Drug Testing
It's A Matter of Time
It's inevitable that the day will come that you find out that you have to be drug tested. It may be to get a job, or keep your job or even get compensated for an injury at your job. Nonetheless, it's bound to happen, and the luxury of a little advance notice isn't always there. If you know that a drug test is in your near future, use your time wisely. Evaluate your lifestyle honestly. An "occasional smoker" (and that does not mean smoking everyday, but only once a day) may only need a week of abstaining to test clean in a urinalysis, but detection can go back as far as a month.
What To Do As The Zero Hour Approaches
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Prayer
Prayer couldn't hurt, but has been found unreliable as a stand alone method. To date, there have been no confirmed cases of divine intervention in the 11th hour that would back up this method, although many people still use it.
Pickle Juice
Drinking pickle juice by the gallon will flush out any lingering traces of cannabis in your system. Also olive juice, beet juice, lemon juice, cheap gin, cod liver oil, and embalming fluid have been sworn to do the trick. You'll flush out your system, but most likely the results of your autopsy will detect the cannabis you recently smoked.
Seriously...
When it comes to drug testing, rely only on credible, researched information. Assess your situation the minute you are made aware that you will have to take a drug test, and prepare yourself with the best and most reliable strategy.
The following documents provide important information about drug testing.
Review of Biologic Matrices (Urine, Blood, Hair) as Indicators of Recent or Ongoing Cannabis Use [PDF]
Marijuana Detection Times The Marijuana Detection Window: Determining the Length of Time Cannabinoids Will Remain Detectable in Urine Following Smoking: A Critical Review of Relevant Research and Cannabinoid Detection Guidance for Drug Courts
The ABCs of Marijuana and Drug Testing By Paul Armentano, Heads Magazine
Just Say No Random Student Drug Testing [PDF] Printing instructions: print 1st page; re-insert paper; print 2nd page.
You Are Going Directly to Jail DUID Legislation: What It Means, Who's Behind It, and Strategies to Prevent It Paul Armentano, Senior Policy Analyst, NORML/NORML Foundation
The Great Debate: Against Random Employee Drug Testing
Driver Beware: Sober or stoned makes little difference in the eyes of the law High Times Magazine Student drug testing betrays our nation's traditions and doesn't work anyway By Paul Armentano, Athens News
Not Your Parent's Drug Test By Paul Armentano, Alternet.org
A Look at the Historical Legal Basis for Urine Testing NORML Publication
Drug Testing Tips: Dealing With Urinalysis on Short Notice California NORML Publication; Updated March 1997
Back to School - and a Test You Can't Study For ACLU Publication; September 2000
Urinalysis or Uromancy? The Untold Costs of Drug Testing Abuse Dale H. Gieringer, Ph.D.; 1992
Your Analysis is Faulty (How to lie with drug statistics)
For more information, take a look at our drug testing links to other sites.
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