Tested using armpit hair

formertoker1975 · 11-19-2005, 07:11 PM

Hi All,

I'm a former toker and I have been clean for 4.5 yrs (zero exceptions... totally clean). This may be a silly question but I haven't seen a clear answer already posted so here goes.

My hair was short so they went for the armpit... No big deal right?

From the FAQ - "Armpit hair grows at about .3mm per day." -trapt

If that's true, wouldn't I eventually have to trim it? I never have... So, from a forensics standpoint will they see that historical use?

Follow up question: I also have a background check and 4.5 years ago I failed a test (funny how that coordinates w/my change in lifestyle)... Will that show up?

Thanks all! This is a great site.

Buzzby · 11-19-2005, 07:26 PM

Think about it. If axillary hair grows at the rate of .3 mm/day, after four and a half years it would be 0.493 meters long. Do you have 19-inch-long pit hair?

Do you braid it?

Body hair grows to a certain length and then falls out. If it didn't, we'd all look like Orangutans. You don't have any body hair from four and a half years ago.

Hair tests are done on the 1.5 inches of hair closest to the skin, representing the last three months of growth. Hair older than that does not give a valid test result because of the natural breakdown of drug metabolites.

formertoker1975 · 11-19-2005, 07:32 PM

Cool, it falls out!

I wondered if that were the case but I wanted to ask for my own comfort. If my armpit hair were nearly a half meter long I believe I would opt for the dreads

Thanks much! Great signature

11-19-2005, 07:11 PM	#1
formertoker1975 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2 Grams: 1,870.80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Tested using armpit hair Hi All, I'm a former toker and I have been clean for 4.5 yrs (zero exceptions... totally clean). This may be a silly question but I haven't seen a clear answer already posted so here goes. My hair was short so they went for the armpit... No big deal right? From the FAQ - "Armpit hair grows at about .3mm per day." -trapt If that's true, wouldn't I eventually have to trim it? I never have... So, from a forensics standpoint will they see that historical use? Follow up question: I also have a background check and 4.5 years ago I failed a test (funny how that coordinates w/my change in lifestyle)... Will that show up? Thanks all! This is a great site.

11-19-2005, 07:26 PM	#2
Buzzby Buddhist Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16,810 Grams: 91,226.07 Thanks: 997 Thanked 6,797 Times in 3,140 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Think about it. If axillary hair grows at the rate of .3 mm/day, after four and a half years it would be 0.493 meters long. Do you have 19-inch-long pit hair? Do you braid it? Body hair grows to a certain length and then falls out. If it didn't, we'd all look like Orangutans. You don't have any body hair from four and a half years ago. Hair tests are done on the 1.5 inches of hair closest to the skin, representing the last three months of growth. Hair older than that does not give a valid test result because of the natural breakdown of drug metabolites. __________________ 60% of the people of America now say we are heading toward a depression. Not a recession, a depression. We are in desperate need of profitable industries that we can tax. Um... Now can we legalize pot? ~ Bill Maher Theocracy Watch

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