Tivon
09-27-2003, 04:30 PM
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CAN EATING FOODS WITH POPPY SEEDS CAUSE SOMEONE TO FAIL A DRUG TEST http://acns.fsu.edu/~jmaynard/3GM/ponder.gif
The answer to your question is yes - eating a couple of poppy seed rolls, bagels, etc., can cause you to fail a routine drug test.
While many drug testers and researchers claim they can separate 'false positives' from the real thing, other researchers dispute this.
Of the 90 or so species of poppy, one, Papaver somniferum, is commonly used for two things: drugs and food.
The amount of morphine and codeine in poppy seeds varies enormously. One study found that Dutch, Czech, and Turkish poppy seed contained minimal opiates, but the Australian and Spanish seed contained large amounts of opiates.
In parts of England prior to World War II, tea made from boiled poppy heads was recommended as a way to cure all ills, or at least stop you from getting overly concerned about it.
Poppy tea has come back into favour among UK drug users in recent years, and some people have reportedly become addicted to the concoction.
CAN EATING FOODS WITH POPPY SEEDS CAUSE SOMEONE TO FAIL A DRUG TEST http://acns.fsu.edu/~jmaynard/3GM/ponder.gif
The answer to your question is yes - eating a couple of poppy seed rolls, bagels, etc., can cause you to fail a routine drug test.
While many drug testers and researchers claim they can separate 'false positives' from the real thing, other researchers dispute this.
Of the 90 or so species of poppy, one, Papaver somniferum, is commonly used for two things: drugs and food.
The amount of morphine and codeine in poppy seeds varies enormously. One study found that Dutch, Czech, and Turkish poppy seed contained minimal opiates, but the Australian and Spanish seed contained large amounts of opiates.
In parts of England prior to World War II, tea made from boiled poppy heads was recommended as a way to cure all ills, or at least stop you from getting overly concerned about it.
Poppy tea has come back into favour among UK drug users in recent years, and some people have reportedly become addicted to the concoction.