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root canal therapy and positive drug screen for cocaine
Do Dentist use any medicines during a root canal or tooth procedure that can cause a positive drug screen for cocaine?
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Sorry... that states novocaine.. which isn't widely used anymore. I'm not even sure if they even sell it anymore. But perhaps lidocaine (which is widely used) can also cause a false positive.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I did a little research online. I can't find any scientific articles that specifically deal with positive test results of cocaine from the use of lidocaine (anesthetic) but it is mentioned a few times. Here's a website with the information posted for false positives. You may want to contact the writer of the article to see what his/her sources were.
http://www.med.nyu.edu/patientcare/library/article.html?ChunkIID=13837
http://www.med.nyu.edu/patientcare/library/article.html?ChunkIID=13837
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Not to my knowledge, there is nothing that can cause a positive cocaine result.
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