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retroP

I have been clean (for the most part) for the last nine weeks. I've smoked absolutely nothing in the last month. I had about 3 hits about a month ago, and another 3 hits in mid-December. Before the 3rd of December, I was pretty full-on chronic for a little over a year.

I have a test coming up on Monday -- 9 weeks to the day since I quit smoking regularly. The urine will be sent to a lab, so no dilution will be possible.
I'm 5'10 and about 220 lb. I have actually gained about five pounds since I quit (more beer!) and haven't really exercised -- at least not to the point of working up a sweat.....

For a few weeks after I stopped, I took several daily doses of Sonne's #7, a few tabs of activated charcoal, and some fiber supplements to prevent reabsorption as my body cleaned itself out. I don't know if that really helps or not, but still.....

Is there any way that I will come out above a 15-20 ng/ml cutoff considering I've been clean for so long? I'm thinking I won't, but I know some of you guys know better than I.....

Thanks in advance!!

 

5drive

It would be more accurate to say you cut way down 9 weeks ago and have been clean since mid Dec., but that should still give you a nice safe cushion for a clean reading.

rastalou

Having been semi-clean for 9 weeks might be enough to pass your U.A..The charcoal may not help as you would like it to.To be safe, go buy a good flush at your local headshop etc. My local smoke shop store has them for about $30.00. Expensive but worth it if you want the job man. Follow the directions carefully. Having those few tokes during those 9 weeks may show up positive but it will be such a low conceentration that it may not even have any bearing on the test results.I have toked for 42 years & I've had only 3 U.A.'s.I had been clean for 2 months but the tests came up positive.So,I'm thinking that after that many years toking,I have high concentrations of T.H.C.in my body fat.Just an assumption mind you.Anyway my friend,do what you have to do to get a negative result on your U.A.I'm only speaking from my own experience & not from a professional standpoint.In other words,use discretion when you hear about suggestions & advice on how to pass a urine test(absent from T.H.C.) At least you had fair warning on your test.Random tests are a bitch
Actually,from my own archives of experiences,random is complete bullshit.It's just a word to scare the fuck out of you.Do what ya gotta do & have a good one doing it.Peace be with you.be well.
"Rasta Lou"

P.S.In some rare cases,30 days is enough time clean to pass a U.A. However,some results can be identified as a false positive or even false negative.No test is 100% accurate.

Sec

Don't waste your money on a detox product. It shoudl be good enought to test negative. It also depends on your metabolism and the quantity of THC you had built up in your body when you quit smoking. If you insist on spending money, get a home test and test yourself using your first urine of the day. That will contain the most concentrated level of THC per quantity of urine. If you can test negative with that urine, you will test negative with any other void of the day.

Randoms are not bullshit. They are the most frequent way people are caught during employment testing.

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use discretion when you hear about suggestions & advice on how to pass a urine test

This is the only thing that rastalou said that you should actually pay attention to, other than the bit about the charcoal not working.

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retroP

I took the test today. It's being sent off to a lab, and I have a feeling the lab has a 15 ng/ml cutoff -- they do gc/ms testing which is the most accurate test out there. It's possible that for pre-employment screening where there is no government involvement, the cutoff will be higher -- more like 20 maybe....
The home test has about a 50 ng/ml cutoff -- much less sensitive. I did pass a home test on January 26th so thats a good sign.

Really, two different occasions of three light tokes shouldn't ruin 9 otherwise-clean weeks.....

 

retroP

F A I L E D ! ! !

NOTHING AT ALL in a MONTH and I failed. That's the GC/MS test for you folks!!!

Doesn't matter, I'm fine and I wasn't sure about taking that job anyway.....

Crazy.....very surprised!

rastalou

retroP

Nah, not gonna go back to that shit. It just makes me a lazy idiot anyway. The women don't like it either, especially when it lowers the ol' sex drive. It was fun while it lasted, but it's time to grow the F up....

Sec

Personally, I am quite surprised that you failed. There might have been some other reason you failed besides positive for marijuana. Did the employer or MRO say anything as to what you were positive for?

Did you drink anything prior to taking the test or were you pretty much dehydrated?

You couldn't have failed by much... Man! I am really surprised, especially since you passed a home test about a week earlier.

Tough luck...

BTW, you didn't partake in any other drugs (i.e.: off topics) or eat (like brownies or mj tea) any marijuana lately, did you?

retroP

I'm surprised myself! I didn't have any THC at all in any form for 30 days. I stopped doing it every day on about December 4th. I had a few hits mid-month, and a few on about Jan 4th or 5th. After that - NOTHING. I was tested on February 4th. The office called me on the 6th and told me I tested positive for marijuana. They sent it to a lab, and I'm sure they did that GC/MS test and put a SUPER-LOW cutoff. The last time I had a test for the same kind of job, they did an instant test, which of course is not as sensitive. That's what I expected when I went in to make an appointment.

I wasn't really dehydrated on the day of. I actually did have some food poisoning from some bad Super Bowl party food, so that could have changed up my water balance. I would have sworn it would be hardly traceable, so I just don't know....

I think the problem is the fact that I'm 220 lb, and I've actually gained weight since I started. No smoke = more Guinness.....