A cluster of acute thebaine poisonings from non-food grade poppy seeds in the Australian food supply.

Katherine Z Isoardi Darren M Roberts Amanda G Holford Jared A Brown Andrew Griffiths Jessamine Soderstrom Catherine McDonald Dimitri GerostamoulosPaul SakrajdaClaire TurnerHans S A Yates Naren Gunja Shaun L Greene

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)

Thebaine toxicity, like strychnine poisoning, resulted in neuromuscular excitation characterized by muscle spasm, rigidity, and convulsions. Severe toxicity, including acute kidney injury, metabolic acidosis, and cardiac arrest, appears dose-dependent.

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