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This is interesting because I'm a nurse and I deal with people who occasionally test positive for methamphetamine. We've found that many of these people take Z
by calebsurfs 10y ago
This is interesting because I'm a nurse and I deal with people who occasionally test positive for methamphetamine.
We've found that many of these people take Zantac (aka ranitidine, used for acid reflux). This hasn't been studied since 1991[0] but it probably should be again, given increasing rates of meth use.
I wish the author had given the name of her prescription inhaler- Vick's Vapor inhaler has been shown to test positive but albuterol and other steroid inhalers are more common.
[0] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2051743 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2051743
- maxerickson 10y agoIt is clearly stated to be albuterol. My husband scrolls through pages of information about albuterol inhalers and drug tests. He shows his phone to every nurse who steps foot in the room.
- calebsurfs 10y agoOops, thanks. Cross-reactivity studies don't seem to be published often but searching for albuterol + 'cross reactivity' shows some drug tests are cross reactive with albuterol and some aren't.
- cauterized 10y agoOh, man, that's scary. My doctor suggested using Zantac to help with flare-ups of a chronic stomach condition. Now I'm going to be much more wary.
- snegu 10y agoDamn, Zantac is the only thing that has made my third trimester bearable. I'm wondering if this is a serious enough risk that I should stop taking it as my due date approaches. May ask my midwife at my next visit.