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Old 03-23-2017, 03:29 AM
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Al Czervik
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Originally Posted by Arty13 View Post
Don't know about the weed issue, but Costco poppyseed muffins will give a false positive for opiates. I've heard this thousand poppy seed ingestion anecdote before, and it is very much a falsehood. Happened to a good friend at my former carrier. He had to go in and be retested and also had to be examined by a doctor for evidence of needle usage.
This is bad info. The FAA changed this threshold years ago. Poppyseeds will not give a false positive anymore.
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