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I have been clean and in a program for 7 years and just had a drug test show up positive for codeine without taking it. the test said 47ng/ml- causes?
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We need to talk: As a pathologist, I would not accept this level as indicating codeine use. These assays generate background noise and low levels are to be expected when there's been no drug ingestion. This is about a sixth of 300 ng/mL which is a common cutoff for codeine. The lab's pathologist should agree or risk liability. I believe you're clean. If someone else doesn't, get a lawyer.
Answered 7/22/2015
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