Your child’s medication could cause them to fail a drug test in Utah

• Amoxicillin : your child is on cocaine
• Nasal Sprays (Afrin): your child tests positive for Ecstasy and Amphetamines
• Robitussin Cold and Flu: once again Ecstasy, MDMA, or Meth

If you or your child is tested at school for athletics or drug tested for another reason their tests may show positive results for many types of drugs. However, these results do not necessarily indicate that you/your child is on drugs. Many common medications that young adults and children take have the ability to cause false positives on drug tests. Both over-the-counter drugs and prescribed medications can do this. Low quality tests and non-certified testing centers can make these false positives more common with lower quality equipment and less in-depth testing. A more extensive list of these common medications can be found at AskDocWeb. This article also lists many sources of reference that explain the reasons for and commonness of these false positives. If you feel that you or your child has been wrongly accused of failing a drug test it is important to contact the most qualified attorney you can so your/your child’s record will not be tarnished for the use of a simple and legal medication.