U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at ...

Why are poppy pods illegal? Opium poppy plants naturally contain morphine and codeine, which can be used to make narcotic ...

The federal government alleged that the McCarthys, through their business, illegally distributed unprocessed poppy seeds that were coated in opium latex, a milky sap-like substance from which ...

Doctors in ancient Greece pioneered anesthesia with natural remedies like mandrake, opium and henbane to ease pain during surgeries.

Bobby Portis was suspended 25 games by the NBA on Thursday for a failed drug test. Portis contends that an assistant gave him a prescribed pain killer called Tramadol under the impression that it was ...