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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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