yeah the poppy is used to make opium but was generally accepted as a pain reliever and sedative and sleep aid since Mesopotamia until the early 1920's when it became illegal.
i feel super guilty now. i rarely ever call anybody by name but i notice people always calling mine. names feel weird saying aloud and hearing mine makes me feel uncomfortable. oh no, i think im a tsundere. fawk.
Ahh I think while he is actually a concerned friend he has some background trauma. As long as its not the "im a secret gay and i love my straight friend" trope I think it'll be okay. He might even be they kid she liked originally which would be awful.