<p>Didn’t myth busters do a thing about the whole poppy seed/ drug test thing?</p>
<p>When my son did his drug testing for a job at a chemical plant he had to do a hair follicle test, a urine test, and a breathalyzer test ( at 8 a.m).</p>
<p>@ Swimcatsmom…the answer is somewhere in between. It is true that poppyseeds can cause a positive read. However when this was shown, the sensitivity levels of most legitimate drug screens were adjusted upward for levels that excluded the amount of opiates in poppyseeds as testing positive.</p>
<p>Dont we all love snopes? 
Heres a brief writeup.</p>
<p>[snopes.com:</a> Poppy Seed Drug Test Results](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/poppyseed.asp]snopes.com:”>Do Poppy Seeds Alter Drug Test Results? | Snopes.com)</p>
<p>For those who asked, the kid fessed up and didn’t have to take it. Promised not to do it again.<br>
Vegas won’t take odds on him and neither would I.</p>
<p>you’ve got that right, gettingridofson (whose name cant be shortened-- it spells gros)</p>
<p>I asked. Interesting but the expected outcome based on what your son shared. I’m not betting the next paycheck on it either. And I’m thinking there were issues at home during HS and that predate those crazy, hazy first days of freshman year. </p>
<p>Glad the son copped to it straight up, vs. denial and its accompanying BS. And despite the prediction of Vegas odds, I’ll hope for the best anyway, and send good thoughts for that family.</p>
<p>We can always hope for the best Mom, but then there is reality. We give them the tools, it’s up to them what they do with it. Unfortunately, not all provide the right tool. If you teach a dog that it’s okay to pee on the rug then what do you expect when they grow old or move in to a new home? Do the best with your kids and hope others do the same.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1201429-welfare-applicants-drug-use.html?[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1201429-welfare-applicants-drug-use.html?</a></p>
<p>Link to another CC thread re to drug testing.^^^^^</p>
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The issue of the reliability of drug testing and being able to “beat the test” was discussed recently in another thread.</p>
<p>I am sure an MD said it is impossible to do.</p>
<p>This post just caught my eye. How can a person be so “sure” that an MD told someone it was impossible to beat the test. Why would you even say such a thing except to be inflammatory.
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Read the above link I was referencing. Inflammatory is your conclusion, not mine.</p>
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<p>“a physician told someone it’s impossible to beat the test” made me burst out laughing. I work in Healthcare and with physicians. We were doing pre planned drug screens for fitness-for-duty reasons. Physician comes hat in hand pre screen to confess he smoked dope. "</p>
<p>His test came back negative. It had cleared his system since he last inhaled. </p>
<p>But we put him on rehab agreement anyway. Too bad you can’t rehab stupid."</p>
<p>Check your previous posts and comments and discussions in threads about you, Proud Mom Of S.<br>
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<p>To those placing bets on the future substance use of this child, and analogies of children to dogs, well…</p>
<p>Your post is incomprehensible, parent1986. You been smokin’ something?? ;)</p>
<p>Parent, I prefer to not comment about other posters personally and stick to the subject matter at hand. I wont participate in cyber bully behavior Will gladly disciss anything without personalizing or judging other posters Disagreement on the topic is fine If you wish to discuss the aspect that physician interpretation of drug screen results (or likely results ) as shown in my example–open to hearing. Your opinion of me personally is none of my business and of no interest to me. We don’t know each other. </p>
<p>Anything more on drug screens to discuss ?</p>
<p>Thanks for the update gettingridofson. I came back interested to see what the outcome was. So the follow up info seems to support the fact that the parents had suspicion for good reason, and may have had past experiences that made them concerned that he may use again. All I can say is good for them. I meet way too many parents that would not be proactive in addressing drug, school, or personal problems in their teens. I am glad to see more parents out there trying to help their kids be successful!</p>
<p>Bookmarked</p>
<p>Can you sprinkle a little Seroquel in this thread, shrinkrap? It might help.</p>
<p>^^^:):):)^^^</p>
<p>I’m playing the silent psychoanalyst this time.</p>
<p>Maybe you can send messages telepathically?
Please?</p>
<p>(not to me…)</p>
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Trust is something that has to be earned. And once trust is violated, it takes a long time to get it back. As I told my kids, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” </p>
<p>Thank heavens neither of my kids ever did drugs, but one of them did do something that violated our trust and broke our hearts. We all eventually got over it and moved on, but years later that kid told me that knowing we no longer trusted her, and knowing it was her actions that caused that, was the best deterrent. </p>
<p>Letting an un-trustworthy child think you trust them is quite frankly one of the worst things you can do to your relationship, because the child knows you should know better, and will lose respect for you.</p>
<p>It’s not my job to be my kids’ friend. Its my job to be his/her PARENT.</p>
<p>You are being logical, lafalum. I don’t think thats allowed in this thread :)</p>
<p>ProudMom, I am all for banter and sarcasm and good back and forth, but I encourage you to find the ignore feature for the annoying parunt like I did. It makes things much more pleasant.</p>
<p>^^^good advice. thanks.</p>