What Could Cause A Positive Test For Methadone (Page 4)

a random drug test yielded a positive test for methadone. If you are not taking methadone, how could that be?

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Hopefully this information will provide helpful information on this subject... I’m the office manager at a doctor's office. He specializes in helping people with substance abuse (his specialty is ADDICTIONOLOGY). We do urine drug screens on our patients at every visit, for many reasons; we need to be sure that the patients aren't taking anything besides is prescribed, to be sure they aren't putting themselves into danger. The DEA generally flags patients getting Suboxone and Opiates at the same time (as do the insurance companies). Also, we need to know EXACTLY what our patients are taking, so we can make sure we are giving them the correct treatment plan.

REGARDING "FALSE POSITIVES" (a substance showing up as positive on the office urine drug test that you are absolutely sure you didn't take)... Request that they send the test into the lab to "confirm" the results. The tests used in the office are usually pretty accurate, but some things may cause them to show positive incorrectly. The equipment used, when the test is sent to the lab, is MUCH more sophisticated, and MUCH more accurate. There is usually an additional charge for this (insurance will pay for it, if you have it). False positives almost NEVER happen, when tested at the lab. It’s worth the extra cost. Medical records are permanent, legal documents. They might be sent to other doctors, insurance companies, etc. They follow you where you go. I, personally, would not want a test result in my medical records that shows positive for a substance I did not take. I would like it shown that I was telling the truth when I said that no matter what the doctor's test shows, I did not take what is says I took.

One last thing (sorry, I know this is long). To be fair, doctors hear, "I didn't take _____ (whatever substance is showing up), I have no idea why it shows up positive", all day long. The tests used in their office are generally accurate, and sadly many of the people are not as truthful as they could be about their drug use. It isn't right, and I am not defending it. They are often cynical and/or don't believe you. Unfortunately, the people telling the truth are vastly outnumbered by those who are not. Doctors (the doctor I work for, at least) are not mean, are not trying to "catch you" doing something wrong, and don't mean to challenge your integrity when they seem to disbelieve you. At our office, our goal and intent is to help, support, and protect our patients.

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Sometimes this labs test with the same instruments because some are too cheap to use new ones,you can test in another place that you trust but take your test the same day your taking the other the one there sending you to take and then when you get your results you will see the place there sending you to take the test is wrong.

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Chinky

Do some research that's a ridiculous statement to make. Read post #61 by "recovery now" that fairly Depicts issues involving false positives in a fair and unbiased perspective.Post's like that serves this forum community best.
MANY THANKS "RECOVERY NOW" For sharing such an insightful fair minded submission.

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I am in pain management taking oxymorphone and oxycodon I am also a diabetic on insulin sms trasadome for sleep i just found out that I tested positive for methadone I have never taken this drug in my life. Can any of my prescription drugs cause a false positive for methadone?? Please help me figure this out. I am also on probation and get drug tested by them but did not fail that test 2 days after the pain management one. Any answers for what could cause this false positive. TY MICKY

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I'm on compliance. I've been on suboxone now for 3 weeks. 6 weeks ago I took methadone to come off of heroin and didn't take very much. I'm a heavy person, I weigh 249lbs. I took a urine test for compliance and tested positive for methadone. Is that at all possible? I really need to know. I can go to jail if it comes back positive because I don't have a script for methadone, but I do for suboxone. Please help. I'm so worried.

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Re: Sharron (# 1)

Sharon, get a blood test specifically to find Methadone. If your blood work shows negative results on this site they have a list of OTC that will show many false positives. Make a copy for your doctor with all the OTC's that can change urine test. Then ask that you want your file to show this was a false positive.

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