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What Are The Side Effects Of Codeine?

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Posted on Tue, 5 May 2015
Question: Hello:
I recently asked your doctors if it is possible to test positive for opiates on a drug screen test if i ate a XXXXXXX seed bagel 2 to 3 hours before the test. The initial question was answered "Yes" that can happen. I have been clean and sober for 8 months not taking any cough medicine or pain meds. My follow up question is could the test come back positive with a reading of 200 nanagrams..my reading was roughly 150 nanagrams of codeine. The follow up question was never answered..please help thank you. From my understanding, if i took something else the opiate reading would come back much higher.
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Opiates and codeine are present in XXXXXXX seeds!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about the disturbing thoughts that have surrounded this XXXXXXX seed consumption.

The amount of opiates or codeine in urine would depend on the quantity of these XXXXXXX seeds that you actually consume. However, this would rarely go beyond the threshold for diagnosing opiates or codeine abuse which is somewhere around 300ng/Ml depending on the laboratory.

If you took a drug of abuse, it would have been clearly higher than what was reported. Please, what is the exact worry about this XXXXXXX creed and the drug test? Is it juts for curiosity purposes or there are some other concerning thoughts about this?

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (31 minutes later)
Thank you. I am on probation and was about to get off, but on my last drug test about 3 hours before the test i unfortunately ate a XXXXXXX seed bagel and the nanograms of codeine came back at roughly 153 nanograms of opiate after going to the lab. I promise you i have not taking anything containing codeine. From my research, eating a XXXXXXX seed bagel 2 to 3 hours before a drug test can create a positive for codeine / opiate in the 100 to 200 nanogram range with i tried to explain to my probation officer. It is of great concern...so it is in your opinion eating a XXXXXXX seed bagel loaded with XXXXXXX seeds 2 to 3 hours before a drug test..could it create a reading of 153 nanograms of codeine?
could you please respond to the follow up question
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Yes, that is possible!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

That value can be explained by XXXXXXX seed consumption. Wish you had known about this earlier so as to avoid dealing with this right now. However, I recommend you try to explain as much as possible going the authorities would be able to see with you and not make of this any bigger issues.

I wish you well and let me know how the process unfolds.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Codeine?

Brief Answer: Opiates and codeine are present in XXXXXXX seeds! Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about the disturbing thoughts that have surrounded this XXXXXXX seed consumption. The amount of opiates or codeine in urine would depend on the quantity of these XXXXXXX seeds that you actually consume. However, this would rarely go beyond the threshold for diagnosing opiates or codeine abuse which is somewhere around 300ng/Ml depending on the laboratory. If you took a drug of abuse, it would have been clearly higher than what was reported. Please, what is the exact worry about this XXXXXXX creed and the drug test? Is it juts for curiosity purposes or there are some other concerning thoughts about this? I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.