is it true that after you eat poppyseeds (like on a bagel or something) it comes up as a drug on drug tests.....
2007-03-09 06:11:30 · 11 answers · asked by chickster360 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
This was done on the tv show Mythbusters on the Discovery channel. They were able to prove that eating a small amount of poppyseeds would give a positve result on a drug test. Check out the Discovery website and click on Mythbusters tv show and you should be able to find their findings on how much it took and the time table they established
2007-03-09 06:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by fireguyjay01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mythbusters did this, and they found that it was possible to show up, but only at high doses. They ate a lot of them.
If you eat a bagel in the morning before a drug test, you'll be alright. If you each twelve bagel and chase it with a poppyseed cake, you may be in trouble (in more ways than one).
2007-03-09 06:23:48 · answer #2 · answered by nonono 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea; on mythbusters they showed where there is a posibility of the test producing a false positive for opium. But, usually you would have to eat A TON of poppyseeds for it to come up with a high enough concentration. One poppyseed muffin or bagel would probably produce a low concentration that they would probably just retest.
2007-03-09 06:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by cnuswte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Happened to my mom. But the concentration is low. Typically, they will just have you take it over again.
My mom ate a poppy seed muffin the morning of her drug test, not thinking about anything. She got the results, with a notice that she had to take another due to signs of a "tainted test". With that low of readings, they know it is not drugs, and they just have you do it again.
2007-03-09 06:16:24 · answer #4 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can actually, they tested it on MythBusters and it poses a 50/50 risk of showing a false positive for opium.
2007-03-09 06:14:20 · answer #5 · answered by Pfo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You've got your answers but remember that if your boss is looking for an excuse to get rid of you, s/he is not going to worry about a false positive. Any positive will be good enough for dismissal.
2007-03-09 06:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by St N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can show up - but rarely does.....unless you eat a BUNCH of 'em..... If it does, they only have to wait for the digestive process to finish it's job and retest.
2007-03-09 07:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but they will be able to tell if its drugs or just poppy seeds.
2007-03-09 06:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I suggest you let us know before the test.
2007-03-09 10:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by Maria 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-09 10:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by Sweetbpecan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋