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drloomis82
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Home drug test kits... how accurate?
#4867553 - 10/29/05 04:15 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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How accurate are those home drug tests? I just picked up some 1-panel THC tests and I failed the first one (positive for THC), took another a day later and could only notice a faint line (even a faint line is supposed to be a pass, though) and now I always get a clear enough line to assure me that it?s a ?pass? after just drinking a little water.
If I can pass the THC test, should I be able to pass most pre-employment screens (for urine)? Are the home tests usually pretty accurate and comparable w/ the ones you get at the testing site?
The specific tests I used are called ?STAT! 1-panel THC test kit? and it involves dipping the kit in urine for 15 seconds and then waiting 5 min for results.
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: drloomis82]
#4867626 - 10/29/05 04:49 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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you will fail.
plain and simple. I have a lot of experience in this, and the only thing that has worked for me is drinking a LOT of water. like 1- 1.5 gallons of water in about 2 hours, up to the test.
If all you need to do is pass 1 test, go to a headshop and buy a kit that is GUARENTEED to give you a pass, or your money back, because all the rest are pretty much scams, or dont really work all the time.
they're about 50 bucks, but if its for a job, or for probation or whatever, its worth it.
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: MrKrinkle]
#4867690 - 10/29/05 05:09 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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All they do is make you piss more, drinking cranberry juice works better. Dring lots of water while taking creatine supplements and salt, 2 hours before the test take a vitamin B pill and 2 asprin.
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drloomis82
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: ThePredator]
#4867935 - 10/29/05 06:26 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah, those "pass-your-test" drinks are a scam, even the ones that are "guranteed." If you notice, they tell you to re-fill the bottle w/ water twice and to drink it... it's the water more than anything that helps.
My question, simply, was: if I can consistently pass the home urine tests, then I should be able to pass a urine test for Home Depot or UPS... right? I will have been clean for about 10-12 days or so when I finally do have to take one... and before that I only toked a bowl or two... before that I was clean for like 1 wk. and before that had smoked like an 1/8th or so.
My plan is to contine to exercise and drink lots of fluids. I drink a ton of water (even when I'm not intentionally trying to flush) and will be drinking more cranberry juice and green tea. The day of the test(s) I wlil drink a few bottles of water and a couple gatorades, take 2-4 aspirin, and give them the midstream of my urine (as the metabolites tend to concentrate in the first and last streams).
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: drloomis82]
#4869188 - 10/30/05 01:17 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's a toss up. Some places use those home tests for their screenings, but I know the HD here doesn't.
If you want to be sure about it(and damn is it a good feeling when you are) then get some clean urine from a friend or friends brother. The only thing you'll have to do is find some hand warmer packs like these. If you can't find them at the local stores, then try and find a military surplus store. The MREs they have will most likely come with a heat pack. All you do is put the clean sample in some sort of concealable container and secure 2-3 heatpacks around it with a rubber band. Give it about 20 minutes to warm up. You'll know it's at a good temp when it feels like, well, piss lol.
And if that fails, then check the headshops around you for synthetic urine. Comes with a bottle w/ temperature strip, urine, and heater pack for ~$40.
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: daimyo]
#4870462 - 10/30/05 12:02 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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It all depends on what the threshold is on your home kit. I work for a lab and our kits have a threshold of 50ng/ml which I believe is what most labs use. I have however heard of places using 15ng/ml which is extremley hard to pass but that is pretty rare.
Just keep up the exercise and water like you have been doing. On test day try to get an afternoon appointment since the THC metabolite concentration in your urine will always be greatest in the morning. Don't overdue the water. I wouldn't drink more than 2 liters since most labs will also check the creatnine levels to make sure that the specimen is not diluted. If you are worried about your creatnine level eat some red meat for lunch and it should give a little spike. Take some vitamin b to help color your pee back to yellow and you should be fine. Let us know how it goes.
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: NCognito]
#4870605 - 10/30/05 12:50 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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You cannot clear out your system by drinking shitloads of water. The water isn't passing through the fat cells where the THC is stored, plus, THC is not water soluable. The only thing you'll be doing is dilluting your piss, which they can check for.
The only way to pass one of those tests is to drink a shitload of water to dillute your urine a few hours before the test, then take 2 vitamin B complexes to replace your creatnine levels and color your pee. Detox's won't work, and dilluting your urine alone won't work. If you want REAL information on passing drug tests: http://overgrow.com/edge/forumdisplay.php?f=128
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drloomis82
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Thanks, man. Great link. If you speed up your metabolism by exercising, you can push the THC out of the fat cells then drink fluids to flush them... so, in a sense, one can clean out THC w/ water (and exercise). The key is to stop exercising a few days prior and to eat a fair amount of high-calorie meals.
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Re: Home drug test kits... how accurate? [Re: drloomis82]
#4871190 - 10/30/05 03:06 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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most places run them through an analysis machine which gives them your exact numbers... try not smoking for a couple of weeks
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