Will Tylenol 3/Codeine throw a THC positive?

[pelotudo]

Just something I heard, no idea whether it's true or not. But I heard that if you are taking Codeine/Tylenol 3 for pain relief, it can come up at a false positive on a standard 5 drug test. Can anyone confirm?

pelotudo Reviewed by pelotudo on 11-06-2006. Will Tylenol 3/Codeine throw a THC positive? Just something I heard, no idea whether it's true or not. But I heard that if you are taking Codeine/Tylenol 3 for pain relief, it can come up at a false positive on a standard 5 drug test. Can anyone confirm? Rating: 5

[mrdevious]

There's no way it's going to give a false possitive for THC, it just doesn't chemically make sense. What it may give a possitive for is opiates, because codein is a (milder) opiate. Don't try to pop 20 of them to get high though, T3's are full of acetaminophen which can be deadly at levels as low as 5 times the recommended dose.

[stinkyattic]

Just something I heard, no idea whether it's true or not. But I heard that if you are taking Codeine/Tylenol 3 for pain relief, it can come up at a false positive on a standard 5 drug test. Can anyone confirm?

Yes it will come up positive but not for THC.
As MrDevious says, it's an opiate.

[Purple Banana]

I take Tylenol 3 a lot, I took it the morning of a drug test, it was out of my system, but yes, it may test positive for opiates, as it IS an opiate. Good luck!