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ArticleAddiction science & clinical practice2021

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

Scott Hagan, Carol E Achtmeyer, Carly Hood, Eric J Hawkins, Emily C Williams

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Article in Addiction science & clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The Extraction of Morphine and Codeine by Brewing Poppy Seed Tea using Real-World Quantities and Methods.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2026
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Scott HaganDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA. scott.hagan1@va.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-2379-8089
Carol E AchtmeyerGeneral Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA, USA.
Carly HoodCenter of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division (S116ATC), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, USA.
Eric J HawkinsCenter of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division (S116ATC), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, USA.
Emily C WilliamsHealth Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoppy seeds contain morphine and other opioid alkaloids and are commercially available in the United States. Users of poppy seed tea (PST) can consume several hundred morphine milligram equivalents per day, and opioid dependence from PST use can develop. We report a case of a patient with chronic pain and PST use leading to opioid use disorder (OUD). This case represents the first published report of OUD from PST successfully treated with buprenorphine (BUP) in a primary care setting. The provider in this case used a unique model of care with an opioid prescribing support team to deliver safe and effective care. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old man with chronic pain and prescription opioid use presented to primary care to discuss a flare of shoulder pain, and revealed in subsequent conversation a long-standing use of PST to supplement pain control. Attempts at cessation resulted in severe withdrawal symptoms, leading to return to PST use. The primary care provider consulted the VA Puget Sound SUpporting Primary care Providers in Opioid Risk reduction and Treatment (SUPPORT) team to evaluate the patient for OUD. The patient discontinued all opioids, and initiated BUP under the supervision of the primary care provider. He remained on a stable dosage, without relapse, 24 months later.

conclusionsPST, which can be made through purchase of readily available poppy pods, carries risk for development of OUD and overdose. Herein we highlight the utility of a primary care opioid prescribing support team in empowering a primary care provider to prescribe BUP to treat a patient with complex OUD.

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BuprenorphineOpioid-Related DisordersPapaverAnalgesics, OpioidHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareTeaUnited StatesAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineTeaBuprenorphineOpioid use disorderPoppy seed tea

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PMID34861895
PMCPMC8641214

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