[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
I smoked marijuana last Friday and might (probably won’t but its possible) have a drug test on November 18th.[/quote]
That falls on a weekend - a drill weekend?. I hope you’re not in the reserve component of some branch of the military.
Anyhow, go buy the latest issue of “High Times.” They’ll be some product advertised in the back of the mag. Use one of those products, and you’ll be fine.
I’ve done the homework. Here’s what I know. Figure out where the test will be done. Call them. All they are doing is collecting the sample. Ask them where they send the sample. This is entirely within your rights, don’t identify yourself. They may sweat you, hold your ground and be confident and sound like you know what you’re talking about. That or have someone call for you.
There are a few places in the country that perform urinalysis. Ask the collection center where they send the specimen and/or what panel test they perform on the specimen. If they identify what the cutoff concentration for THC is you’re good to go, otherwise get the 1-800 number of the lab doing the work and call to ask them.
The vast majority of drug tests are 3 or 5 panel tests looking for things like alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, opiates and marijuana. The concetration cutoff for THC metabolites is typically 50 mg/nL. This is high (pardon) the pun. IF the results are constested, ( you argue false-positive) they conduct another screen on the same sample this time with a much more sensitive test, one that will show levels as low as 5mg/nL.
Anyway, after searching medline or pub med ( its been a while) I remember reading a published study that had subjects smoke an ENTIRE joint. The subjects were tested every day afterwards, using the 50 mg/nL cutoff, and by Thursday they were below the cutoff, meaning they would have passed the test.
IF you are a CHRONIC, HEAVY user, your clearance time will be several days, maybe weeks. However, if you are an infrequent user you should be fine. Just don’t smoke again before your exam. To be safe follow the advice about not offering your first pee of the day and about letting the stream run for a few seconds before you start filling the cup.
I have been a recreational user in the past and have passed 3 drug tests by laying off a couple of weeks prior to testing. I have had a buddy who was a heavy chronic user who quit a week out, took a cleansing product pre-test and failed. Quit now and you should be fine.
[quote]smokey13 wrote:
2) Don’t give the first pee of the day as a sample and don’t give the first part of your pee as a sample. In other words pee some into the toilet first then finish off in the cup. [/quote]
Good point. Some coffee or tea the morning of the test (more than you usually consume) will make you pee at least a time or two before the test.
As someone pointed out, you have 19+ days and should be fine if you don’t smoke again.
Are you lean? If yes, then even better. Fatsos store THC longer.
[quote]Charles Staley wrote:
This is off-topic, and not neccessarily intended to offend anyone, but it toally cracks me up to see how confused people claim to be regarding nutrition and supplementation, but who can show you how to cheat a drug test with the confidence and certitude of a PhD!
KombatAthlete wrote:
I smoked marijuana last Friday and might (probably won’t but its possible) have a drug test on November 18th. What could I do, aside from any stunts pulled at the actual test, to avoid testing positive?
[quote]Kailash wrote:
BarneyFife wrote:
If you really want to be safe, drink cranberry juice and lots of water daily until the day of the test.
Drink a lot of water before the test, and take a b-complex 2hours before the test. Take creatine, 10 grams, the morning of the test. The b-vitamins will color it yellow, and the creatine will help to show that it hasn’t been diluted.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner.
Dilute = 2 qts real cranberry (i.e. Northland brand) + water water water
Color = B-complex
Specific Gravity = Creatine
To minimize solutes: Take the sample from the middle of your piss stream, and don’t be making your first piss of the day.
Good luck.[/quote]
Incidentally, I have never tried this. I don’t smoke. But It was something I learned from someone else here on T-Nation. So don’t blame me if it doesn’t work.
Nice to see some intelligent responses here. If he has three weeks notice, and is reasonably lean, he should have absolutely no problem passing a urine test.
[quote]MrCritical wrote:
Your reefer ass don’t need to be working anywhere you have to take a drug test but 7 Eleven and Circle K anyways.
Rent “Clerks 2” and have a nice life, burrito brain. [/quote]
Assuming you are making a stab at humor. My sister smokes about once a week and is constantly called a pothead by numerous people. I used to get plastered every weekend and never heard a word.
I am astounded at the number of reponses I got in such a short time.
I have only smoked three times in my life, and prior to this last time I hadn’t smoked for at least a month. I am by no standard a heavy user.
I wrestle and we have to get ‘certified’ for our desires weight class, meaning that they calculate bodyfat via a caliper, weigh you, and tell you the lowest weight you could legitimately wrestle at (you can’t have below a certain bodyfat%). They have always taken a urine sample to test for hydration, as it would be easy to certify for a lower weight if you dehydrated yourself in order to obtain a lower scale weight.
There is rumor this year of a drug test with the urine sample, but it is probably not true. I just wanted to be on the safe side. Thank you for the informed replies.
[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
There is rumor this year of a drug test with the urine sample, but it is probably not true. I just wanted to be on the safe side. Thank you for the informed replies.[/quote]
HAHAHAH, sounds like a dumb high school rumor. You’re in HS right (I assumed so because you wrestle)?
From my understanding if you’re not a heavy user it leaves the system fairly quickly.
Best thing to do is test yourself with those drug store home kits or go to a clinic with the instant results. Should cost you about $30-$50 either way.
If you’re in the military the worst thing that will happen is that you get an Article 15 and loss of rank.
Assuming you are making a stab at humor. My sister smokes about once a week and is constantly called a pothead by numerous people. I used to get plastered every weekend and never heard a word.
Funny ol’ world.
[/quote]
I would have called you a pathetic drunk. Is it still a good idea to smoke weed?
Assuming you are making a stab at humor. My sister smokes about once a week and is constantly called a pothead by numerous people. I used to get plastered every weekend and never heard a word.
Funny ol’ world.
I would have called you a pathetic drunk. Is it still a good idea to smoke weed?
Funny ol’ world, indeed.[/quote]
Wow, you’re amazing man. I suppose you don’t have any vices. Oh wait, you like to give people shit. Nevermind.
Passing a urine test perhaps, But if they do a hair sample test you are fooked as someone already stated.
Best of luck.
[quote]alownage wrote:
Nice to see some intelligent responses here. If he has three weeks notice, and is reasonably lean, he should have absolutely no problem passing a urine test. [/quote]
