Did you ever figure out why this was happening? My husband, also in drug court, has had this happen twice now. I know for a fact he hasn't used in a long time. The drug court staff believes us but can't do anything they say.
Hello @anjintulsa, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Drug court is such a great program and an important option for individuals in recovery. It's great to hear that the staff believe your husband — that kind of support can make a big difference. As long as there are no consequences tied to the positive drug screens, and both you and the team know he isn’t using, that’s what truly matters.
Some helpful follow-up steps could include requesting a confirmatory test, like @bbranin mentioned, and providing a list of all medications, supplements, and over-the-counter products he’s currently taking. It's also good practice to save packaging or prescription bottles, in case results are ever questioned in the future.
There are so many substances and interactions that can affect how things show up in the body — having that documentation can be really useful.
@terrimindy, Have there been any updates to your drug screens since your original post? Have you learned anything new or gained any insight about what might have caused the false positives?
@anjintulsa, Has drug court offered any support or resources to help you understand or follow up on the false positives?
There have been consequences. He should have graduated in July. Now not until October. They believe he isn't using but they said there are guidelines they have to go by. He doesn't take any medications at all. Not even Tylenol. He won't even let me rub icy hot on his aching back. There isn't any reason for these positives. Honestly.
I am in drug court and was just called and said I tested positive for meth. How can this be? I have been clean for 668 days. What can cause this? I take no prescriptions not even advil. I am devastated
@kcongine I feel it's possible they may even have your file mixed up - those results might not be yours.. be firm and ask to speak to someone higher up because you know this is not your true result. You have put the work in to each and every one of those days of being clean- no admin error is going to take that away from you. You want to be retested. Immediately. Get mad about it. You have nothing to feel devastated about. Make them fix it. I believe in you- we all do
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Did you ever figure out why this was happening? My husband, also in drug court, has had this happen twice now. I know for a fact he hasn't used in a long time. The drug court staff believes us but can't do anything they say.
Hello @anjintulsa, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Drug court is such a great program and an important option for individuals in recovery. It's great to hear that the staff believe your husband — that kind of support can make a big difference. As long as there are no consequences tied to the positive drug screens, and both you and the team know he isn’t using, that’s what truly matters.
Some helpful follow-up steps could include requesting a confirmatory test, like @bbranin mentioned, and providing a list of all medications, supplements, and over-the-counter products he’s currently taking. It's also good practice to save packaging or prescription bottles, in case results are ever questioned in the future.
There are so many substances and interactions that can affect how things show up in the body — having that documentation can be really useful.
@terrimindy, Have there been any updates to your drug screens since your original post? Have you learned anything new or gained any insight about what might have caused the false positives?
@anjintulsa, Has drug court offered any support or resources to help you understand or follow up on the false positives?
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@kcongine I feel it's possible they may even have your file mixed up - those results might not be yours.. be firm and ask to speak to someone higher up because you know this is not your true result. You have put the work in to each and every one of those days of being clean- no admin error is going to take that away from you. You want to be retested. Immediately. Get mad about it. You have nothing to feel devastated about. Make them fix it. I believe in you- we all do
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