red0124

This will be a tad lengthy, I apologize in advance. I have subtitled and bulleted the sections so that you can skim. I just wanted to thoroughly present all the details pertaining to my situation.

Here is my story and a few general inquiries:

Story:

I am a 21 year old white male. I am 6' tall and weigh 150 pounds. I have medium-dark brown hair. I am the preferred candidate for a promotion at work. Upon receipt of an offer, I will be required to undergo a drug screening. I have known about this for a while. I originally thought that it would be a urinalysis. However I was reading the company's human resources website, and it makes mention of both hair and urine samples at different points.

Following is my history within the past two years, (or more importantly, the past ninety days.) The only time that I have partook in the past two years was on the evening of March 8 and the morning of March 9. I smoked three separate times on those days, a few hits off a bowl each time. I honestly was not counting, so a broad estimate would be somewhere between 10 and 20 hits total over a period of roughly 12 hours. The goods were of low quality. I was nowhere near where I should have been after such heavy usage relative to my history. It was also very weak tasting and smelling, and was bought for very cheap.

At the time, I believed that I would only be subject to a urinalysis, but still got paranoid and starting researching. That is when I read the company's website. I have also read the entire "results" thread and countless other forums, advertisements, and articles.

My hair analysis, if that is what I am to take, could be in as little as two weeks or in as much as four weeks. To be safe, I'm going to assume that it is in two weeks.

Below is what I have so far done:

- I have done the MacCuj0 method four or five times with half hour durations for all ingredients. I do not wash with another shampoo or conditioner after the method. I just rinse the the Tide out.

- I have started washing my hair with Tide instead of shampoo on a regular basis (everything I've read suggests that alkalinity is the key to destroying the cuticle). I lather with Tide 5 to 10 minutes before showering, then do not rinse it out until just before I get out of the Shower.

- After both the MacCuj0 methods and the Tide washings in the shower, I apply a "curl revitalizer" to my hair. Its main ingredient is propylene glycol.

- After about 30 days clean I shaved off all of my body hair. That was about two weeks ago. By the test it will either be long enough to be tested and guaranteed clean, or, at least, too short to test, but not short enough to arouse suspicion. I am not a very hairy person anyway, so I was able to pull this off. No one noticed that I shaved my arms, and no one saw my legs, underarms, or pubic area because they were covered by my clothes.

What's Next?:

This promotion is extremely important to me for both personal and financial reasons. I am close friends with my supervisor and he, and everyone else I work with is expecting me to get the job. If I do not get the job because of this, it will be extremely embarrassing. The drug screening happens after the offer is made, so everyone will already know that I have the job and it is expected that I will pass the subsequent tests. I understand that I need to take responsibility for my actions, but this would still be kind of awful. Not to mention, it may also leave me unemployed.

I Am Willing (Planning) To:

- Do more MacCuj0 Treatments whenever I have the time.

- Bleach and redye my hair in preparation for the hair test.

and/or

- Use a hair relaxer.

- I am also planning to buy Paul Mitchell 3 in the coming days.

- I have considered buying a special shampoo, but I am hesitant because they seem to be less effective and more expensive than many other treatments.

- I intend to cut my head hair before the test.

My Questions:

- My first question, like that of most new users on the site, is "What is the community's consensus on my likelihood of passing?" I have heard about the "three times in three months" rule, but feel that my isolated, but moderate, usage probably puts me on the cusp.

- Should I continue with my current regimen or should I try something more extreme (bleach or hair relaxer)? I know that these treatments cannot hurt, (well, actually they physically hurt, but they cannot hurt my chances), but are they necessary?

- Finally, How short should I cut my hair? I have about three inches on top now, but do not care about it. I usually cut it short, then let out grow for a while. I calculated that there is about 1/16 in. of infected hair on my head. I know that, if my screening ends up being in four weeks, I would have roughly 80 days clean and I could just cut my hair to an inch. But if it is in two weeks, I would have only at about 3/4 of an inch clean, and that might arouse suspicion. I know that most testing companies dissolve the whole sample together, so should I leave it at 1.5 inches to dilute the sample as much as possible with clean hair? Or should I risk having just-a-little-too-short head and body hair that I know is clean? This is one question that I have actually never been able to find a definitive answer to.

Thanks in advance for all your help and I apologize for this little novella that I have just written. If you have made it down this far, know that I truly do appreciate your time and concern.