[Sketch]

My wife recently gave birth to a child, and before hand, they gave her a drug test... they found Barbituates in her system. I had talked to a police oficer and he said that promethizine will make you test positive on a drug test for barbituates. Is this true?

I live in texas, is it legal for them to give her a drug test without her consent or telling her?

What is Amphetamines? I heard that it is a main ingrediant in Tylonol Cold and Synus... is this true?

Please if you know, i need this information as quickly as possible. Please help me! Beacuse the hospital got cps involved and they're trying to keep our baby from us... help me out...

Thank you,
Dillon

[Sketch]

I do kinda need an answer asap...

[myfriendana]

Honestly I dont know myself and I hope you do find answers. Even poppy seeds can come up in blood tests as marijuana though so be very particular.... and make them show proof

[Zaleski25]

Have you found any answers that you needed or do you still need help??? If you need anything, let me know because I am sure that I wil be able to help you out with this, or anything else. I have done a lot of research on this stuff because I went through something similar(not with the baby part though) and you would be surprised what some people try to do even though it is illegal. Also, a lot of people don't know their rights when they are going through something like this, and they don't do the proper research either!

[psisci]

Promethazine is a phenothiazine (like many old antipsychotics), and is used to suppress cough. It will not show up as barbiturates, and if is does somehow then ask them to test for promethazine and show them the script. Amphetamines are either made illegally or sold as highly controlled medications, and are not in anything over the counter anywhere in the western world. Poppy seeds will not test you positive for marijuana, but have been responsible in the past for positive tox screens for opiates as all poppy seeds have a little opiate-like substance in them. I am not sure of the legal aspect of testing without consent in TX, but that should be easy to find out from the hospital Social Worker or the like.
PS. The only way I have seen promethazine used in the USA is in combination with codeine for severe coughing; it is a liquid.


Dr.S.

[Highwaytiger]

Actualy Promethazine is a antihistamine and a lot of times used in combination with Painmeds to keep you from getting sick.I dont think it woudt show up in a drugtest but with all those new tests out there you cant be sure off anything anymore.Highway

[psisci]

It does have antihistamine properties, but it is a phenothiazine dopamine antagonist primarily.



Dr.S.

[ByronLite]

A false positive is defined as a drug free sample falsely being reported as positive for drugs. This can occur for a number of reasons including: improper laboratory procedure, mixing up specimen samples, incorrect paperwork, and passive inhalation.

The following have been reported to cause a false positive for barbiturates:

BARBITURATES
Prescription Meds:
Fiorinal for tension headaches, Donnatal for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and stomach ulcers, and antiepileptic medications containing phenobarbital (i.e. Dilantin)

Prescription NSAIDs:
Anaprox, Tolectin, ifenoprofen, fluriprofen, oxaprozin, Ansaid, Clinoril, Dolobid, Feldene, Indocin, Lodine, Meclomen, Nalfon, Naprosyn, Orudis, Relafen, Voltaren

Others: Kidney infection, kidney disease, diabetes, liver disease

Many over the counter cold medicines or decongestants and other meds contain compounds such as ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, phenylhexadrine, etc. that are structurally related chemically to the more powerful amphetamines. These compounds usually have minor stimulant actions. They often cause false positive reactions for amphetamines in drug test.

It's not that poppy seeds contain an opiate-like substance that causes false positive for opiates in drug screens but are contaminated with opium from the seed pods. The seed pods are the source of opium.






Human madness is a most feline thing. When you thing it fled it may have but transformed itself into some still subtler form.

--Herman Mellville, Moby Dick

[AskO]

I think the Tylenol Cold and Sinus may have Acetaminophen as opposed to Amphetamines. And - no - Acetaminophen should not show up on a drug test considering it's sold in a lot of over-the-counter medications. Hope it helps ya

[Psilocybe]

Hmmm, I wish someone really knew for sure if it was likely for promethazine to cause a false positive or not. I got a free pill from this kid, and he said it was a 5 mg oxycodone tablet of some kind. Turns out it's a 25 mg promethazine. I'm on UAs as part of my probation. It's kind of funny. I can take methadone 'cause it won't show up in a standard test, I can get away with oxycodone 'cause it only shows up for a day in a standard test, but I have to worry about this stuff because it might show a false positive for pot. AARRRRGH!

BTW, contrary to what Sketch was told, I read that promethazine can cause a false positive for pot (and acid). Nothing was mentioned about barbituares.