Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains
- Written by Gary Reisfield, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida
Eating culinary poppy seeds won’t get you high, but they could lead to a failed drug test.Linda Caldwell/EyeEm via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and pain medicine...