So all of those rumors you’ve heard about poppy seeds messing up your drug tests? It might not actually be the load of crap you once thought it was.
A Maryland woman recently tested positive for opiates after eating a poppy seed bagel prior to giving birth. Which you can imagine raised some eyebrows at the hospital – and got her a CPS investigation, to boot.
For those who don’t know, poppy seeds actually do come from the same stuff that opium, codeine, heroin, and morphine are made from. If you’re taking a particularly sensitive drug test and have just had poppy seeds on your bagel or muffin, you might want to disclose that to your doc. It can lead to false positive results – which would be bad news bears for your job interview or hospital visit.
Before you go crazy on poppy seeds – keep in mind that the trace amounts of morphine in the stuff won’t actually get you high!
Source:Bustle