2007-08-02 16:39:46 · 23 answers · asked by Evil Ejade 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I've heard that is true , I wonder if it could be used as an excuse for having used the real thing , hmm.
2007-08-03 05:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked my husband about it. He used to be a Narcotics Investigator for the Sheriff's Dept. He said that eating poppy seed bread can cause a person to fail an initial drug test. Most drug tests are very simple, and the poppy seeds can create a "false positive" result. If a person contests the results of this test, another test called a "ten panel screen" can be done. This test breaks down the specimen (urine), and focuses on 10 different potential contaminants (drugs). The lab is then able to identify whether the positive result was created by an actual chemical drug or a "natural" element that resembles that drug (the poppy seeds, etc). I tried to eliminate a lot of the "Cop Speak" that he put into the explanation. I hope this is a simple enough explanation.
2007-08-02 17:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by Starr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends how many bagels you eat
The seeds of the poppy are widely used as the popular "poppy seed" found in and on many food items such as bagels, bialys, muffins and cakes. The seeds can be pressed to form poppyseed oil, which can be used in cooking, or as a carrier for oil-based paints. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica's entry regarding the Opium poppy seeds, the seed contains no narcotic elements.
Although they are supposed to be clear of narcotics, the television show MythBusters demonstrated that one could test positive for narcotics after consuming 4 poppy seed bagels. The show Brainiac: Science Abuse had subjects that tested positive with only 2 poppy seed bagels. This situation was parodied on the show Seinfeld.
2007-08-02 16:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Poppy seed is used in some type of drug, and even small amounts of it will show up in a drug test.
2007-08-02 16:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you will be in deep doo doo if you eat it then take a drug test. One poppy seed bagel is enough to make you fail that test, girl. It's true.
2007-08-02 16:47:53 · answer #5 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its true! I had a poppy seed bagel for breakfast then went for a job interview and I tested positive for drugs! haha, but the lady knew me and asked me what I ate that day and I told her and then she knew I really didn't do drugs! <3
2007-08-02 16:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's highly unlikely, as drug tests have a level of tolerance, for poppy seeds and drugs that may be ingested from your surroundings
2007-08-02 16:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by Lolitta 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES!
Some say it's because Betty Crocker was fed up with having Uncle Ben as a cell-mate back in the 1800's . So she decided to give him a special treat a few hours before they were going to let him out of rehab.
True story!
2007-08-02 17:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by Jason The Great 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. but you would have to eat 3 or 4 cups of the seeds.
2007-08-02 16:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by CrossTwnTraffic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah its true.. when i worked at a bagel shop,this one guy came in every few days and ordered nothing but poppy and sesame seed bagels..he told me and my friends that when he ate them he would fail his tests *he was a drugee* but he was able to blaim the bagels for it...so,yeah true.
2007-08-02 16:47:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋