Toxicology Blood Test

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I was arrested for a DUI. I refused the breath test, I was given a blood test. My results came back .05 BAC. But diazepam was found in my blood and also nordiazepam. I had .043 MG/L of ambien in my blood.(Is this considered an amount for impaired driving? Also I have never taken diazepam and don't even know what nordiazepam is? How can these drugs show up in my blood test and I never took them?

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On the cheaper, less reliable tests, it seems anything is possible. False positives are known to occur on them anywhere from 4 to 50% of the time.

Have you recently taken any other kind of medication (over-the-counter or prescription)?
Something else you took is very likely the cause of these false positives. If you recall taking anything whatsoever, I can do some research on it in hopes of figuring out more details on the false positives.

In any case, I was also esearching ways in which you may be able to dispute a false positive and I came up on the following information:

"Specific testing, such as that done by a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, has the ability to distinguish the exact substance in question. This type of testing is not initially performed because of cost, but, is often a follow-up option for those facing serious consequences such as a job loss or jail time."

This may be something you can inquire about.

I hope this helps!

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David, thanks for the info. These are the meds and vitamins I take: Synthroid, Crestor, Ranitidine, Gabapentin, Quetiapine, 81mg Aspirin, Cranberry capsules, Multi-vitamins, Vitamin D, Vitamin B-12, Calcium, Selenium, 800 mg Motrin. I would appreciate anything you can find out. I haven't been having any luck trying to find out any info!

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i am taking crestor altase and 81mg aspirin. just started taking motrin for my hip. would it affect the benefit of these drugs.

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That's below the therapeutic level of .08-.15.
The ambien levels in your case didn't cause impairment

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