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.

You will need a pot, stirring spoon, large mixing bowl, strainer/sieve, and stove. The kettle, citric acid, lemon juice, vinegar, or grapefruit juice is optional.

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

1. Optional: 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.
2. Pour your intended dosage of generic poppy seeds into an empty medium or large pot.
3. Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
4. Optional: Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
5. 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.
6. Strain the seeds out of the pan using a sieve/strainer. You will end up with a brown liquid.
7. Optional: You may get a second wash by pouring boiling water over the seeds in the sieve/strainer, letting it drop into an extra, empty pot.

If I chill the tea in the fridge before drinking it, the flavour is easy to ignore.