't want any bad media attention.