# Poppy seeds and drug tests **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 29, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poppy-seeds-and-drug-tests/236998 "2004-03-29T02:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lisalou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisalou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalou)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poppy-seeds-and-drug-tests/236998/1 "2004-03-29T02:36:53Z")
So, I’ve heard that poppy seeds can make you fail a drug test but how long do poppy seeds actually stay in your system? If I ate lemon poppy muffins on Saturday, how many days later could I take a work related drug test and pass? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poppy-seeds-and-drug-tests/236998/2 "2004-03-29T02:43:07Z")
The archive search is your friend. [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_116.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_116.html) ---
**Author:** ![lisalou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisalou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalou)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poppy-seeds-and-drug-tests/236998/3 "2004-03-29T03:27:43Z")
I read the archive before I posted the question. The archive does not say how long after eating a food item with poppy seeds in it one could pass a drug test. I ate a poppyseed muffin on Saturday and have to take a drug test this week. Should I postpone the drug test for another week? Should I tell my potential employer that I had a poppy seed muffin so I might fail the drug test? Help! > [@Padeye](#): > > The archive search is your friend. [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_116.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_116.html)