title: Fatal intoxications in Denmark following intake of morphine from opium poppies.
abstract: In Denmark it is legal to grow opium poppies for the production of poppy seeds and until 1986 for decoration purposes, too. Danish poppy capsules contain 0.3-5 mg morphine per capsule and the content of morphine in opium exuded from the capsules may amount to 24%. This has resulted in misuse as both fresh and dried poppy capsules have been used for the production of "opium tea". During the period 1982-1985, seven casualties occurred among drug addicts in Denmark which were solely or partly caused by these opium poppies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Chemistry. University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steentoft
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Worm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D009892:Opium / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D010207:Papaver / Q000032:analysis; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D009020:Morphine; D009892:Opium