The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and ...

Poppy seeds come from a species of poppy plant called Papaver somniferum. “Somniferum” is Latin for “sleep-bringing,” which hints that it might contain opiates – powerful compounds that depress the ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in ...

A new Army regulation is advising soldiers to avoid eating foods with poppy seeds over concerns that troops could inadvertently fail a drug screening. While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in ...

"Concerns with poppy seeds and drug testing are not new," Under Secretary of Defense Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., said in a Department of Defense memo Melissa Montoya is an associate editor at PEOPLE.

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction ...

The Defense Department is advising U.S. military personnel to be mindful of a substance that could derail their careers: poppy seeds. In a memo published Tuesday, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., the ...

The Defense Department has advised service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because officials are concerned they could cause misleading drug test results. The warning reflects long-standing ...

TOWSON, Md. (CBS Local) - A pregnant woman's poppy seed bagel caused Maryland health officials to incorrectly believe her baby was at risk when the mother's drug test came back positive for opiates.

The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug test, you should avoid poppy seeds. A memo distributed on Friday from Gilbert ...

Poppy seeds come from a species of poppy plant called Papaver somniferum. “Somniferum” is Latin for “sleep-bringing,” which hints that it might contain opiates – powerful compounds that depress the ...

The U.S. Defense Department has issued a memo warning troops to avoid eating poppy seeds, which may result in failed drug tests. “The Military Departments are hereby directed to notify Service members ...