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Kids use this trick to get high. Unfortunately if they are used to washed batches of poppies seeds and then get a poorly washed batch, it is often enough to kil
by aquarium87 4y ago
Kids use this trick to get high. Unfortunately if they are used to washed batches of poppies seeds and then get a poorly washed batch, it is often enough to kill them when consuming their normal quantity.
The LD50 is only about 4x the recreational dose of heroin. So this is a dangerous class of drugs to play around with if the intent is to get high
- dav_Oz 4y agoIt was very common in Eastern Europe during the Soviet time. For instance it is still referred to as "kompot" (original meaning: a popular type of fruit drink) in Poland. The phenomenon is also generally known as "Polish Heroin"[0]. For this Poppy straws - the whole dried plant with everything but the seeds - are used which are far more richer in opiate alkaloids. In 1927, a Hungarian successfully chemically extracted opiate alkaloids from just using the crushed capsules [1]. Today 90% of all legally derived morphine is through poppy straw concentrate (PCS) [2]. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_heroin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_heroin [1]https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bulletin_1953-01-01_3_page007.html https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bu... [2]https://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2008/WDR2008_100years_drug_control_achievements.pdf https://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2008/WDR2008_100year...
- aquarium87 4y agoVery cool. Working with a known unwashed product is much safer.