What foods show up in a drug test?

Are you worried about passing a drug test? Have you been munching on Poppyseed bagels or drinking hemp milk lately? Not to worry! Let’s dive into the world of food and drug testing, shall we?

Introduction

Drug tests are commonly administered by many employers, schools, and law enforcement agencies. These tests determine the presence or absence of specific drugs and their metabolites (the chemicals produced when your body breaks down drugs) in your blood, urine, or hair.

But did you know that certain foods can affect your drug test results? Some foods contain trace amounts of compounds that can trigger false positives for some substances. Here are some common culprits:

1. Poppy Seed Bagels

Poppy seed bagels, also known as “bagels with benefits” contains small amounts of opiates derived from opium poppies used to make poppy seeds which are present at levels too low to be psychoactive but may still show up in a drug test!

This is because morphine and codeine – two opioid compounds found in poppies-are often detected my substance detection thus leading to alarm bells if it is traced on an individual through either toxicology reports or prospective new hires undergoing screenings at work.

Moral: Watch out for those sneaky little seeds!

2. Hemp Oil

Hemp oil refers to any oil made from hemp plants such as marijuana or cannabis sativa L., extracts oils containing CBD/THC which might definitely cause positive readings during routine employee urine analyses primarily due to its positioning under Federal Law making it illegal thus companies sector wide prohibit use^. Though THC-free versions have became more prevalent within territories where marijuana usage is medicinal/legal like Holland..

Moral: Consult with authorities before going all CBD-oil-gung-ho!

3. Over-the-Counter Drugs

Cold and flu medicines, pain relievers, and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine, ibuprofen or other ingredients linked to amphetamines which might cause confusion. Pseudoephedrine is an active ingredient used in oral decongestants that can trigger false positives for methamphetamine use.

Moral: Don’t be surprised if Dayquil gets you into some ~drugs~ trouble!

4. Tonic Water

Do you love gin & tonic? Well, guess what! The bitter agent quinine (used as a source of cramps relief)found in tonic water can sometimes show up on tests for certain drugs including cocaine because it’s molecular structure resembles so passionately with banned chemical compounds known by US employment law!

Moral: Raise your drink but lower the risk people!

5. Fish

Yes- Even fish lovers aren’t safe from being called ‘fishy’. Many types of seafood contain levels of mercury which also happen to be present in certain hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.^ These trace amounts could lead opiates/opioids toxicology reports whether traces are insignificant.

Moral: Sorry Ariel,but turns out aquatic life isn’t always pure under-the-sea 🐠

6. Energy Drinks

Feeling sluggish before taking the test? You may want to avoid those energy drinks widely stocked across retail outlets or independent coffee shops/niche stores^. Some formulas like Red Bull contain high doses of caffeine, taurine and other herbal supplements – usually labelled simply ‘proprietary blends’-which if consumed excessively/abuse might raise eyebrows when tested against more extensive drug criteria during investigations/testing procedures beyond urine evaluation..

Moral: Skip Powerade unless you’d rather just miss out on crossing off future appointments too..

As we have seen above; various foodstuffs can make us curious about our own biometric markers and our drug screenings. And although we might have swapped out marijuana joints for mushrooms, popped pills (be they prescribed or not), the unexpected can seep through from your regular diet/medicinal practices alike as a result of conceivably minute contents within some foods.

So what do you do? Though unlikely to tip tests over recent years, Government guidelines highlight that it’s better safe than sorry; with particular care needed when interpreting results.. In sum, be diligent about researching before supplementing one’s own health regime avoid causing added stress when fighting systemic conditions in any life stage!

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