Legal Question in Military Law in Florida

Re: positive drug screen

What kind of "confirmation" test are you talking about, and was this 30 minutes after the 1st test, or 30 minutes after finding out the results of the first test?

The minute amounts of coca leaf used, plus the even smaller amounts of potential cocaine (which has had the cocaine alkoloid removed) is highly unlikely to give a 160 ng level, even if you drank 100 cans/day.

Don't worry about the test results - you need a good, experienced Defense Counsel who has significant forensic science experience. The tests are not foolproof and errors creap into the process in many ways.

The THC is a separate issue - and for reasons that I am not going to discuss on an open forum - far more problematic.

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Good Luck,

Don Rehkopf

Re: positive drug screen

If they take any action against you based on this urinalysis such as criminal charges or chapter action, you need to fight this case. If you did not use the drugs then you need to fight any use of this positive urinalysis. A good defense counsel can fight the results and try to prevent any action being taken against you based on that test. The confirmation test you mentioned will also be very important depending on when it was taken and what kind of testing was used.

I would not think that Red Bull would account for the positive urinalysis, but what you consumed and any medications would have to be carefully considered.

If they try to take any action against you, be sure that you have an experienced defense counsel who can fight this test result and present evidence that it is wrong.

I hope this helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions.