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What can give a false positive for opiates?

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What can give a false positive for opiates?

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The best example is poppy seeds; these contain large enough amounts that consuming a sixpack of poppy seed bagels or a poppy seed loaf can cause a buildup which leads to a false positive (as demonstrated on Mythbusters and backed up by records of people being fired for false positives made after eating some poppy seed bakery goods for breakfast/lunch).

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