{"id":3773,"date":"2020-01-31T19:44:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T19:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weednews.co\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2020-05-21T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:02:11","slug":"how-to-pass-a-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weednews.co\/how-to-pass-a-drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Pass A Drug Test: The Job Survival Guide For Stoners"},"content":{"rendered":"
You\u2019re offered a job \u2013 one that you want. There\u2019s just one problem; you have to take a drug test before you can start.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, employers never give you a month to get clean before you have to pee in a cup (or less commonly, have your blood, hair, or saliva tested). You might get a couple of days warning, at most.<\/p>\n
Can you still pass a drug test on such short notice?<\/p>\n
Maybe. It depends on how often (and how much) you smoke, the type of test you have to take, and what you\u2019re willing to do.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s simply common sense. Occasional smokers won\u2019t have signs of pot use stay in their bodies for very long. But those who smoke up (or consume weed in a different form<\/a>) every day, much more of the telltale signs will build up in blood, urine, hair, and saliva \u2013 and will take much longer to vanish.<\/p>\n Exactly how long? The best estimates are a few days for occasional use, 2-3 weeks for regular use, and as long as six weeks for those who smoke multiple times every day. Since prospective employers aren\u2019t going to give you a month or two before you have to take your test, the best advice is to get clean a couple of months before looking for a job<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, that\u2019s probably not realistic advice for most readers. Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s still hope.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If your employer is going to test your blood, you\u2019re in luck. It will only show a reliable positive result if you\u2019ve consumed cannabis in the last day, at most. Don\u2019t use for a few days, and there should be no issue. Saliva test swabs are becoming somewhat more common, but they are plagued with questions about their accuracy. They can supposedly detect weed for three days after usage, but many testers don\u2019t trust them and many businesses stay away from them.<\/p>\n At the other end of the spectrum is hair testing<\/a>, which can detect usage going back several months (or longer). There\u2019s some good news there, though. Many companies don\u2019t look for weed when they check hair; the test is allegedly \u201cbiased\u201d because it\u2019s more sensitive to thick, African American hair, so a lot of firms stay away from it for PR reasons. And the majority of employers who take a hair sample for drug testing are looking for meth or coke, not pot.<\/p>\n If you are going to have your hair tested, however, some claim that using Head and Shoulders, Rave or Neutrogena shampoo can lower detectable drug concentrations, and there are specific products designed for weed users which supposedly work even better. As a last resort, you can shave all hair on your body (not just your head) that\u2019s an inch or longer, and claim you\u2019re a competitive swimmer. That obviously isn\u2019t an optimal strategy if you eat most of your meals at Taco Bell and Burger King, or if the drug testers aren\u2019t dumb.<\/p>\n Now, to the most problematic \u2013 and we\u2019re sorry to report, the most common \u2013 the type of drug testing. A urine test can accurately tell, particularly for heavy users, whether you\u2019ve smoked or consumed pot in the last 30 days. That time frame requires some pretty drastic advance planning or some pretty drastic action to get clean in a hurry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019re sorry to report that most of the stoner detox recipes you see online don\u2019t work. Lecithin, activated charcoal, herbal teas, vinegar, and cranberry juice aren\u2019t going to clean your urine in days or, in many cases, even weeks. Neither are most of the \u201cmiracle cleanse\u201d products often sold on pot-centric websites, although a few can speed the detox process up to ten days instead of thirty.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re simply trying to clean signs of pot use from your system<\/a> over a month or so, exercise and healthy eating (no junk food or red meat, lots of water and tea, plenty of leafy green vegetables and fiber) \u2013 and of course, abstinence \u2013 should do the trick.<\/p>\n Otherwise, it\u2019s time for the more drastic action we\u2019ve mentioned.<\/p>\nTypes of Drug Tests<\/h2>\n
Getting Clean For a Urine Test<\/h2>\n