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FAQ: Drug Screening

Question: Will a drug I am taking give a false report on a drug screening test?


Answer:


Because we can only direct you to very general information, we encourage you to ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have a question about a specific medication giving a "false positive" on a drug screening test.

For more information on drug screening tests, read the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia topics on:

Search the professional medical journal literature at MEDLINE/PubMed. For example, cut and paste or type this search strategy into the query box: Substance Abuse Detection AND False Positive Reactions AND humans[mh] AND english[la]

You can also add the name of the substance that concerns you to that search strategy.

Please note: PubMed does not have full-text articles, just citations and abstracts, and some links to full-text on publisher Web sites.


For more information on drug testing and workplace issues go to:


Drug Testing & Workplace Issues (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/testing.html


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Last reviewed: 25 August 2008
Last updated: 25 August 2008
First published: 19 September 2005
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