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Poppy seeds

            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
             1 220 ml container of yogurt.
            
            
             Mix ingredients then scoop the batter into prepared muffin tins. Bake in preheated 180 degree oven until brown and the muffins pass the toothpick test (about 15 minutes).
             This may sound tempting but if you plan to eat a couple of these for breakfast before going off to a job interview, particularly in the USA, you might want to think again. According to the American Civil Liberties Union 80% of large US companies are using random drug tests in the workplace and as employment screens these days -- and indulging in poppy seeds is one way to trigger a false positive for morphine or heroin use. This phenomenon was first reported by Bonicamp and Santana (Microchemical Journal, 1997, 73), and today's sensitive radioimmunoassay and GC/MS techniques can easily detect morphine from eating just one bagel with poppy seed decoration. Indeed, the U.S. Olympic Committee's drug hotline recommends that athletes abstain from foods containing poppy seeds for two days prior to competition.
             There are around ninety species of poppy and one of them, Papaver somniferum, is commonly used for both drug manufacture and as a food. Morphine (from the Greek god of dreams - Morpheus) is the principal alkaloid in opium. The amount of morphine and codeine in poppy seeds varies enormously depending on where they are grown. One study found that Dutch, Czech, and Turkish poppy seed contained minimal opiates, while Australian (especially Tasmanian) and Spanish poppy seed would feel right at home in a light aircraft flying out of Columbia. The use of opium and its derivatives dates back to the third century B.C. where reference was made to "poppy juice" with its analgesic and euphoric properties. Over the centuries, opium has passed through periods of popularity for both its medicinal and intoxicating effects. Today or course, morphine is used primarily in hospital settings as a powerful short term pain killer and is administered parenterally.


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