Poppy seed tea

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The following preparation is a method of creating poppy seed tea using generic poppy seeds bought at the supermarket (which are the same type used for bagels).

Warning

Poppy seed tea contains varying concentrations of various opiate alkaloids including codeine, morphine, and thebaine. Because lethal overdose is entirely possible if tolerance is low and too many opiate alkaloids are consumed (especially morphine), it is important to work out a suitable dosage. Reports on Erowid[1] suggest an average dose to be 2-4 large pods, so in my example 10 pods weighed 44g, meaning that ~3 pods is around 15g of powder.

The risk of a lethal overdose increases when mixing depressant drugs such as benzodiazepines as this may cause respiratory depression.

Equipment and ingredients

1-2 pots
Stirring spoon
Intended dosage of generic supermarket poppy seeds (400 grams or more)
Large mixing bowl
Strainer/sieve
Stove
Kettle (optional)
Citric acid, vinegar, or lemon juice (optional)
Grapefruit juice (optional)

Procedure

Begin drinking your grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice inhibits the enzymes, blocking them from converting the opiates in the body. This means that more codeine is converted into morphine.
Pour your intended dosage of generic poppy seeds into an empty medium or large pot.
Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.

Then let the seeds soak for 15 to 20 minutes, and strain them out. I should end up with roughly 500 ml (or two cups) of brownish liquid. If I use hot or boiling water, the seeds all swell up and absorb a lot of the water and I have to do a second extraction to get a good dose out of a pound of seeds. Also, the hot water extracts oils from the seeds so, instead of a clear brown liquid, I have to drink a cloudy, oily, yellowish emulsion that tastes like ass and totally coats my mouth so I'm still tasting it an hour later. The clear tea from cold water tastes pretty bitter, but it's not nearly as disgusting as using hot water. If I chill the tea in the fridge before drinking it, the flavour is easy to ignore.