Poppy tea dependence
by
Unnithan S, Strang J
Maudsley Hospital,
Denmark Hill,
London.
Br J Psychiatry 1993 Dec; 163:813-4

ABSTRACT

A patient presenting with dependence on opium poppy tea infusion is reported. Poppy tea drinking, although previously described in certain parts of the UK, rarely presents in the form of a dependence syndrome. Issues relating to the management of poppy tea dependence are discussed, including the results of existing laboratory urinalysis for drugs of abuse, the calculation of opiate dose equivalence, and the likelihood of transition (or not) from use of poppy tea to use of other opiates.

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