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Gary Reisfield, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

Eating culinary poppy seeds won’t get you high, but they could lead to a failed drug test. Linda Caldwell/EyeEm via Getty Images

The 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 specialist Gary Reisfield explains what affects the opiate content of poppy seeds and how they could influence drug tests.

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