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

February 28, 2023

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…

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