Do you work for a company that requires routine drug testing? Perhaps the drug test is also a statutory requirement. A drug test can be done with a sample of your urine, hair, blood or saliva. It is to your personal and professional advantage to be negatively tested on the drugs in your body. By far the best way to pass a drug test is to know how long the drugs remain in your body and the drug consumption for the appropriate period of time.
If your employer requires a drug test, it is very likely that you must give a urine sample. In rare cases an employer may also require a blood test, saliva test or a hair test. The urine test is normally carried out privately (in a laboratory toilets) but can also be monitored by a laboratory staff member.
Incorrect positive drug tests are rare in licensed approved laboratories. Certain prescription drugs, prescription-free substances and herbal home remedies can be mistaken for drugs during a drug test. Some mucolytic drugs can, for example, give positive values for amphetamines in a drug test. To prevent the result of your drought test from showing false positive results, you should compile a complete list of all drugs and submit them with the necessary explanatory documents.
Urine tests can reveal a number of substances in your body. The specific drugs you are tested for are dependent on a number of factors: your personal or legal history, the requirements of your workplace, legal regulations or workplace accidents. All these factors can have an influence on the selection of specific drugs that your employer wants to test. The most frequently performed drogue test is the 5-panel urine test. Most 5-panel urine tests look for traces of the following drugs:
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Opiate
- Amphetamines
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
Although the 5-panel test is the most common test, your employer or lawmaker may decide to have more drugs tested. Some or all of the following may be tested:
- Alcohol
- MDMA (Ecstasy)
- Barbiturates
- Propoxyphene
- Benzodiazepine
A urine test not only tests your sobriety at the very moment when you give your test. In a drug test, your drug use of the past days or even weeks is tested instead. Custom drug users often have higher concentrations of drugs in the body than random drug users. For this reason, drug testing in the case of habitual drug users can still be positive after several days or weeks of abstinence. The metabolism, the quality and quantity of drugs taken, the degree of hydration of the body and overall health are other factors that have a strong impact on the concentration of drugs in your body. The following time periods apply to the detection of drugs in a urine test:
- Amphetamine: two days
- Barbiturates: two days to three weeks
- benzodiazepine: three days (therapeutic dose); Four to six weeks -
(Habitual consumption) - Cocaine: four days
- Ecstasy: two days
- Heroin: two days
- marijuana: two to seven days (one-time consumption); One to two months
(Habitual consumption) - Methamphetamine: two days
- Morphine: two days
- PCP: eight to fortnight (one-time consumption); 30 days (chronic,
Regular consumption)
The only and absolutely safe way to pass a drug test is not to take the drugs. This is especially true if you are in a test window. In some cases you will know in advance when the drug test will be carried out. In other cases, you may have no warning. In this case, you should consider whether it is likely that you will be tested for drugs in the near future. Interrupt your drug consumption, for example, if you:
- Looking for a job
- In the trial period
- Have a profession where random drug tests are practice
The test equipment will not show any specific results when using these methods. Previously, commercial and non-prescription chemicals were used with nitrates to laminate THC (the active drug in Cannabis). Today, these substances are generally tested. These products are all verifiable and will automatically appear in the evaluation of a failed drug test.
The dilution of the sample reduces the concentration of the drug metabolites. This is achieved by the addition of liquid to the sample. Most throg test labs routinely test the samples for dilution.
- The admixture of liquid urine is a method of diluting urine. The temperature of the urine is measured during the test of the
urine. Diluted urine can be easily detected because it does not have the proper temperature. - By drinking excessive amounts of fluid, you can also flush your body. However, this can also be dangerous (people have
already died of water poisoning) and be risky because the colorless urine can arouse the suspicion that the sample has been
altered. You will probably be asked to give another sample after a few hours, but this time is not enough to eliminate the
traces of the drugs from your body.
Excessive rinsing of your body with water will probably lead to a rejection of your sample, but you can easily lower the concentration of THC if you are well hydrated. Persons who have not used marijuana for several days will be able to see a clear difference in the results of the test evaluation. For an optimal urine sample you can:
- Drink three to four glasses of water the morning before the test
- At least urinate twice before you give your sample. Your urine in the early morning has the highest drug concentration. Give
your body time to rinse the drugs and never use the first morning urine for a drug test. - Drink coffee or caffeinated lemonade. Caffeine is a mild diuretic that can help you flush fluids faster from your body.
The science is divided on the efficacy of aspirin in this context, but some studies have shown that aspirin can help to mask certain chemicals in the body during a drug test. If you are concerned about the test results, you can take four aspirin several hours before the test. It may not be helpful, but most people can take aspirin safely and without harmful side effects.
- Aspirin can be dangerous for people who take blood thinners. Make sure you read the instructions and warnings on the
leaflet carefully before you start taking Aspirin.
When replacing the sample, you replace your urine with the urine of another person or a synthetic drug. Many companies offer instruments and devices for urine exchange and also synthetic urine.
- You should know that fraud in a urine test can be a crime. In many countries it is illegal to replace your urine with the urine of
another person. This can be seen as a criminal fraud, potentially jeopardizing your workplace, your admission, or your legal
status. Carefully consider whether a fraud in a urine test is worth the risk. - Synthetic urine is provided in two basic forms: the liquid form available in smoke shops is similar to the substances used to
calibrate laboratory equipment. The powdered urine in the tube is mixed with a few centilitres of warm water. Both varieties
are stored together with a thermometer in a dispenser. - One of the challenges in delivering a reversed urine sample is to ensure that the sample has normal body temperature (32 ° C
to 36 ° C) (89 ° F to 97 ° F ). - Various laboratories are now testing the samples on synthetic urine. For your legal protection, it is important that you did not
apply this method at least government tests including aptitude tests for military service, community service and special
permits. - The liquid, premixed urine has some disadvantages because it has no crown or small layer of vesicles on the surface and is
also odorless. Synthetic urine in powdered form possesses these properties. Many laboratories will reject your urine sample if
they suspect that the sample is synthetic and they will ask you to urinate under direct supervision. - It may also be dangerous to replace your urine with the urine of another person because there is the possibility that this
sample does not pass the test either. Urine may become darker with time and the sample will be contaminated by the
formation of bacteria. If the decomposition of the sample becomes visible, the laboratory may be suspicious.
In some cases, an employer or prosecutor may require a repeat test. Do not pass your drought test with the use of drugs. You can simply go through the next test. Be patient and make sure that your results are credible before you plan further actions.
The drugs metabolised by the body will land in the blood vessels and thus also on the head. The traces of the drugs are filtered through the hair and lead to a positive drug test.
- Drug tests with hair samples can show the drug consumption of a person over the last few months. This test is more accurate
than a urine or blood test for long-term drug use. - For testing a hair sample, 50 to 80 hairs of the head are required near the apex. Even though this test is often referred to as a
"hair follicle test", your scalp remains intact and will not be damaged. - The head hair must have a minimum length of three centimeters. If this hair length is not available (shaved skull at the test
person), body hair such as beard hair, chest hair or the hair on the arms or legs can also be used.
A hair follicle test is an effective test in a long-term drug test or drug use. In the case of a one-time drug consumption, it is very likely that the hair follicle test ends with a negative result. If you have smoked a single joint in the last three months, there is reason to hope to pass the test. However, if you had a period during which you smoked every day for a week, it is much more likely that you do not pass the test.
The drug test is very effective in diagnosing drug use in the past, but the recent drug use is difficult to prove with this test. It usually takes several days to a week until the recently consumed drugs are detectable in your hair.
- For this reason, some employers and authorities require that you do both a hair test (for the evaluation of long-term drug
use) and a urine test (for short-term drug use).
One of the most frequent hair follicle tests is the 5-panel drug test. Like the 5-panel urine test, the 5-panel hair follicle test can detect traces of the following drugs:
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Opiate
- Amphetamines (including Ecstasy, Meth and Molly)
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
Some employers or authorities decide to have additional drugs tested outside the traditional 5-panel test. In addition to the usual drugs sold on the street, these drugs also contain numerous categories of prescription drugs. These drugs include:
- Benzodiazepines
- Methadone
- Barbiturates
- Propoxyphene
- OxyContin
- Demerol
- Tramadol
Normally the tested hair has a length of (3 centimeters) (1.5 inch) and is taken directly at the scalp. This hair test is long enough to test your drug consumption in the last 90 days. The only way to pass a hair test is to have these drugs for the period not in your body.
Many of the techniques for falsifying urine tests are not applicable to hairstyles. For example, your hair sample is often taken by a laboratory assistant because the intimate sphere (like a urine test) is not injured. There are no chemical products with lessening effect or other methods with liquid substances to dilute the concentration. The high success rate in hair follicle tests is the reason why this test is chosen by many employers and authorities.
- Especially for people with dark hair, it is difficult to cheat on a hair follicle test. For this reason, there are numerous
complaints that this test is ethnically unfair and racist.
If you do not want to make the hair, you can simply shave so that there is not enough hair on your body or on the head for the sample. This will probably mean a complete body shave or wax treatment because all body hair can be tested for drugs.
- Even if this method will prevent you from passing the test, it will probably make your employer even more suspicious, and
maybe a reason you will not get the job.
There are a number of shampoos that are said to be helpful in passing your hair follicle test. None of the effects of these shampoos were scientifically investigated. The evidence in the form of success reports is invented and possibly suspicious.
- Home remedies, which are attributed a certain success, are hair rinses with vinegar, salicylic acid and detergent, followed by
temporary hair removal. These treatments are not tested, but they are not very expensive, and as long as these products do
not get in your eyes, they also have few side effects. - Some studies show that traces of cocaine are less likely to be detected in cosmetically treated hair.
A saliva test or test of the oral fluids can usually detect drug use during the last hours and days. These tests are becoming more and more important because they are practical, non-invasive and inexpensive. Saline tests can detect all drugs that are detectable in blood.
The detection of drugs in saliva tests can last for up to four days. For many lighter drugs, a drug test may already be passed 26 to 33 hours after drug use. A salivary test in an imbalance is considered a more effective diagnostic tool rather than the general drug-induced behavior. People in positions that are concerned about an imbalance (for example, commercial carriers) are likely to opt for a saliva test for this reason. The time periods, for the detection of the drugs in the saliva are:
- Cannabis (THC): One hour after consumption and up to 24 hours after, depending on the type of consumption
- Cocaine (including crack): From the time of consumption to two or three days later
- Opiates: From the time of consumption to two or three days later
- Methamphetamine and ecstasy: from the time of consumption to two or three days afterwards
- Benzodiazine: From the time of consumption to two or three days after
Most saliva tests are carried out directly in a laboratory and it is difficult to exchange a sample or change your saliva. Unlike the urine test, the intimate sphere does not have to be preserved during a saliva test, which means that you can be observed during the test period. The only real guarantee to pass a saliva test in this period is to use no drugs in the time period between one and four days before the test.
Studies have shown that food, drinking and brushing can have a temporary effect on the results of the drug test. However, this effect ebbs off after 30 minutes. For this reason, many companies demand that you do not take any food or liquids 30 minutes before the test. You may be observed in this laboratory for this period. If you are not observed, you may want to rinse your mouth with a bought mouth rinse. It is possible that you will be asked to retry the test if the contamination of your saliva is discovered by the mouthwash.
There are many situations that require a test under observation. If you have a driver's license and pass a urine sample that is outside the acceptable temperature range or provide evidence of dilution or falsification, an immediate repeat of the test may be required under observation. Some employers require that a sample be observed with certain professional groups, if there is a history of drug or alcohol abuse. You can, of course, always refuse to submit these types of samples, but this can have many disadvantages for you, such as the possible loss of your workplace.
In Germany the sale of synthetic urine is permitted, but the use for the adulteration of a urine test is prohibited. At least ten US States (Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas) have prohibited the sale of synthetic urine or falsifying a urine test. You should be aware of this when you think about your options.
Employers have the legal permission to carry out a urine test or saliva test and refuse their recruitment on the basis of the result with the consent of the employee. Different States have different rules governing the nature, timing and conduct of the tests. The company must, for example, commit itself in writing to comply with certain procedures and promise not to perform 'random' tests. Some situations where you are likely to be asked for a test are:
- In the setting process. You do not have to submit a blood test as an applicant. A potential employer can name the existence of
a drug test as a condition for the job offer as soon as it is submitted to you. - If you are a pregnant woman in the hospital. In the US, some countries are demanding that pregnant women be tested for
illegal drug use as part of their pregnancy care. The US Supreme Court (the highest court) declared this method in 2001 in the
Ferguson case against Charleston as constitutional. However, a blood test is routinely carried out in women who deliver in
the hospital. A pregnant mother might be faced with additional costs from threats or worse consequences if traces of drugs
are detected in her blood. - If you are driving a vehicle or a heavy machine. Jobs where the lives of others are compromised because an employee is
impaired - such as on road construction sites or trucks - are often associated with routing tests. - If you have a suspicious behavior. If you have an accident in the workplace, a blurred speech, or a very excited behavior, your
employer can ask your consent (in Germany) for a drog test as a condition for your continued employment.
The laws are often very different from state to state. You can find the details of the rules of your state for drug testing by consulting an employment lawyer, a trade organization or the government.
- It is illegal on the part of the employer to test an applicant with his consent to drugs without first making an offer for the job.
- It is also prescribed by law that an applicant may not be discriminated against due to past drug problems. Here, too, you can
reject the hiring of people if you have reason to revert to the drug again and endanger the safety and health of other
employees. If you are not sure how to deal with an applicant who has had drug problems in the past, you can consult an
attorney. The law does not prohibit the applicant, who has used drugs in the past, to participate in a rehabilitation program
before he is recruited.
There are a number of false rumors and unresolved statements about the existence of drug tests. There are also a number of commercial products that lure the consumer with the promise to help him with the existence of the drug test without these claims being backed up by evidence. The most common myths include:
- Smoke from second hand. The minimum values are chosen so that no positive results are produced by occasional inhalation
of second-hand smoke. - Poppy seed. The current minimum quantity for poppy seeds was increased from 2000 ng / ml to 2,000 ng / ml in 1998 in order
to rule out false positive test results. So that you can pass this amount in a single day you have to eat a whole loaf with poppy
seeds. - Bleaching. The addition of bleach will change the pH of your urine sample. The sample is instantly recognizable as fake and
you will not pass the test. By drinking bleach, you can become blind and it can possibly kill you. - Aspirin. It is claimed that aspirin can create false, negative values for THC. This works "only" under the ideal conditions and
only for certain types of tests. This is not a guarantee for passing the test. - The bleaching and re-dyeing of your hair can not remove the metabolites during the test from the hair structure. For naturally
blond people, it is easier to pass a hair follicle test.
- By far the best way to pass a drug test is to refuse all drugs. If a complete abstinence is not possible, you must stay abstinent
for at least one week up to three months before the test in order to pass most of the drug tests. - Be aware of the scenarios in most drug tests. If you have a job where you need to operate large machines or vehicles, many
employers will ask for a death test if you want to accept the offer. Many routine workers or during the probationary period are
expected to undergo routine drug tests. - If you are taking cannabis for medical reasons where this treatment is legal, you can consult a labor law attorney who will
enlighten you about your options. The legal implications for this substance have not yet been definitively established.
- The attempt to falsify a death test can have additional personal and legal consequences and is punished in some states as
fraud. - Be very careful when ordering miracle products over the Internet. Usually, these substances are not medically tested and
they can also be very expensive. Although some, possibly fictitious, statements prove their effectiveness, this is not a
guarantee that they are actually helpful. - Do not drink too much water to falsify your urine test. Drink plenty of water so that you are well hydrated, but do not poison
yourself by drinking many liters of water. It may be dangerous. Your drought test can be easily recognized as diluted and you
will have to repeat the test after a while. - Do not use poisonous substances (such as bleach) to falsify a drug test. This does not work and it can also be very harmful to
your health.
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