False Positive On Drug Test For Methamphetamine (Page 2)
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Hi, i am voluntarily drug testing for CPS because my daughter's father (who had physical custody) passed away suddenly due to a motorcycle accident leaving her "without a legal guardian" I have a previous history of using Methamphetamine. I am clean now or so i thought. Yesterday my test apparently showed positive for Methamphetamine. I know i haven't used. So far i have only came up with two possible explanations. 1. I just had to serve my ex boyfriend with a domestic violence restraining order. To make a long story short, not thinking, I ate some fast food that he insisted on leaving for me. And the 2nd being a cold medicine that I just remembered. I took one pill approximately 2 maybe 3 days ago called ST. JOSEPH DECONGESTANT-FREE HBP. Is it possible that this medicine caused a false positive? Thanks in advance for listening and any insight.

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He does consume marijuana, he admits this. He was also taking wellbutrin, baclofen, hydrocodone, amitriptyline, lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide... to name a few and these were all prescribed. Could his marijuana have been laced? He maintains that he has not done methamphetamine.

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A level of 11,000+ ng/mL is a very high level for a false positive for any drug. Was a GC/MS confirmation test done. If not I would question the validity of the results. At that high of a level my gut reaction is that that was not a false positive but your bf actually is using. I would consider doing a Hair 5 Drug Panel test which would give your bf a better idea what is going on. A hair test has a very low false positive rate.

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Here is the situation.. bf was given a urine test and it came up positive for marijuana, methamphetamine, amphetamines, and creatinine (pretty sure the body makes this naturally but could be wrong). I heard today that he was tested and the number 11,777 micrograms per mL....what does this mean? If this was a false positive would this number be so high?

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A question would be, did they do a GC/MS confirmation test on the urine sample? If not those result can be considered invalid. As far as a blood test goes, I am sure you will be negative. A hair drug test is meant to show consistent use over time. A 1.5 inch sample of head hair will go back 90 days. You could always do you own Hair 5 Drug Panel to see where you are at but I am relatively certain you will be negative. A hair test is really good at isolating the drug metabolites therefore has a very low false positive rate.

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I have been on suboxone for 2 years now. I went to see my doctor today and he told me i tested positive for methamphetamine. I never did methamphetamine in my life. He wants me to get blood work done to see if it would test positive for methamphetamine. Why would my urine test positive for methamphetamine? The only meds i take daily are suboxone, lisinopril for my blood pressure, cetirizine and sleeping pills.

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I guess you could do your own Hair 5 Drug Panel test but a hair test is meant to show consistent use over time. A 1.5 inch sample will go back 90 days. You might do a search online to see what might be going on with the patch. Do a search for "false positive for methamphetamine with the sweat patch" and see what comes up. More people seem to be having the same problem you are with the false positive for methamphetamine. Do you know if they did a GC/MS confirmation test on your sample? If not they could be in for some legal problems.

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Hi, I've been on this drug patch for 7 months now and the last few patches have been coming back positive for methamphetamine and since I've been out of jail 7 months ago I've been clean and every time they said I was dirty I took a urine test and passed it, so now they're violating me. What can I do now?

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I don't know that much about the drug patch but Vyvance most likely will show up as an amphetamine. If for some reason it would show up as methamphetamine be sure to insist on a GC/MS confirmation test which is the "gold standard" for all drug testing.

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I am on a drug patch and I take vyvanse. Will I test positive for methamphetamine? I told them I am prescribed the vyvanse and my probation officer knows. In a 10 day period a person consumes a lot of substances and stuff that can excrete from our pores. That's not to mention prescription drugs like vyvanse.

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I haven't taken methamphetamine since the 70s, but we tried a lot in the 70s. I tested positive 2x's for it and also had a breath test for alcohol. That morning all I took was flonaise. I am stumped as to how this is happening?

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My first advice would be to contact a lawyer who knows about drug testing. Maybe a lawyer who deals with work place drug testing issues. My next advice is to get a consultation with a Medical Review Officer (MRO). A MRO is a doctor trained to interpret drug test results and say (or testify) why something might be false positive. You can do a search for one at aamro.com. If they did a urine test on her and they did not do a GC/MS confirmation test the lawyer should be able to hammer them pretty good. A GC/MS test is the gold standard for drug testing and would have given the complete picture of what is going on. The other thing you can do is a Hair 5 Drug Panel with Extended Opiates test which I am sure she will be negative for methamphetamine. A hair drug test is meant to show consistent use over time. A 1.5 inch sample, cut at the scalp line, will go back 90 days.

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My mom is 64 years old and battling with lupus and now kidney failure. she has medicine she takes for both and in addition she was being treated for her chronic pain and was being prescribed lortab 10/325 for her pain because she has alot of health issues. She takes valium as well and other medicines. she recently came down with the flu and took her albuterol inhaler and then took a vicks inhaler she informed her PM clinic that she was sick and also told the doctor she has been going to for years what she took and never failed a drug test in her whole life. for some reason the doctor comes in and says she failed for methamphetamine and my mom thought they were messing with her and they said no we are serious and the doctor and nurse were shocked and they know my mom would never do such a thing so they retest her and she fails again! My mom is sitting in the office crying her eyes out and just in shock and the dr looks at her and says we are just as shocked as you are and we have to let you go! So now my mom in the hurt and pain she is in is basically labeled now and so she went to her dr prior that got her into the pm dr and they knew something wasnt right so they gave her enough meds to get through until they could get her into another clinic and finally they found her another place well she goes to this doctor and my mom read up on the internet how people have failed before for taking a inhaler and using vicks. she tried to explain to the new dr and the dr looked at her and said with a smart ass voice im sorry but the only way you can fail for methamphetamine is if you take it! I mean come on, my mother has 23% of her kidneys working and my sister was murdered in 95 and was shot twice with a deer rifle and died in my others sister lap while she was 14 at the time and my sister left behind a 4 year old that my mom raised and the ones who killed her only got one year in the county jail! She never turned to drugs, she kelp strong and god by her side, and my mom was a strong god loving mother who kelp the family together and has never took a drink of alcohol in her life and never has smoked a cigarette or nothing! She has never been labeled this and she doesn't know what to do and don't know how we can get this off her record because this is now with her no matter where she goes to a dr! If the PM clinic knows my mom and knows she would never do such, why didn't the pain management doctor do a break down of the drugs that she takes and the inhaler and vicks and see that was the reason why she failed? Why didnt they send it off to the lab? I mean come on. If anybody can help us and can answer my questions and see what i can do to help her please let me know. She is in pain and i dont know what options i have. I dont know if i can get in touch with someone about writing a letter or what rights does someone have? I just need answers. Thanks!!

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