According to the American Civil Liberties Union 80% of large US companies are using random drug tests in the workplace and as employment screens these days -- and indulging in poppy seeds is one way to trigger a false positive for morphine or heroin use. ... Olympic Committee's drug hotline recommends that athletes abstain from foods containing poppy seeds for two days prior to competition. There are around ninety species of poppy and one of them, Papaver somniferum, is commonly used for both drug manufacture and as a food. ... Drug testing in corporate America is a growth industry, an...

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Marijuana is rapidly increasing in popularity throughout the world. ... This compares to an average of about 1,900 per year in the 80's and about 1,200 per year in the 1970's. ... There are thousands of people around the world that are trying to prevent marijuana smoke. ... The THC exits the fat cells slowly making traces of marijuana up to days and weeks following ingestion. ...

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Drugs have become a very serious problem in the United States. They have become a component of one's every day lives. This Nation's reliance on drugs for pleasure, depression, and medical relief dominates the political and economic scene. Much debate over the drug issue occurs daily. Pleasure i...

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