Can Sharing a Pillow Case cause a False positive hair drug test?

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Hi,
My fiance had a pre-employment drug test.  The urine came back clear for everything, but the hair test showed trace amounts of Oxycodone and we are trying to figure out why.  He absolutly does not take drugs.  I however have had several prescriptions for percocet in the past few months.  I had 2 presctiptions about 8 months ago after my C-section, and Had another 2 prescriptions after having a botched wisdom tooth extraction about 4 months ago.  Obviously these drugs would show in my hair.  We share pillows in bed, and I also have a thyroid problem so a lot of my hair comes out.  I'm wondering if this could be the result of his positive test, because we can not think of any other possibilities.

Thanks so much

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

A.  Just having hair can cause a false positive.  The labs don't like to admit it, but they can't wash the hair clean enough to eliminate environmental contamination.  It is one of the least accurate tests.

Or Window B.  Maybe he was hurting one day and took a couple and didn't tell you.

I'd suspect A. but knowing that he applied for a job at a casino they absolutely get the final word. (Nobody else gives the hair test in case you wondered how I knew)

Anonymous · Answer

- hey Sourkand !

- unless U consider U're hair 2 be a sponge, no.

- Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived the baine. 
- It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as 1 of several new semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt 2 improve on the existing opiates & opioids: morphine, diacetylmorphine (heroin), & codeine.

- it's also a morphine-like drug used 2 treat medium 2 severe pain. 

- the truth is, oxycodone does not contain tylenol but is often combined with tylenol as a binding agent. 
- many pills contain tylenol but it is listed as its chemical name: acetaminophen, not by the brand name tylenol. 
- the brand name oxycontin pill is oxycodone with no acetaminophen.
- It belongs 2 the family of drugs called opioid analgesics & may be habit-forming.

- Trade names include Percodan, Percocet-5, and Tylox.

- http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/coping-with-cancer/coping-physically/pain/treatment/drugs/types-of-painkillers

- just ask him if he took something before the test.

? · Answer

No - For one ingredient, they pluck the hair out of the top, so that's unlike they might are starting to be your hair fairly. 2d, they seem for the drug interior the hair shaft/root ball, no longer on the exterior of the hair like could be if he had merely gotten your sweat on his hair. additionally i could assume he showered till now he went, so as that would have washed any stray hint quantities that would have been ON his hair...

Anonymous · Answer

Yes good Questin no nothing Can be Passed on. Well not yet as we know But here is some stuff that Can be Passed with the pillow
-Sickness(if you sleep Back awards)
Stuff that Cant be passed is 
-Aids
-HIvs
-Thyriod Issues
a pillow is a cusin not A death item

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Can Sharing a Pillow Case cause a False positive hair drug test?

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