I took a hair folical test and cane up possitive for cocaine and benzoylecgonine. I have had extensive dental work in the past 6 months and regularly see a pain management doctor for synthetic cortizone shots in my back twice a month. I do take hydrocodone 10/325mg on a daily basis as prescribed. I am a female with very long hair. I have been clean from any illegal drugs for 8 months. I have taken UA's once to twice a month for the last 8 months with only 2 even showing the hydrocodone. Otherwise I've been clean. Why am I testing dirty, is this a false reading or could there have been something in the dental proceedures &/or pain management proceedures causing this to be positive. It was my understanding the test was to run back 3 months. Even if it were 6 months... I should have shown clean.

Benzoylecgonin (BE) is a metabolite of cocaine. Hydrocodone is known to cross-react with a number of drugs at the screen level. What were the measured amounts of BE and CO on the report?

False positives are always possible for any drug test if a confirmation test is not run. That's why the measured amounts are important. That will distinguish one from the other.

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Originally Posted by DrBill100

Benzoylecgonin (BE) is a metabolite of cocaine. Hydrocodone is known to cross-react with a number of drugs at the screen level. What were the measured amounts of BE and CO on the report?

False positives are always possible for any drug test if a confirmation test is not run. That's why the measured amounts are important. That will distinguish one from the other.

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Here is a copy of the report:

Hair Specimen Source: HEAD Initial test GC/MS Confirm
Substancs .Abuse Panel level test level
AMIPHETAMINES NEGATIVE 300pg/mg 300 pg/mg
COCAINE METABOLITE 300pg/mg
BENZOYLECGONINE POSITIVE 300 pg/mg
COCAINE POSITIVE 300 pg/mg
COCAETHYLENE NEGATIVE 300 pg/mg
MARIJUANA METABOLITE THC NEGATIVE 1pg/mg .1 pg/mg
OPIATES NEGATIVE 500pg/mg 500 pg/mg
PHENCYCLIDINE NEGATIVE 300pg/mg
COCAINE METABOLITE 300pg/mg
NORCOCAINE 300pg/mg

Not sure if it's because you ran the information together but this doesn't look like a confirmed test by GC/MS.

Confirmation testing provides a quantity and not simply "positive". The numbers you cited above are the cutoffs for each respective drug. Not test results.

For instance, the BENZOYLECGONINE POSITIVE 300 pg/mg would be followed by a numerical amount in excess of 300.

If you can cover over your personal identifiers and attach a copy to a post I can tell you what type of test was performed and cut through it pretty quick.

Ll

I assume this "Substancs .^U^use Panel Initia l OC/MS Confirm" reads Substance Abuse Panel and is imprinted on the top of the page followed by GC/MS?

If so, then this was a "half-test" meaning unconfirmed which would explain the false positive probably related to your prescription for hydrocodone. This does not provide a quantified result which means it was not subjected to GC/MS probably because that test is optional and was not ordered.

You should notify the employer and Quest that the result is in error and demand a confirmation test. That will clear up the issue.

Also, please click on edit above and remove your name and any other personal identifier from the information provided.

Personal identifying information has been edited out.

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Originally Posted by DrBill100

I assume this "Substancs .^U^use Panel Initia l OC/MS Confirm" reads Substance Abuse Panel and is imprinted on the top of the page followed by GC/MS??

If so, then this was a "half-test" meaning unconfirmed which would explain the false positive probably related to your prescription for hydrocodone. This does not provide a quantified result which means it was not subjected to GC/MS probably because that test is optional and was not ordered.

You should notify the employer and Quest that the result is in error and demand a confirmation test. That will clear up the issue.

Also, please click on edit above and remove your name and any other personal identifier from the information provided.

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Originally Posted by DrBill100

I assume this "Substancs .^U^use Panel Initia l OC/MS Confirm" reads Substance Abuse Panel and is imprinted on the top of the page followed by GC/MS??

If so, then this was a "half-test" meaning unconfirmed which would explain the false positive probably related to your prescription for hydrocodone. This does not provide a quantified result which means it was not subjected to GC/MS probably because that test is optional and was not ordered.

You should notify the employer and Quest that the result is in error and demand a confirmation test. That will clear up the issue.

Also, please click on edit above and remove your name and any other personal identifier from the information provided.

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Im going through the same thing. Ive been clean a year. I don't know what to do. Any advice?