Harm Reduction Poppy seed tea

[ezekeilturner]

Oh! just, subtle, and mighty opium! that to the hearts of poor and rich alike, for the wounds that will never heal, and for 'the pangs that tempt the spirit to rebel,' bringest an assuaging balm; eloquent opium! that with thy potent rhetoric stealest away the purposes of wrath; and to the guilty man, for one night givest back the hopes of his youth, and hands washed pure of blood....

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater 1821

 

[Dreamflyer]

I’ve been doing some reading about poppy seed tea. Been thinking about trying it for the in between periods when I don’t have painkillers to deal with chronic pain (instead of kratom). Everything about poppy seed tea that I’ve been reading seems all over the map. Some people say it’s really helpful, but others make it sound like it can be potentially very dangerous (even saying something about that it could kill you).
I guess in hopes of harm reduction I figured I would just ask others thoughts on it. Is it true that it could potentially be that dangerous?

Yeah, it can range anywhere from completely inert to deadly. There's no way of knowing how much opium is in it, depending on the batch.