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Various urban legends, myths and tricks have been running around for some time for passing a drug test. Most of these techniques are known and the tests and testing methods have been adjusted to compensate for their use.
Many of the urban legends appear to be driven by people just wanting to sell you some product or just basically people not understanding the drug testing process.
Common Urban Legends That Do Not Work Reliably:
Most of the tricks have been focused on the urine drug test as it is by far the most popular drug test given today. The saliva drug test is relatively new. As far as the hair drug test; this is an entirely different beast that can not be altered by the novice.
There is absolutely nothing you can eat or drink that will, by itself, insure you pass a urine test with detectable drugs still in your body. . . . . Period.
Urban Legends, Myths And Misconceptions.
The increase in drug testing has led to an increase the ways people are trying to beat the drug tests. This has spawned a number of myths and urban legends as a result.
SAMPLE SUBSTITUTION or adulteration has become popular with synthetic urine, drug-free urine and a wide range of adulterants available on the internet. Some are very effective, but are of dubious as they are easily detectable and the tests themselves look for these products.
GOLDSEAL, CAFFINE, ASPIRIN, ETC
Some diuretics and herbal extracts, such as goldenseal, are marketed as quick "detoxification". Many drug tests can detect the use of these "detox" products.
However, a few urban legends are true. You can fail by eating a poppy seed bagel. This was proven on the Myth Busters TV show. For more information see False Positive Drug Tests.
Diuretics
Diuretics by themselves are useless for passing a drug test. But when you combine them with dilution, then you’ve got a winning combo. In order to really get your urine clear of metabolites you’ve not only got to drink a lot of fluids, you’ve also got to pee a lot to flush them out of your system quickly. Diuretics aren’t necessarily a requirement for how to pass a drug test using dilution, but they can be a big help.
Some diuretics and herbal extracts, such as goldenseal, are marketed as quick "masking". Masking means the actual contaminates are covered up. They are still there and they will be detected with the modern tests. This is one urban legend that just won’t die.
Again, this technique also flushes key natural ingredients from your system and if you are subjected to a drug test that includes these tests, you fail your drug test
DRINKING LOTS OF WATER
(Internal Dilution or "Flushing")
No doubt you’ve heard about dilution for passing a urine drug test. It is true that it will help remove metabolites from your system, but it will in many cases not help you pass a drug test.
By overloading your kidneys with water in a short time frame, you dilute your urine to the point where there aren’t enough metabolites to register on a drug test. This also flushes key natural ingredients from your system. this technique will also leave obvious visual and chemical tip offs that that you are trying to beat the urine drug test.
Visually your urine should not be either clear nor be of a strong or unusual color. These markers are obvious to the trained individual. If they see any of these markers they will surely be suspicious and will probably add tests to reduce the chances you have attempted to beat your drug test.
Many drug tests look for this signature and if your drug test is in question, you are usually singled out for a more intense test or maybe even told you have failed your drug test. It is then up to you to prove you have not tried to beat your dug test.
Cranberry Juice and Other Juices
Cranberry is a mild diuretic, so it can be bad for passing a drug test for the same reason as any diuretic is bad. Somehow it’s reached a legendary status of home remedies for passing drug tests, but there’s nothing magical about cranberry juice. It is just another urban legend.
Exercising
To get rid of fat you exercise, right? And since THC metabolites are stored in fat cells, losing weight (real weight, not just water weight from taking diuretics) helps you cut down on the amount of metabolites your body stores at any given time. The problem with this is that it takes a long time to lose a significant amount of weight.
Niacin
This myth seems to have started as a result of a book written in the ’70s by L. Ron Hubbard, called ‘Clear Body, Clear Mind’. In his book, Hubbard (who didn’t have any medical or nutritional training) laid out a detoxification program that he claimed would help people get rid of all the toxins in their bodies, including prescription and non-prescription drugs and pesticides. Niacin was one of the things he recommended. At some point in time, someone trying to pass a drug test probably just thought Niacin = Detox, and the legend began.
Vinegar
The only thing vinegar does is change the PH of your urine, if you add it to your urine after you pee. No one is sure how this one got started. It’s one more home remedy that’s totally useless for passing a drug test, since current testing methods routinely check for this adulterant.
Bleach
Bleach is another adulterant that routinely included in a drug test. Maybe this one got started when someone had the bright idea of ‘cleaning’ their urine. Modern test methods can detect common adulterants like this today, for some reason it’s a myth that just won’t die.
Goldenseal
Goldenseal was never effective for helping anyone pass a urine drug test. The science just does not support this one.
What Does Work To Help You Pass A Drug Test.
For more information and other legitimate things one can do that will work
see How To Pass A Urine Drug Test.
How Did All these Urban Legends, Myths and Rumors To Pass A Drug Test Get Started In The First Place?
Various urban legends, myths and rumors on how to pass a drug test have been running around for many years. Most of these techniques are known to the testers and the methods have been adjusted to compensate for their use.
Urban legends are just that - Legends. They Do Not Work Reliably
The increasing amount of drug testing along with the relative lack of knowledge on drug testing has led to a number of myths and urban legends. Some work sometimes, some are a ticket to failure every time.
The real truth is that many people would have passed without the tricks, but the tricks are still given the credit. This is the danger of urban legends in any walk of life.
Sample Substitution, Sample Adulteration And Masking
Spiking or masking are methods used to throw off a urine drug test. These techniques have become a significant issue due to the pervasiveness of synthetic urine, drug free urine and adulterants available on the internet. Some of these techniques can be effective, but are of dubious value because they are easily detectable.
Commercial and OTC products containing various chemicals are often marketed to mask urine drug test results. Many urine drug tests now commonly tested for these adulterants. For more specific information see Urine Drug Test Kits.
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