Poppy seeds and drug tests… a combination that sounds almost too strange to be true. Could your breakfast be your downfall?
The Myth:
Eating foods with poppy seeds can trigger a positive drug test for opiates.
The Fact:
It’s true! Poppy seeds come from the opium poppy and can contain trace amounts of morphine or codeine. However, modern drug tests usually have higher thresholds to avoid false positives from normal dietary poppy seed consumption.
Scientific Takeaway:
Heavy poppy seed consumption can temporarily show opiate metabolites in urine, but casual eating rarely causes real test failures today.
Fun Closing:
When in doubt before a drug test, don’t eat heaps of poppy seed bagels or crates of poppy seeds!