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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 2227801" data-attributes="member: 561910"><a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0209/01/sm.24.html" target="_blank">http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0209/01/sm.24.html</a>CALLAWAY: Wow, now that&#039;s -- I didn&#039;t know you had that option. All right, let&#039;s talk about the false positive, because this can happen. What are some of the things that could conflict with a urinalysis or even the blood tests? You know, you hear the old story about poppy seeds and that kind of thing. Is that true? Is that something you would tell employee, you know, to stay away from before they go to an application, a job interview?CHALLENGER: Actually, it is true. You might have that poppy seed bagel of cake, and it could cause a test for heroin to turn positive. It might be ibuprofen, suggesting THC, which is more like marijuana.CALLAWAY: It could just be a trace and that would be enough to raise some concern. What about prescription drugs? Are you supposed to tell them? Do you have to tell them what prescription drugs you were on?CHALLENGER: Well, you don&#039;t have to. You might want to. There are certainly risks when you&#039;re taking even over the counter cold medicines, as well as prescription drugs, that that could test positive for amphetamines or cocaine. Think about the novocaine you get from a dentist. Those are the kinds of substances, if they stay in your body, could cause a positive test, a false positive that could cause you to lose a job after you&#039;ve been given the offer. That&#039;s why you need to get a second test.CALLAWAY: You know...CHALLENGER: That&#039;s why you need to be careful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 2227801, member: 561910"] [URL="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0209/01/sm.24.html"]http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0209/01/sm.24.html[/URL] CALLAWAY: Wow, now that's -- I didn't know you had that option. All right, let's talk about the false positive, because this can happen. What are some of the things that could conflict with a urinalysis or even the blood tests? You know, you hear the old story about poppy seeds and that kind of thing. Is that true? Is that something you would tell employee, you know, to stay away from before they go to an application, a job interview? CHALLENGER: Actually, it is true. You might have that poppy seed bagel of cake, and it could cause a test for heroin to turn positive. It might be ibuprofen, suggesting THC, which is more like marijuana. CALLAWAY: It could just be a trace and that would be enough to raise some concern. What about prescription drugs? Are you supposed to tell them? Do you have to tell them what prescription drugs you were on? CHALLENGER: Well, you don't have to. You might want to. There are certainly risks when you're taking even over the counter cold medicines, as well as prescription drugs, that that could test positive for amphetamines or cocaine. [B]Think about the novocaine you get from a dentist. Those are the kinds of substances, if they stay in your body, could cause a positive test[/B], a false positive that could cause you to lose a job after you've been given the offer. That's why you need to get a second test. CALLAWAY: You know... CHALLENGER: That's why you need to be careful. [/QUOTE]

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