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False Positives Forum
This forum is intended to help those who Do NOT Abuse Drugs. We do NOT support the illegal use of any substance. If you have experience with false positives, share your experience. What would you tell someone about drug testing and false positives? Please remember that we do not give medical or legal advice.
Nyquil and alcohol
Date: 3/20/2012
Is it possible Nyquil could cause false breathalizer for alcohol? Thank u please! Email me!
Lillian
AskDocWeb: The bottle that we checked (Vicks NyQuil Cold/Flu Relief) did contain alcohol but the label didn’t specify what percentage was in it. According to Sterling Reference Laboratories, the EtG (Ethylglucuronide) test may show a positive result from sources other than beverage alcohol. Here are some of the possibilities:
- Balsamic vinegar
- Beauty products that contains SD Alcohol 40
- Breath drops
- Cooking Vanilla (30% alcohol by volume)
- Extra sour dough bread
- Fake alcohol such as O’doull’s, Near beer, and Fre’ wine products
- Hair dye
- Mouthwash
- Soy sauce
- Teriaki sauce
- Waterless hand soap. (Proven by recent clinical study)
Whether or not NyQuil has enough alcohol to show up on a breath test is uncertain but it does seem possible.
Hydroxycut contraindications
Date: 3/21/2012
I have high blood pressure and hyperthroidism is it ok for me to take Hydroxycut?
Barbara
AskDocWeb: Hydroxycut has been reported to raise blood pressure in certain individuals. In general, Hydroxycut is contraindicated if you have hyperthyroidism.
Hot for alcohol
Date: 3/21/2012
I do not drink but have come up hot for alcohol. I got food poisoning was put on antibiotic as well as having a bad cold. I was taking night time cold medicine and astma inhale would any of this make my test hot?
Brenda
AskDocWeb: The antibiotic is unlikely to cause you to test hot for alcohol but the cold medicines are another story. Many of them contain alcohol. Always check the label to find out exactly what you are taking.
Subutex false positive?
Date: 3/21/2012
I took a drug test, and I also take subutex and it came up as amphetamine. Why is that?
K
AskDocWeb: The most likely explanation is that you also took an amphetamine. We are not saying that you did, just that that is the most likely cause. Subutex is a brand name of Bupernorphie, which is not on our list of substances that may cause a false positive drug test. However buprenorphine is also sold as Suboxone (which is mixture of buprenorphine and naloxone) and that has shown up as a false positive for oxycodone. It has NOT shown up as an amphetamine.
Help beating a false positive
Date: 3/21/2012
My husband tested positive for amphetemines when drug tested at work. His only options are to say he is guilty(which he is not) and agree to rehab, or take his chances on beating what is obviously a false positive. He informed the lab that he was taking several OTC cough/cold meds and nasal spray, but they keep saying this would not show up as amphetimines. He doesn’t want to lose his job, but understandably. he doesnt want to say he is guilty when he is innocent. He works for CSX railroad. What can you tell me that might be helpful?
Teresa
AskDocWeb: You may want to do some more research on the causes of false positives to see if his meds are on the list. The reference numbers on that list will take you to the sources of that information. Those sources should be helpful in providing documentation to back up the assertion of the possibility of a false positive.
In order to prove that his test result was a false positive he will probably need to get a confirmation test from an independent laboratory, preferable one that is certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Here is a current list of certified labs by State.
Arkansas
Little Rock
Baptist Medical Center, Toxicology Lab
501-202-2783
Arizona
Phoenix
Southwest Labs
602-438-8507
800-279-0027
California
Bakersfield
National Toxicology Labs, Inc.
805-322-4250
800-350-3515
Chatsworth
Pacific Toxicology Laboratories
800-328-6942
Phamatech, Inc.
10151 Barnes Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92121
858-643-5555
West Hills
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
800-877-2520
Florida
Miami
Toxicology Testing Service, Inc.
305-593-2260
Georgia
Tucker
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
800-729-6432
Valdosta
Doctors Laboratory
229-671-2281
Indiana
South Bend
South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.
574-234-4176 x276
Kansas
Lenexa
Clinical Reference Lab
800-445-6917
Lenexa
LabOne, Inc. d/b/a Quest Diagnostics
913-888-3927
800-728-4064
Louisiana
Gretna
Alere Toxicology Services
504-361-8989 / 800-433-3823
Maryland
MILITARY USE ONLY
Ft. Meade
Army Forensic Drug Testing Lab
301-677-7085
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Forensic Toxicology Lab
612-725-2088
St. Paul
MedTox Labs, Inc.
800-832-3244
651-636-7466
Mississippi
Oxford
ElSohly Labs, Inc.
662-236-2609
Southaven
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
866-827-8042
800-233-6339
Missouri
Columbia
Toxicology & Drug Monitoring Lab, Univ. of Missouri Hosp. & Clinics
573-882-1273
New Jersey
Raritan
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
908-526-2400
800-437-4986
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
505-727-6300
800-999-5227
New York
Rochester
ACM Medical Lab
585-429-2264
North Carolina
Research Triangle Park
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
919-572-6900
800-833-3984
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Lab
405-272-7052
Oregon
Portland
MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services
503-413-5295
800-950-5295
Pennsylvania
Norristown
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
877-642-2216
610-631-4600
Warminster
DrugScan, Inc.
215-674-9310
Tennessee
Memphis
Advanced Toxicology Network
901-794-5770
888-290-1150
Nashville
Aegis Analytical Laboratories
615-255-2400
Texas
Pasadena
One Source Toxicology Lab Inc.
888-747-3774
Houston
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
713-856-8288
800-800-2387
Virginia
Richmond
Alere Toxicology Services
804-378-9130
Washington
Spokane
Pathology Associates Medical Labs
509-755-8991
800-541-7891 ext 8991
Tacoma
STERLING Reference Laboratories
800-442-0438
Wisconsin
West Allis
ACL Laboratories
414-328-7840
These laboratories and instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) meet minimum standards to engage in urine drug testing for Federal Agencies. This list was last updated: March 1, 2012.
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