Is this possible?

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We had a "sweet" girl fired today for a positive drug test. She insists she was not smoking it and her friends smoke it around her but she never smokes it. Is that possible? Can you really come back with a positive drug test just from being in the same room as people who are smoking? What if they blew it in her face? I want to believe her story but I don't know anything about this.:confused:

I know, right? I make no apologies for leaving a party or get-together if someone lights up. And I always hear "there's no way you could get enough to test positive!" You know what? I don't care. If it's enough to get me lightheaded (and it has been) it's more than enough. So I'm a stick in the mud. Not worth my career.

kinda my thoughts, as well.....dumb, dumb, dumb

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Specializes in med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP.
If you are on protonix you will test positive for cannibis.

I didn't know that!!!!! Learn something new every day.

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Specializes in Peri-op/Sub-Acute ANP.
If you are on protonix you will test positive for cannibis.

Curious, because I take Protonix, where did you hear this?

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If you are on protonix you will test positive for cannibis.

Really? Any other meds do this?

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I have also often wondered this. I have a friend who dated a woman who smoked marijuana daily. He worked as a train operator and he told me that many of his co-workers as well as he has been subject to random drug testing. He got so uncomfortable that he stopped dating this woman (which was probably better in the long run, anyhow).

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if you are on protonix you will test positive for cannibis.

this is true. as i researched this subject, i realized why there isn't an easy to find list from credible sources. it can be used for manipulative reasons.

here is one already meantioned and one that had about 30 false positives in one ltc facility. it was a news story and is already in the public domain.

protonix

laboratory tests

there have been reports of false-positive urine screening tests for tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) in patients receiving most proton pump inhibitors, including pantoprazole. an alternative confirmatory method should be considered to verify positive results.

[color=#3fa0cf]brand name: protonix tablets

[color=#3fa0cf]generic name: pantoprazole

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/protonix_wcp.htm

fentanyl may cause false positive for lsd. http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/48/1/205

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I know, right? I make no apologies for leaving a party or get-together if someone lights up. And I always hear "there's no way you could get enough to test positive!" You know what? I don't care. If it's enough to get me lightheaded (and it has been) it's more than enough. So I'm a stick in the mud. Not worth my career.

:up:I feel the same way. I am more worried about people getting busted, and I happen to be there and get put in the paddy wagon along with them. It is not worth all that I worked on to get busted with them and lose my bread and butter.

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I recently had my drug test for school. The man flat out said that second hand pot smoke does not cause a postive test.

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Specializes in ICU, OR.
If you are on protonix you will test positive for cannibis.

Is that a fact? I have never heard this. Why?:confused:

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Is that a fact? I have never heard this. Why?:confused:

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/protonix_wcp.htm

Right at the very bottom.

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I recently had my drug test for school. The man flat out said that second hand pot smoke does not cause a postive test.

Sorry, not true. It's unlikely, but possible.

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I know, right? I make no apologies for leaving a party or get-together if someone lights up. And I always hear "there's no way you could get enough to test positive!" You know what? I don't care. If it's enough to get me lightheaded (and it has been) it's more than enough. So I'm a stick in the mud. Not worth my career.

Exactly! I used to avoid my ex's friends because they ALL smoked pot - including the kiddie parole officer, the RN in management, and the grade school teacher. If they want to jepardize their careers, fine. I won't do that to mine though.

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