Soldiers Never Doing Drugs And Failing Drug Tests.

[@ino1820]

Rip for everybody who had a false positive but could not prove it

[@prussiaball1871]

Honestly you get a false positive like 80% of the time, if you take a Sudafed it will come back positive, if you have anything with poppy seeds it will come back positive, hundreds of excuses for you to just give them a new sample

[@bubbabearhuntington2295]

PCRTEST **COUGH COUGH** sorry had some bullshit in my throat. Carry on.

[@lachonga1644]

Rip to who ever is pissing red or that dark green piss 😂 💀

[@TheDeadOfNight37]

@@bubbabearhuntington2295 don't hit your juul before taking it

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Rip everyone who didn't fail and died in the army

[@scottbrown6305]

Back in the ‘80s there was a big issue with the lab that was doing the testing contaminating or misreading the results on literally hundreds of tests. People were kicked out, and numerous careers were destroyed. When they found out about the problem at the lab, the army did try to compensate or correct the error but for the most part it was too late. always be prepared to defend yourself. No test is infallible.

[@prussiaball1871]

If they screwed up that badly I'm surprised the military didn't have them shut down, those guys aren't the kind to really accept fuck ups like that

[@QuintonRC23]

@@prussiaball1871 The military doesn't make mistakes.

[@douglasprobst5677]

I would fucking sue them till they go bankrupt

[@prussiaball1871]

@@douglasprobst5677 you can't even sue them

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Oh no.

[@garethrooney2708]

Once was on stomach tablets that made me test positive for every drug on the drugs panel. I was apparently on uppers, downers, heroin, cocaine and meth. 😊

[@R0gueM]

Gotta get ‘em all

[@itszekom]

@@R0gueM Ya fr.

[@anthonyn1157]

@@R0gueM 😵‍💫

[@uninterestedcat8429]

All the pokemon 😆

[@coinmandyl]

Achievement- how did we get here

[@steverobson8827]

Drug tests were difficult 😪 I could never separate the tastes.

[@CyranofromBergerac]

No matter how many marijuana leaves I ground up and injected into my butt I never felt high or nothing. I don't know why people think this is fun...

[@EzyPete9593]

I studied for em all! 9 panel? Sounds like a good time to me.

[@friedfrawg]

At least if it smells and tastes like magic marker. Pass that shit my way homie.😂😂😂😂

[@ShadowProclamation11]

Similar situation, was doing med screens and psych eval for outprocessing. After a urine test they called back and asked if I was on steroids because there was an abnormal amount of protein in my sample. After some discussion we came to the conclusion that masturbating before a piss test was not a smart choice

[@sharpstar8459]

🤣🤣🤣

[@loganpe427]

😂😂👍🇺🇲

[@somelaser5906]

It's all about asserting dominance.

[@jakedalton6236]

You learn something new every day. Preciate that😂

[@tylerdavis3]

That’s a good story lmao but being on steroids wouldn’t make you have high protein in your urine, if you had lots of protein in your urine that would only indicate kidney failure.

[@hdd7955]

No mine was positive, because I had my wisdom teeth pulled and while on quarters had to do the piss test. Then months later got called in to the COs office and flagged because the army lost my papers for the procedure.

[@jgetscensored7837]

Idk if it’s different for various branches, but I’d assume it’s the same. If it is, your command screwed up. When you’re siq or restricted to quarters, you cannot be called into work for any reason. On the official muster report, you are marked down as not being at work, which is supposed to take you off all rosters, including urinalysis.

[@vercingetorix3839]

They gave ibuprofen to soldiers now when wisdom teeth are removed. Thats what I got.

[@Doom_Slug]

​@@vercingetorix3839 They'd better be ready to gain said wisdom teeth embedded in their throat if all they're going to give me is fucking ibuprofen

[@sallanta_]

They lose medical stuff all the time weirdly.

[@DansilSchroeder]

I was put on prescription pain killers and muscle relaxers for the majority of my army career after falling 50 feet from a helicopter taking off, in Afghanistan, in the middle of a cherry zone... I was ALWAYS on every drug test, and I would always have to call the sergeant major and tell them S1 fucked up again. the whole fucking brigade by that point knew I was on cyclobenzaprine and oxycodone. I was not going to be denied my medical benefits and since battalion CSM wasn't doing jack shit I went to brigade CSM. Absolutely no regrets.

[@literalantifaterrorist4673]

Jesus Christ, how did you survive a 50 foot drop?

[@shingoku999999]

@@literalantifaterrorist4673 Probably didn't land on his head/neck. You can survive falls from great heights if you don't land on part of your body that would mean instant/painful death.

[@gruntopolouski5919]

@@literalantifaterrorist4673 It’s all in the landing… head first = dead… the more area that impacts at once the less force each part has to absorb. No doubt, a 5 story fall will usually be fatal.

[@literalantifaterrorist4673]

@@gruntopolouski5919 Mhm. My EMT instructor said a >30 foot fall is almost always fatal, so I'm amazed you can not only survive a 50 foot fall, but also retain enough body functionality to maintain employment in the military. Hell, my father was pressed to retire for a twisted ankle.

[@lordduckofquack]

@@literalantifaterrorist4673 trauma also effects everyone differently. It very much depends how you hit the ground and how hard you hit the ground. My dad, tripped and fell off a Humvee and landed on the gravel with his shoulder. He ended up tearing several muscles and needed several surgeries to correct it. He still stayed in 4-5 more years to retire. This could have been a miracle for this guy to have survived a 50ft drop.

[@angelamaro3480]

I knew a guy in AIT who was chaptered out because when on HBL a friend spiked a drink with THC. He found out via text what happened as we made it back. I remember how his face just dropped when he read the text.

[@cosmicfreeway]

how did he put thc in his drink ? most extracts are oils

[@angelamaro3480]

@@cosmicfreeway that's what the "friend" did. Put thc oil in his drink/cocktail. He was already drunk so he didn't notice and didn't find out until well after it happened.

[@ethansmith3229]

How did your friend respond? Did he manage to fix what happened?

[@angelamaro3480]

@@ethansmith3229 he was discharged. I think it was a general discharge. It's been about 7 or so years so cant remember exactly.

[@berniegores2083]

I'll take shit that never happened for 500 Alex. Your homie just smoked a fat blunt and he's too cowardly to own up to it

[@sethjr9815]

Poppy seed cupcakes, got tested positive for what ever but was a false positive, but I love orange poppyseed cupcakes

[@maxpayz2431]

I heard poppy seeds can fail you 🥲

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

@@maxpayz2431 you would have to eat alot of them and you can come up for opiates

[@sethjr9815]

@@goomahead3886 I’m from Sydney ex military, couldn’t even buy it anymore for the last couple years

[@marksheiman1538]

I like my bagels. Unfortunately e.t.'s ,poppy, and maybe sesame.

[@kolinmartz]

@@bleekskaduwee6762 literal pounds of the stuff.

[@smithsmith1956]

This happened to me. And I know it was on purpose. My last command didn't like me. As soon as I saw the jag I told him I wanted a full tox screen done by a third party hospital immediately. And if I didn't get it I was calling my civilian lawyer. He sent me back to my barrks room and I was told the next day that no action was being taken against me and charges were dropped. Go figure.

[@daviddarby6263]

Yup, that happened to me. I saw a military lawyer who was completely incompetent. So sorry for everyone who was falsely accused.

[@randomguy1928]

That's why it's done purposely.

[@hunterstokes9306]

So unnecessary....why can't they just judge you on the way you work for them and what you provide

[@DefinitivelyNotCthulhu]

@@hunterstokes9306 because you should not have people that are supposed to be handling dangerous equipment be on drugs. If Jobs that have you handle vehicles and people such as trucking or teaching require drug tests, why shouldn’t our military? Your question should never be “why do we do drug tests on our military” as the answer should be obvious. It should be “how can we improve this system”.

[@hunterstokes9306]

@@DefinitivelyNotCthulhu In my opinion this is not a good argument you can be prescribed drugs that are more dangerous than drugs on the street and you'll pass your drug test because you have a prescription for that particular drug. If you're being sloppy at work even if you're on a legal prescribed drug that's not acceptable, And so you should be dealt with But if you perform perfectly at work and even in your off time you do drugs it shouldn't matter Society doesn't see alcohol as a drug for some reason because of how ingrained it is but it's no different than saying why can't a soldier have a few beers when they're not on call and at work. As stated before you should be judged by your performance and you work that you do. Is not the chemicals in your urine. If you expand your logic then we should drug test for alcohol because we can't have people who drink alcohol handling weapons and heavy machinery. A normal response would be as long as they're not drunk while they're handling the weapons and machinery then it should not matter. Why doesent the same apply to weed or any drug for that matter It just doesn't make sense you can test positive for alcohol but as long as you're not drunk at work everything is fine. They treat drugs differently because alcohol is just so ingrained in our culture

[@chevychase3103]

​@@hunterstokes9306 you know coffee is a drug right?

[@alternator7893]

This happened to me back in 2013 I think. I got a routine first test and tested positive for pretty much everything, cocaine, meth, amphetamines, weed, etc... When I went in for my first interview and told me the results I thought they were joking or that it was some sort of test. Eventually they told me they could redo the test but “it would be VERY expensive” and they would charge me if it came back the same, I agreed and the next day the results came back all negative, which left my interviewer “very confused”, at which point I figured everyone there were a bunch of idiots.

[@dom1091]

Happens outside the military too

[@learlawliet6197]

Thank you to everyone who has served ❤❤❤❤

[@Gemini_Jake]

My dad used to be a car painter and one time he was pulled over and failed a breathalyzer but he was let go because he had been in the paint booth all day and inhaling some of the paint can make you fail the test.

[@youngeshmoney]

So your dad has never heard of respirators?

[@Gemini_Jake]

@@youngeshmoney Well yes but sometimes it still gets through and occasionally if you're just spraying a smaller part you don't always put it on. Things were different in the 80's. I'm sure there's painters today like that too though.

[@TheDeadOfNight37]

@@Gemini_Jake the 80s, when people used to play with mercury with their bare hands in highschool chemistry

[@jgetscensored7837]

Breathalyzers work by detecting the amount of alcohol present in your blood stream. As air enters your lungs, it picks up some of the alcohol and the analyzer detects the amount. There’s no way possible for chemical exposure leading to him blowing positive for alcohol. If your story is true, what happened was your dad got drunk but convinced an extremely gullible cop it was due to chemical exposure.

[@Gemini_Jake]

@@jgetscensored7837 That could be true too. I haven't done any research on it myself so I'm not sure. Thank you for your input. I'll have to look more into it.

[@Ben.N]

Guilty until proven innocent 🤔

[@claudiu7909]

Eating poppy seeds can also make you fail the drug test. For those who don't know, poppy seeds are used in cooking and cookies in some places.

[@toxikspeaks689]

Actually not necessarily true. Most places have cutoffs that account for this. You would have to eat a lot. Not saying it doesn't happen just not that common. 99% of the time it's an excuse and someone don't wanna admit to using opoids Plus gc/Mc can confirm

[@Doom_Slug]

Drug tests are beyond stupid for a number of reasons, this being one of them. It is so morally wrong how the powers that be can imprison you for shit like this. Even if you actually were using them, it shouldn't EVER result in fucking prison. SAD!!!

[@MoonshineDrone]

Ibuprofen can cause a fall positive for amphetamines. Happened to me at my psychiatrist apt not long ago.

[@FIVEBASKET]

Bruh moment

[@prussiaball1871]

They were using really, really shitty tests if it came as an amphetamine

[@RustyRick]

Ya ibuprofen won't do that, sudophedrine will. Or ephedrine used in some nasal sprays still and fat burners but most company's took it out because of people cooking meth.

[@MoonshineDrone]

@@RustyRick i dunno what caused it cause the only thing I take is 800 mg ibuprofen and I popped hot. Never even taken an adderall in my life. Only thing is do is smoke weed lol

[@RawWeirdness]

I got a false positive at a hospital, but they did a blood test and it was clean. Im so happy that they did the second test.

[@MirpandaLee]

When I was pregnant they tested me for drugs, came back positive because I would eat an everything bagel every single morning.... I didn't eat another everything bagel for the rest of my pregnancy....

[@TimRock1617]

Poppy seeds

[@losttranslation8766]

Been there got drug tested but was perscribed tylonal with codine In it and had a hell of a surprise when I tested positive for opiates. That got cleared up but took a month.

[@tylisirn]

You were literally prescribed opiates, how is it a surprise you're testing positive for opiates? Do you not understand what medication you're taking?

[@crustydood7281]

What if we just air dropped a bunch of tweakers with bmx bikes into a war zone? I’m sure they’d come back with the enemy tank parts by the morning ahahahaha

[@stevemelcher69]

Poppy seeds also caused this problem. Here is another fun fact. I was a duty master at arms on a ship. We pulled into port and one of the junior officers went off before we were instructed to do urine tests. When the officer returned and gave his sample it was other then urine. It was alcohol.

[@williammills7778]

I used to have a thing for almond poppy seed, tested positive for opioids. I randomly was selected for the next 3 months. I haven't eaten a poppy seed muffins since. That was 30 yrs ago. The Mythbusters corroborated it years later 😳

[@pretzelbomb6105]

Theoretically, the seeds have no opium content. Practically, the plant leaks the stuff whenever it gets cut and whoever is harvesting them likely doesn't care much about getting poppy juice on the poppy plants.

[@user-bi2me1kj7p]

Yep it sucks, when i was 15 i was on probation and had a false positive for amphetamines. Went back did another one came back negative and still had to sit there and try to prove i didn’t do anything and beg not to have my probation violated.

[@David-it9ls]

I got lucky for a drug test for a job, I finished a water bottle and my urine was literally water 😂

[@Jmandude5]

That's not how that works at all, but good job staying hydrated.

[@jonlee445]

Yup! This stuff sucks! Only happened to me once, but on another occasion it saved one of my Marines' lives bc it revealed an underlying condition

[@jonlee445]

I just retested and it was all good

[@jonlee445]

I just retested and it was all good

[@RustyRick]

Was is diabetes? That can cause a false positive for alcohol, but I can't think of any other underlying condition that can cause a false positive for anything other than alcohol.

[@Citystyler0]

I'm seriously concerned whoever peed that color of green and red 😂😂

[@1bucketcrusader834]

it was me

[@jameshanlon5689]

The first thing that the urinalysis coordinator will do is to either ask the soldier for all his prescription medications or go to the TMC and look them up to see if it will affect the outcome of the test. I doubt that weight loss supplements will trigger a positive reaction because I have never seen it before.

[@prussiaball1871]

They're amphetamines so obviously they would trigger a false positive, it's why you're not supposed to take allergy medication before a drug test

[@jameshanlon5689]

@@prussiaball1871 : All of the allergy meds that I took while in service was prescribed ones so I didn't have to worry about it.

[@prussiaball1871]

@@jameshanlon5689 you must have terrible allergies then if they were prescribed, the only prescription I had was Flonase because I have lung problems

[@jameshanlon5689]

@@prussiaball1871 : I was skin tested in the allergy clinic in CRDAMC Ft. Hood and was prescribed Allegra.

[@mateuszzimon8216]

U know some weight loss suplements have straight class A drugs like cocaine. Most of just imported from Mexico and without reputation

[@sistakia33]

I've seen that happen to a friend that failed twice.( Because he actually did do drugs.) Poor kid.

[@ec7005]

Never take someone else's antibiotics ever. Always finish your own. Don't stop before they're gone

[@vulgervulcan]

bro ty this is even helpful to us non military

[@GoldRaven-oe4by]

They should just make you write down what medical drugs you were taking prior to testing

[@thumper84]

No, drug tests should only be used if medically needed to treat a medical condition.

[@not-soprivateplaylist1771]

​@@thumper84​​​no, marijuana should be legalized and soldiers should be offered forgiveness for having the THC metabolites in their stream during duty if you can prove it was off duty. Everything else exits the system so quick anyways that it doesn't matter unless you're an actual crackhead in the military.

[@alexanderhamilton4258]

They do, at least in the Navy.

[@Graderman3587]

I broke my leg in basic hair line fracture,But I didn't tell anyone I just kept pushing through it,my D.I gave me a handful of Percocet and ibuprofen and said marines don't stop for pain,2 days later my leg was black and ten times it's size, Another boot seen it in the shower and reported me, medical came and got me ran my blood and that's when I got in trouble,they were going to kick me out because I wouldn't tell them where I got the pills from, long story short,I had to redo basic and I'm still friends with my old D.I

[@chamo2240]

...nobody is "friends" with any DI...

[@Graderman3587]

@@chamo2240 I am,He's a good man

[@SW-ii5gg]

​@@chamo2240 if they hand out percs like that they are.

[@cranson8r]

This is now the military drug test channel for all your military drug test needs

[@daisyshields8342]

Also, fun fact. Before I went to MEPS they had me do drug tests because I was honest about smoking weed. I stopped smoking for 6-7 months. I worked out every day, drink water every day as much as I could, ate right and did everything I was supposed to. What I didn't know was that the red bulls I was having one or two of a day was tripping the test for like 3-4 months. Stopped drinking red bull for a day and did another test, negative for anything. So basically don't drink red bull either, probably not any energy drink honestly.

[@RustyRick]

There's no way, redbulls is caffiene and b vitamins, taurine. It wasn't the redbull. If it where drinking coffee would give you a false positive and caffiene is encouraged in the millitary.

[@TheRascal585]

As a felon there’s nothing worse than popping positive

[@PoonRaccoon]

idk, maybe BEING a felon???

[@imgoldleader3938]

Failed enlistment. Passed 4 tests at the recruiting station but failed at the MEPS. But the girl high out of her mind on Xanax got in. I feel so safe guys.

[@PoonRaccoon]

you really thought you could get high one more time bc you finished MEPS😂😂 bet your heart sank standing in the urinalysis line at basic.

[@Cricketmane]

Sounds right to me. Wtf.

[@ernststravoblofeld]

Drugs can be a problem sometimes. Drug testing is just evil.

[@NhiccoXCreeper]

Drugs=Medicine Medicine=Drugs Hamgurger goes good with fries

[@lycanit]

Mine was not false mine was hot as hell for weed. Thank god it was in the early 2000’s. Finished up my term and now I run a weed farm. Here in Oregon we will be able to get are vets Psilocybin aka mushrooms soon. Mushrooms and micro dosing seem to be doing well for the ptsd vets I know. Also I would rather have my soldiers smoke some weed then go home and drink.

[@blacktiger995]

can i get a job there?

[@jasonlogan3427]

Me too ill work for weed

[@lycanit]

@@jasonlogan3427 lol sorry it’s off season.

[@j.christie2594]

Agreed

[@Lemurai]

This system is so stupid & unreliable, we had a guy who literally smoking trees until the day he got out & never got caught. The only reason anyone knew is because he posted pictures on social media after he separated 😂

[@MelloSev]

Stop failing your tests! Got to study for these things.

[@tommy21469]

When I saw the statue of lady justice I lost focus on the video and my mind just went to “…And Justice for All”😂

[@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser]

Advice: There are many random things that can give you a false positive on a test. Here are a few: Poppy seeds Mouthwash Antibiotics Antidepressants Some teas Some oils

[@prussiaball1871]

Basically any allergy medication

[@howeyfeltersnatch7702]

.....don't forget about poppy seeds! Learned that one the hard way!

[@Ex31Bravo]

3 false positive test in my 8 years. 1st was when I was on pain pills for a broken leg, and the other 2 were weight loss pills.

[@deivytrajan]

Why do you need weight loss pills? Just eat less should help yiu lose weight naturally

[@6luealreadydead]

To be fair the pain pills aren't really a false positive that's an actual positive If you were taking any kind of opium like vitamin a purpose that AKA hydrocodone or oxycodone code on or even Tylenol 3 Because all of those are opiates which would give you an actual positive drug test but since it was prescribed then of course you shouldn't get in trouble for it but that's not exactly a false positive.... Weight loss pills on the other hand would count as a false positive

[@curtiskretzer8898]

Medical Reporting Officers for Department of Transportation & National Institute of Drug Abuse say there are no false positives. Freedom & Democracy bitzes!

[@caliber5302]

I had a guy in our bunk who failed the drug test 5 times in a row, he was tested and it turns out his body just makes slightly more of a certain chemical that no matter what he will fail every single drug test he takes, that has to be the world's worst handicap

[@PoonRaccoon]

and the worlds most gullible person award goes to…

[@MrSimplified]

@@PoonRaccoonYou.

[@danser_theplayer01]

Doctors literally call medicaments "drugs" because well...they are.

[@glorbo_forbo]

there's even a certain type of berry (forgot the name) that makes you fail a drugtest

[@maxpayz2431]

Poppyseed can do that apparently

[@prussiaball1871]

@@maxpayz2431 almost all standardized government drug tests fail on poppy seeds, it's like an 80 to 90% change it'll test positive for opium

[@maxpayz2431]

@@prussiaball1871 out of curiosity, what does opium do?

[@prussiaball1871]

@@maxpayz2431 oh it's a pain killer mostly, it also makes you tired, so it's also in valium. Opium is just the main active chemical in opioids

[@maxpayz2431]

@@prussiaball1871 nice! Never knew that can makes opioids. Thanks for the info

[@bradknightable]

Same shit can happen as a truck driver. My doctor prescribed sudafed for a nasty cold I had among other things. Sudafed can give a false positive for meth. It's over the counter but doesn't need a prescription so I asked the doc to prescribe it so I have a script for it in case I was tested at random.

[@MidoChan808]

This happened to me when actually joining the navy. I did everything by the book, never gotten in trouble. Never done a single drug. Didn’t smoke cigarettes, nothing. Took my drug test and the next day my recruiter said I was out because I failed.. I asked multiple times to retake and said to have it lab tested. Denied, no way to enter armed forces anymore 😢

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

I got evicted from a clinic with no chance at a second test due to a false positive. When I tested positive again at my new doctors, they realized it was for a drug I’m most likely allergic to, so it was sent in for further testing. Turns out one of my meds can cause random false positives! Now I know to warn places and if it happens, they just take my word or submit for further screening, depending on why I’m being tested. (I’m disabled. Pain management clinics test routinely, and many hospitals test right before giving anesthesia as mixing anesthesia with illicit drugs can easily kill you.)

[@itztimetoanimate0186]

Fun fact: Poppy Seeds can cause someone to fail a drug test

[@michellekrueger5122]

Fun fact...eating pizza,potato's French fries, ice tea,most sodas, and many things a few hours before you blow in to your cars inter lock will trigger your cars inter lock ....thus causing a probation conviction!😡

[@itztimetoanimate0186]

@@michellekrueger5122 I would not know that because I did not know that's a problem people have •~•

[@evanstedman7405]

One thing you didn't mention: consumption of large amounts of anything containing poppy seeds can cause a positive reading. This is not a false positive (as poppy seeds are narcotic) but a harmless one as long as you can prove it is down to normal processes and not consumption of opium or other opiates.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Bureaucracy working as intended

[@EnterpriseC14]

This is why Drug Testing is a waste of time

[@acmeallpurpose4974]

my dad worked for the RR for 30 years. Never took meds, never ate poppy seeds, nothing.

[@SmoothBrain23]

Nice, you showing everyone how to likely pass

[@sdsmit3633]

I got kicked out of the Navy for doing steroids. The command I was at had never seen that before so they made sure to make an example out of me. Captains mast was real fun, and being in holding for 6 months while NCIS tried their hardest to build a bigger case against was also fun. Don’t do drugs kids. Unless it’s trenbolon, that shit was gnarly.

[@blazethegame]

Those who fail their drug test are lucky. They don’t go on to suffer in the military.

[@chrisakins692]

False positives are extremely rare. Overwhelmingly, odds are if you are positive, you are guilty.

[@The-Stickmation]

This literally happened to my dad about a year ago. We had our orders cancelled and ended up living in a camper for 9 months until we got it sorted out.

[@autisticwitch7581]

Poppyseeds can cause a false positive.

[@evansnyder8461]

There’s harm done by false positive than ever has been saved by real positives

[@Jonathan-nn3rg]

Yep. Eating poppyseed pretzels. Will never do that again. Failed the UA. Got in a lot of trouble, even though I didn't do anything.

[@tannerhancock5841]

I worked at a factory about a year ago. I had a drug test for getting officially hired instead of being hired by someone outside. I was working normally when I had 3 people from the office come down and tell me I had to leave until they got further data on the drug test. Almost a (paid leave) of a week, they called to tell me it was a false positive, only because I took some pain meds over the weekend....

[@danbrmdz]

There is always a questionnaire where you provide meds and supplements you take. They make sure the test is done correctly. Positives normally have two or three more tests to confirm the positive the test is then signed as positive and you can provide a hair follicle drug test which is more accurate. I ran the testing lab in San Diego “false positives” are very rare like one in 250,000 and the Navy does not conduct that many in a year normally 10% of active duty get tested in a year or just around 40,000 a week so statistically speaking 7 “false positives” out of 340,000 members in the Navy. Out of those 7 maybe one will get kicked out. The odds are extremely small.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

There was also a huge issue with some otc medicines even as simple as Tylenol would flag for positives like weed or other hard drugs. Hard to prove if u ain’t got much money and don’t know what caused it

[@esk8er900]

I know first hand on at least 3 occasions egg sandwiches on regular poppy seed rolls will pop lower quality multi-screen tests. Same goes for some cold meds, or especially legit Rx meds. It’s always an uphill battle trying to backpedal but inevitably looking guilty.

[@Tibbs_Farm]

Over the counter drugs can in very weird situations lead to a low level false positive. Happened to one of my former subordinates many years ago. Urinalysis informed chain of command. (We never let the individual know) all subsequent drug test were spotless. To this day I don't think he even knows that he had a false positive.

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

False positives are terrible.

[@mountainryder3056]

Testing drugs - that happened a bunch in my troop

[@waynecoulter6761]

Being a former Unit Prevention Leader and Drug Suppression Investigator with CID, a positive due to taking prescription medications is not a false positive. Positives are immediately squared up against the Soldier's medical records. Once the medical records show that the Soldier has been prescribed the medication the test shows a positive for, the test is normally listed as a negative. In the absence of a prescription for the substance found in the sample, only then is any action taken. It's definitely a lot easier now that medical records are kept electronically. Before that it used to be that you had to bring any medications with you to the Urinalysis and they were marked down on the list. The way urinalysis is done now, and the way samples are handled and tested are pretty much foolproof. If you come up positive, you've done something to cause it.

[@AddictedToJeepsCom]

When I joined in the 80s, our NCO suggested we have our own drug test taken any time the military takes one. The delay in getting results back was so long that there was no way to prove that you were innocent if you popped a false positive.

[@Fallen4242]

from what i remember they took a sample from everyone in the barracks they tested 2 to 4 out of the box. If they failed the whole lot got tested. it is way more expensive to test everyone even for the government.

[@Badkarma912]

Actually had this happen to me ....... aperently benadryl if uses frequently to sleep sometimes pops up as pcp

[@themightymcb7310]

Ladies and gentlemen, the war on drugs.

[@brianazmy3156]

I gave 2 samples in one day because they claimed to have misplaced the original. It was later found and both were tested. The first was negative and the second was positive for THC. I was completely dirty and still won the appeal.

[@jasonbrody8724]

Oh bud first year of my rotc scholarship in the army and I took an adderall just to help with the sheer boredom. Pissed dirty and after witnessing all the bs this government has done with Covid and everything else and I couldn’t be happier. That one pill cost me a 150k scholarship and it was the best thing ive ever done.

[@Quickmf56]

Calling Saul Gas Never Been Harder only on AMC

[@pebarr8085]

Back in the 80's we would fill in a form before the piss and would list any meds or supplements so as to give them a heads up.

[@froggerman2023]

Also heads up to anyone who has to take one of these test, make sure if you are using pre-work out that it doesn't come back positive for drugs! I have family in the military that say that some do so keep an eye on what you take!

[@rickymore7659]

If they know about your prescriptions, like they’re documented properly, they’ll know if it caused a false positive. I took the transit system to my reserve unit, people smoking outside the bus stop. My name got called that day for a UA, random names each month. Somehow had 0.03% on my UA for THC. Had to explain that one. My unit didn’t do the strips. They sent it to a lab on another post nearby. Still have that letter to this day (yes they notified me via mail).

[@Turnerboy]

Imagen that!! That shit happens to me and a lot of other people in the private secter😢

[@charliemarkovic4301]

You mean in the us military a positive test sample isn’t sent to an authorised ab for definitive analysis? In the Australian military a positive urine test is called a pending result. The sample is split into two parts and sent to two labs for spectrographic analysis. Also before testing ADF members have to declare all medications and supplements they take.

[@stephenwest6738]

I've had a whopping 5 false positives and each time I was lucky enough to take a same day retest that came out negative. The culprit was diphenhydramine and dehydration

[@robertswift8708]

We all need to say we're not doing drug tests anymore.

[@PPNStudio]

Been there, done that. That random piss test always came up a day or so after that dentist's visit..

[@Heather-xm9ul]

I was a UPL, and made sure that I had a huge list of everything that could cause a false positive, and I harped on it SUPER hard. Our unit only had people pop hot for coke and weed. Most of the time, those guys were trying to get out, and picked the dumbest way to do it.

[@brandonz5078]

This happened to me before going to meps at the recruiting office😭

[@Electricz0]

Gotta lighten up on the poppy seed bagels.

[@johnwroolie8847]

I freaked my command out I pissed green lol

[@nathanielcowan3971]

Oooo, look at me! Popping these... antibiotics. We get'n crazy up in hear

[@pauln3368]

This information on prescription/OTC meds is regularly requested at the time of the urinalysis.

[@CPL_Clay]

Most of the time now they basically cut a ‘deal’ with folks to go ahead and leave the Army with a General Honorable Conditions discharge (all benefits retained minus GI Bill). As far as I know, the only option other than taking this deal is to, yes, get a lawyer, take it to Court Martial….at that point, if you cannot prove your innocence, you are now found guilty in a Court Martial situation, and depending on what all they say and can get to ‘stick’, you’ll be charged with. “Oh, you didn’t leave the barracks that weekend? Must’ve possessed the substance in a federal building.” (felony - Leavenworth) And even if that doesn’t happen, being found guilty in Court Martial, I do believe, now keeps you from getting that General Honorable discharge. So, then you’d be looking at OTH, Bad Conduct, or Dishonorable. I’d be behind anyone looking to fight the system…. may God be with you.

[@CHEVYLEW2319]

Aviation Navy guy here. For prescription meds, there is a spot on the drug screening sign sheet where you can put SMR for see medical record. For the supplements? Good luck but try to look up the "black list" for one's that definitely put you in a false positive.

[@Matthew_BKG]

I've been on an anxiety med that makes you test positive for meth, so that was a fun conversation when I went to the urgent care one time 🙃

[@hosedragger-204]

Atemoxetine?