what causes a positive reading for cocaine in hair test. when you never used drugs.?
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If you have a false positive test for cocaine, you might have bigger problems. I looked on a web site, and most of the false positives are caused by serious health problems:\n\nCocaine - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nKidney infection (kidney disease)\nLiver infection (liver disease)\nDiabetes\nAmoxicillin, tonic water\n\nThere are a LOT of web sites out there on this subject. DO web searches for "cocaine false positive" (without the quotation marks) and similar searches for more.
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Medications & Substances Causing False Positives \n\n\nAccording to a report by the Los Angeles Times New Service, a study of 161 prescription and over the counter medications showed that 65 of them produced false positive results in the most widely administered urine test. Ronald Siegel, a psychopharmacologist at UCLA said 'The widespread testing and reliance on tell-tale traces of drugs in the urine is simply a panic reaction invoked because the normal techniques for controlling drug use haven't worked very well. The next epidemic will be testing abuse."\n\nByrd Labs has in its possession an internal document from the Syva Company, makers of the widely used EMIT test. This document, leaked by a disillusioned company employee, lists more than 250 over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs that can cause false positives.\n\nSubstances that cause False Positive Drug Test Results\n\nTHC - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nDronabinol (Marinol)\nIbuprofen; (Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, Excedrin IB etc)\nKetoprofen (Orudis KT)\nKidney infection (Kidney disease, diabetes) Liver Disease\nNaproxen (Aleve)\nPromethazine (Phenergan, Promethegan)\nRiboflavin (B2, Hempseed Oil)\n\nAmphetamines - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nEphedrine, pseudoephedrine, propylephedrine, phenylephrine, or desoxyephedrine\n(Nyquil, Contact, Sudafed, Allerest, Tavist-D, Dimetapp, etc)\nPhenegan-D, Robitussin Cold and Flu, Vicks Nyquil\nOver-the-counter diet aids with phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim, Accutrim)\nOver-the-counter nasal sprays (Vicks inhaler, Afrin)\nAsthma medications (Marax, Bronkaid tablets, Primatine Tablets)\nPrescription medications (Amfepramone, Cathne, Etafediabe, Morazone,phendimetrazine, phenmetrazine, benzphetamine, fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine,dexdenfluramine,Redux, mephentermine, Mesocarb, methoxyphenamine, phentermine,amineptine, Pholedrine, hydroymethamphetamine, Dexedrine, amifepramone, clobenzorex,fenproyorex, mefenorex, fenelylline, Didrex, dextroamphetamine, methphenidate, Ritalin,pemoline, Cylert, selegiline, Deprenyl, Eldepryl, Famprofazone) Kidney infection, kidney disease, Liver disease, diabetes\n\nOpiates - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nPoppy Seeds\nTylenol with codeine\nMost prescription pain medications\nCough suppressants with Dextromethorphan (DXM)\nNyquil\nKidney infection, Kidney Disease\nDiabetes, Liver Disease\n\nEcstacy - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nEphedrine, pseudoephedrine, propylephedrine, phenylephrine, or desoxyephedrine\n(Nyquil, Contact, Sudafed, Allerest, Tavist-D, Dimetapp, etc)\nPhenegan-D, Robitussin Cold and Flu, Vicks Nyquil\nOver-the-counter diet aids with phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim, Accutrim)\nOver-the-counter nasal sprays (Vicks inhaler, Afrin)\nAsthma medications (Marax, Bronkaid tablets, Primatine Tablets)\nPrescription medications (Amfepramone, Cathne, Etafediabe, Morazone,phendimetrazine, phenmetrazine, benzphetamine, fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, dexdenfluramine,Redux, mephentermine, Mesocarb, methoxyphenamine, phentermine, amineptine, Pholedrine, hydroymethamphetamine, Dexedrine, amifepramone, clobenzorex, fenproyorex, mefenorex, fenelylline, Didrex, dextroamphetamine, methphenidate, Ritalin, pemoline, Cylert, selegiline, Deprenyl, Eldepryl, Famprofazone) Kidney infection, kidney disease\nLiver disease, diabetes\n\nCocaine - Substances or Conditions which can cause false positives\nKidney infection (kidney disease)\nLiver infection (liver disease)\nDiabetes\nAmoxicillin, tonic water\n\nIn the news...\nHair Tests catch more blacks than whites\nDrug Tests Bring Worries Of Accuracy\nACLU complaints more than splitting hairs\nAntibiotics Cause False Positives on Heroin Tests\n\nAmong the items reported as causing false positive test results are: \nPain relievers such as Advil, Nuprin, Motrin and menstrual cramp medications like Midol and Trendar. All drugs containing
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Using coke or heroin or whatever isn't a wise thing to do anyway. Whether a test will find traces of drugs used after a certain time depends on the test itself. A normal blood test generally doesn't find much after 36-72 hours. Traces of marijuana can be found even weeks or months in urine-tests. Coke can be found several months after you used it in your hair! The best way to not get caught on using drugs:\nDon't use it! (It's better for both your physical and mental health anyway). Greetings from The Netherlands.
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"Because the hair is nourished by the bloodstream, any drug residue is immediately trapped in the hair follicle and remains there as it grows. Hence we are able, through the use of an inch and a half of hair, to look at a person's 'history' for a three month period as compared to only two or three days for urinalysis,"
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it shouldn't.  amphetamines are cleared relatively quickly from the system and are really only present in your urine for a day or two.  \n\nhowever, there are newer tests of your hair that can detect ecstasy for longer
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cocaine is a cns stimulant, heart racing, bp goes up, blood is trying to pump faster and harder and the heart is working over time....dangerous drug, death can occur from first time use easily, my suggestion for u is not to use agian if this question is for u, if not try to intervene on the person who is using, the consequences will eventually be deadly... its not worth it for a high u will be chasing every time u use... you will never get that way like the first time, this is called tolerance, each time u use, it makes it harder for the body to respond normally and the next thing u know u are using just to not feel crappy, the high isnt even there anymore... please take some advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Call a store named "Curious Goods" in Lafayette, La. and order from them.  You can get urine cleaner and shampoo for your hair but be sure and have your own test done prior to the "important" test!  You can also get synthetic urine and heat packs to bring it up to the proper temp. They sell to many oil field/offshore workers who are tested regularly!  Oh yeah--just in case you are interested and can afford one-last time I was there they also had Tommy Chong Bongs for sale!
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Yes, most likely this drug will show up on an abused drug screening, particularly if it is taken daily.  However if you have a prescription for this medication and disclose this before the test a positive result will not be held against you.
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first off what are you doing that means you cant have weed trace in your hair? second it would still look unfavourable that you were condoning pot smoking. if you're trying to avoid the police, i believe 6 months is the standard time for trace to leave your body (I watch a lot of CSI)
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They don't check for anything except illegal drugs, however, some OTC (Over the Counter) drugs or high levels of vitamins in your system can cause false positives (Some decongestants can cause a false for Marijuana).\n\nI wouldn't worry if you're only taking a small dose though...\n\nI'm guessing that they're just really busy, or waiting for the results.  These things can take a couple weeks sometimes because of red tape.
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1.3.1 Passive smoke and positives: \n"Second hand marijuana smoke in a car can cause you to fail the next day" (Nightbyrd). It is possible that second hand [marijuana] smoke will raise someone to the 50 ng/mL level; however, *extreme* exposure is required. For instance, a closed car full of pot smokers and a non-smoker may render the non-smoker positive for both urinalysis and the hair test, provided that they are sealed in the car for a while. The Army did a case study where volunteers were put in a room pumped full of smoke for an hour, five time daily. Subjects started testing positive after the second day. The non-smoker would have to take in virtually as much second hand smoke as a smoker. Non-smokers are safe in a ventilated area, as long as they don't get a hair test. According to Clinton, simply blowing crack smoke on ones hair may cause a positive hair test. Second hand pot smoke doesn't affect the hair test results as much as crack smoke does mainly because exhaled smoke contains no THC. The only pot smoke that contains THC is the smoke that hasn't entered the lungs.
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If they do a hair test, you're probably fired, It will show up in a drug test.\nThere are products they claim will detox you..here's a web site\nhttp://www.mbdetox.com/product73/product_info.html
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I knew some people in the Air Force who tested positive for drugs. First, he needs to get a military lawyer. He will suggest a hair sample test for the drug. However, if you are guilty of doing drugs, they will have to put you through a rehab program before you are dishonorable discharged.
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you can test positive for opiates
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I think you should avoid meth to get a negative result. I doesn't help to take medicine to hide medicine abuse.
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I'm sure if you snorted cocaine you could get microbial organisms in your nose from the powder.  The cocaine may destroy the little hairs in your nose that are there to catch foreign particles.  Someone would be more susceptible to infection that way.
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In indicates a heavy user. Please note that there are many caveats to this and it depends on how the testing was done. \n\nSee the table below (cdf format):\n\nGroup,Self-ReportedDose,Number of Subjects,Cocaine (ng/mg),Reference\nDrug treatment,Heavy user,10,6.4-19.2,Cone et al. 1991\nDrug treatment,0.04-5 g/month,13,--,Baumgartner and Hill 1982\nDrug treatment,Unknown,7,0.6-6.4,Balabanova and Hill 1982\nDrug treatment,1-3 time/week,6,0-5.7,Harkey et al. 1991\nCoca chewers,100 mg/day,5,1.0-28.9,Henderson et al. 1992\nCoca chewers,100 mg/day,20,1.4-50.6,Möller et al. 1992\nControlled-dose study,0.6-4.2 mg/kg single dose,25,0.1-5,Henderson et al. 1993\nArrestees,Unknown,22,--,Reuschel and Smith 1991\nMothers,Occasional,3,0.03-1.2,Graham et al. 1989\nMothers,Frequent,13,0.6-29.1,Graham et al. 1989\nNeonates,Unknown,7,0.2-27.5,Graham et al. 1989\nInfants,Unknown,2,4.3-7.8,Graham et al. 1989\n\nGet high on life - Just Say No!