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I take methadone on a daily basis an had a drug test that came up positive for opiate an negative for methadone can this be true???

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Dr. Maxine Cartwright
Dr. Maxine Cartwrightanswered
Psychiatry 36 years experience
Yes: lab errors happen.if u have take home bottles, get retested so your take home bottles aren't taken away. Currently it appears that you are not taking methadone. Lab errors do happen,though.
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