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What Does This Hair Drug Test Of A Toddler Signify?

Hello. Last week monday I had my 2 year old son hair tested and the results are Cocaines -- positive/ 50 pg/mg Benzoylecgonine LCMSMS --positive 231 pg/mg quantition Cocaine LCMSMS -- positive 1279 pg/mg quantition Cannbiniods -- positive 1pg/mg Carboxy- THC GCMS --positive 0.98pg/mg Native THC GC/MS --positive 889pg/mg
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Hi.

It basically inidcates the presence of cocaine in the various forms, but some medications can cause a false-positive result (e.g. ascol, antibiotics like amoxicillin, etc.). So if he was on any such medications other than the ones mentioned above, report it to his doctor.

Best wishes.
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What Does This Hair Drug Test Of A Toddler Signify?

Hi. It basically inidcates the presence of cocaine in the various forms, but some medications can cause a false-positive result (e.g. ascol, antibiotics like amoxicillin, etc.). So if he was on any such medications other than the ones mentioned above, report it to his doctor. Best wishes.