subject: Need to Know How Pass a Drug Test? [print this page] Got a Pre-Employment Drug Test Coming Up? Maybe you're being drug tested as a result of an accident at work or for a custody battle. Maybe you are just being victimized by the ol' random drug test thing. Whatever your reason for drug testing, you'll be glad to know that many have asked me to investigate how to pass a drug test. I took the challenge and have created a series of articles dealing with the subject of "How to pass a drug test"and the plethora of proposed methods of doing so. After reading these articles you may better know and understand how to ready yourself and in the end to pass that damned drug test.
It all starts with research. Researching any medication you are currently taking, whether over the counter or not, which might cause you to fail your pre-employment, random, post accident or custody drug test is an absolute must. Beware! A lot of today's most common medications can cause your drug test to show a positive presence of a number of illegal and controlled substances. A few examples of over the counter medications would include Dexatrim, Advil, and Aleve which show positive results for THC and Ecstasy. It would behoove you to Skip those drugs for at least 72 hours before you take your drug test.
We can't do much about those post accident or random drug test fellas other than consult with our attorney. I would advise anyone to seek the opinion of their own physician before undertaking a pre-employment, or custody drug test. I would also advise you carry a detailed list of all over-the-counter and prescription medications you may have taken for the last six or seven months to show to your doctor at least a week before your test so that s/he can instruct you on how many days before the test you should stop taking them to insure there's no inaccurate "false positive" drug test result as a consequence of your legal medication(s).
I would also advise you be careful what you eat. Your doctor should be able to give an opinion on what not to eat before your drug test. Certain foods can deliver a positive reading on your drug test. Eating anything with poppy seeds for example, may cause you to test positive for opiates such as, codeine and morphine, the two substances that heroin is broken down into. Now don't get me wrong, there was a woman who successfully sued an employer after they withdrew their lucrative job offer. It appears she ate two poppy seed bagels the morning of the interview and pre employment drug test. The woman was awarded $859,000. You may or may not be so lucky. It would be much easier to just change your dietary habits temporarily to assure yourself a more favorable drug test result.
If you've experienced multiple false positive drug test results, I would advise you ask for a different type of drug test. Rather than a urine drug test, you should request they use saliva, hair or sweat samples for example, to see if this changes things in your favor. Labs use a variety of test methods such as mass spectrometry or gas chromatography each breaking down your sample's components and reaching the result in a different way.
Here's that darned disclaimer: There are probably many legal ramifications one must consider when writing an article like this, so I've gotta tell you any information provided in this article is not intended to interpret the law nor is it intended to give legal or medical advice. Anything in this article that appears to be legal or medical advice should not be followed. If you have concerns about an upcoming drug test, please seek the counsel of a competent physician for medical advice and a competent attorney for legal advice. Reminder: DD Williams does not advocate Drug Use.
