Baby Soaps and Shampoos Trigger Positive Results on Pot Tests

June 21st, 2012

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Commonly used baby soaps and shampoos, including products from Johnson & Johnson, Aveeno and CVS, can trigger a positive result on newborns’ marijuana screening tests, according to a recent study. A minute amount of the cleansing products in a urine sample — just 0.1 milliliters or less — was found to cause a positive result.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, began studying the issue after an unusually high number of newborns in their nursery began testing positive for marijuana exposure. Newborn screening for marijuana at hospitals, particularly among babies of women who are considered at high risk of drug use, is not uncommon: at U.N.C. Chapel Hill, 10% to 40% of newborns are tested.

Positive results can precipitate an investigation by child welfare authorities. “We really did this to help protect families from being falsely accused,” study co-author Dr. Carl Seashore, a pediatrician in the U.N.C. Chapel Hill newborn nursery, told My Health News Daily.

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One Response to “Baby Soaps and Shampoos Trigger Positive Results on Pot Tests”

  1. tal says:
    June 22, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    Some of the known substances that can cause a false positive reading on a marijuana test:

    Ibuprofen is one of the common drugs that can lead to a positive marijuana drug test. Advil, Aleve, Anaprox, Ansaid, Apo-Naproxen, Atripla, B2 Vitamin, Bayer Select Pain Relief Formula, Clinoril, Cramp End Tablets, Datril, Dolobid, Dronabinol (Marinol), and Edecrin are some other medications and prescription drugs that could indicate a positive marijuana test.

    Some of the other medications and prescription drugs that may lead to a positive marijuana test are Efavirenz, Excedrin IB, Feldene, Fenoprofin, Flurbiprofen, Genpril, Haltran, Hempseed Oil, Ibuprin, Indocin, Lisuride/Dopergin® Liver Disease, Lodine, Marinol®, Meclomen, Mediprim, Medipren, Midol, Motrin, Nalfon, Naprosyn, Naproxen (Aleve), Navonaprox, NSAIDS, Nuprin, Orudis KT, Oxaprozin, Pamprin®, and PanToprazole.

    Other drugs and medications including Phenergan®, Promethazine, Promethegan, ProTon Pump InhibiTors, ProTonix, Riboflavin, Relafen, Rufin, Shampoo containing hemp, Sustiva (Efanirenz), Tolectin®, Trendar Cramp Relief Formula, and Voltaren may also lead to positive marijuana tests.

    http://www.imarijuana.com/drug-tests/prescription-drugs-that-lead-to-false-positive-marijuana-drug-testing

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