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Newsgroups: rec.drugs.misc,rec.drugs.cannabis,rec.drugs.psychedelics,alt.drugs,alt.drugs.culture,alt.drugs.pot,alt.privacy,sci.techniques.testing.misc,talk.politics.drugs,misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.answers,sci.answers,news.answers
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Subject: Drug Testing FAQ (v. 4.2)
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Followup-To: rec.drugs.misc,rec.drugs.cannabis,rec.drugs.psychedelics,alt.drugs,alt.drugs.culture,alt.drugs.pot,alt.privacy,sci.techniques.testing.misc,talk.politics.drugs,misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism
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Reply-To: jgombos@csun.edu
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Summary: This is a comprehensive guide reguarding drug testing. It should
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be read by anyone with a question about drug testing.
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Archive-name: drugs/drug-testing
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Posting-Frequency: monthly
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Last-modified: 1998/3/15
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Version: 4.12
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URL: http://www.csun.edu/~hbcsc096/dt
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Fooling the Bladder Cops
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(Frequently Wanted Information on how to beat drug tests)
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by Justin Gombos
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<INTRODUCTION>
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During a job interview, have you ever been asked to piss for your new
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employer? New applicants for many of the Fortune 500 corporations are now
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being forced to take a drug test. In fact, 15 million will be tested this
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year. Drug byproducts can be detected in urine, blood, hair, external
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residue, and even perspiration! Drugs aren't the only things they test
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for; employers are using urinalysis to test women for pregnancy. Pregnant
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women are getting laid off or denied employment after taking such a test.
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Parents are spying on their children. The DOD Directive requires the
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military to screen all active duty members annually. If you don't want to
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be a victim of the drug war, this text will help you. If you are well
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known, this text may protect your reputation. I strongly recommended that
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drug users (pot smokers in particular) read this. Other drugs are covered
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as well, but marijuana is the main focus of this paper.
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<CONTENTS>
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1. DETECTION TIMES
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1.1 Halflife of TetraHydroCannabinol
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1.2 Detection times of several drugs
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1.3 Positive (definition)
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1.3.1 Second hand smoke and positives
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1.4 Decreasing detection times
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2. TEST METHODS
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2.1 Substances that are detectable
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2.2 DrugAlert
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2.3 Gas Chromatography
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2.4 Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
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2.5 Hair testing
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2.6 High Performance Liquid Chromatography
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2.7 Immunoassay
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2.7.1 Radio ImmunoAssay (aka Abuscreen)
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2.7.2 Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique
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2.7.3 Fluorescence Polarization ImmunoAssay
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2.8 PharmChek
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2.9 TestCup
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2.10 Thin Layer Chromatography
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3. TEST STANDARDS AND ACCURACY
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3.1 Procedures used
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3.2 False positives
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3.2.1 Ibuprofen
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3.2.2 Cold remedies, pain relievers, hay fever remedies, & diet pills
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3.2.3 Antibiotics
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3.2.4 Melanin (black skin)
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3.2.5 DHEA
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3.2.6 Dental treatment
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3.3 True positives (legitimate)
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3.3.1 Poppy seeds
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3.3.2 Testosterone supplements
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4. A NOTE ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
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5. THINGS TESTED TO DETECT COUNTER MEASURES
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5.1 Color
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5.2 Temperature
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5.3 Creatinine
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5.4 pH
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5.5 Specific gravity
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5.6 Age
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5.7 Gender
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6. PRODUCING CLEAN URINE
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6.1 Dilution
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6.1.1 Water
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6.1.2 Creatinine level
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6.1.3 Vitamin B
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6.2 Diuretics
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6.2.1 Ultimate Blend (c) (was Test Free)
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6.2.2 Detoxify Carbo Clean (c)
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6.2.3 Naturally Klean Herbal Tea (c)
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6.2.4 Goldenseal
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6.2.5 Certa or Certo
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6.2.6 Vales Original Formula
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6.2.7 Lasix
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6.3 Vinegar
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6.4 Dexatrim
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6.5 Fiber
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6.6 Vitamin lecithin
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6.7 How to give a clean sample
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6.8 Exercise
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6.9 Beta-2 agonists
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6.10 Beta-3 agonists
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6.11 Low dosaging
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7. DRUG SCREENS
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7.1 Drug screens that work
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7.1.1 Aspirin
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7.2 Drug screens that do not work
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7.2.1 Goldenseal
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7.2.2 Niacin
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7.2.3 Zinc sulfate
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7.3 Untested drug screens
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7.3.1 Puri-Blend (c)
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7.3.2 The Stuff (c)
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8. DOPING SAMPLES
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8.1 Effective additives
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8.1.1 Bleach
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8.1.2 Klear (c)
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8.1.3 Water
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8.2 Ineffective additives
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8.2.1 Ammonia
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8.2.2 Blood
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8.2.3 Draino
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8.2.4 Goldenseal
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8.2.5 Hydrogen peroxide
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8.2.6 Lemon juice
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8.2.7 Liquid soap
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8.2.8 Mary Jane's SuperClean 13 (c)
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8.2.9 Purifyit (c)
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8.2.10 Sodium nitrate
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8.2.11 Table salt
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8.2.12 UrinAid (c)
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8.2.13 Vinegar
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8.2.14 Visine
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8.2.15 WD40
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8.3 Untested additives
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8.3.1 Papain
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9. SUBSTITUTION
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9.1 Substitution methods
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9.1.1 Concealed container
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9.1.2 Injection
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9.1.3 Catheterization
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9.2 Where to get clean urine
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9.2.1 Urine from a donor
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9.2.2 Powdered urine
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9.2.2.1 Making your own powdered urine
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9.2.3 Dog urine
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10. STEALING URINE
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11. IF YOU FAIL THE TEST
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12. WHO DRUGTESTS?
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12.1 Which companies test, and which don't?
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13. POLITICS AND ETHICS OF DRUG TESTING
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14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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14.1 Contacting the author
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15. FOOTNOTES
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16. SOURCES
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16.1 Contributors
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16.2 Works cited
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16.3 For more information
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16.3.1 Drug testing consultants on the net
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16.3.2 Drug testing mailing list
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16.3.3 Sites
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16.3.4 Newsgroups
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17. DISTRIBUTION RULES
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(c) indicates that the item is a commercial product.
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1. <DETECTION TIMES>
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Drug tests detect drugs as well as metabolites. Metabolites are the
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byproducts of a substance after it has run through your system. To
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determine whether you will pass or not, it is important to know how much of
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the illicit metabolites are in your urine and how much is tested for. Table
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1.2 will give you an approximation; however, it varies depending on a
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number of factors. Testing method and levels tested for are major factors.
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1.1 Halflife of TetraHydraCannabinol: The halflife of THC concentration
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ranges between 0.8 to 9.8 days. There is too much human variation to even
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approximate how long THC will be detected in the urine of an individual.
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Infrequent users with a fast metabolism will have the shortest detection
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time. Frequent users with a slow metabolism will have long detection
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times. The only way to estimate a detection time is to consider the lower
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and upper bounds (3-30 days), and decide based on the factors I've
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mentioned.
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1.2 Detection times of several drugs.
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[TABLE 1.2]
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Drug Approximate Detection Time in Urine using EMIT
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Amphetamines 2-4 days
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Barbituates
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Short-Acting (ie. secobarbital) 1 day
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Long-Acting (ie. phenobarbital) 2-3 weeks
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Benzodiazepines 3-7 days
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Cannabinoids 3-30 days
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Clenbuterol [PE] 2-4 days [F1]
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Cocaine 2-4 days
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Codeine 2-5 days
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Euphorics (MDMA,psilocybin) 1-3 days [F2]
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LSD 1-4 days [F6]
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Methadone 3-5 days
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Methaqualone 14 days
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Nicotine ? [F5]
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Opiates 2-4 days
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Peptide hormones [PE] undetectable
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Phencyclidine (PCP) 2-4 days [F4]
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Phenobarbital 10-20 days
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Propoxyphene 6 hours to 2 days
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Steroids (anabolic) [PE] oral: 14 days [F3]
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parenterally: 1 month [F3]
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[PE] Performance Enhancers
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[F1] 0.5 ng/mL by GC/MS
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[F2] By RIA and GC/MS only. Not Detectable by EMIT.
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[F3] By HPLC, RIA, and GC/MS. Not Detectable by EMIT.
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[F4] 8-14 days as was reported in earlier versions and was incorrect.
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[F5] No data available yet. I expect the detection time to be long because
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nicotine is fat soluble.
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[F6] Detectable by EMIT and RIA, but rarely tested. A lab will only test for
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LSD when specifically requested.
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Note: Detection times vary depending on analytical method used, drug
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metabolism, tolerance, patient's condition, fluid intake and method and
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frequency of ingestion. These are general guidelines only.
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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Try to call in sick on test day to delay one more day if possible; it will
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help.
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Other factors determining degree of intoxication include metabolism,
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tolerance, frequency of intake, fluid intake, amount of marijuana, potency
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of marijuana, and length of time you've been a user. If you use marijuana
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on rare occasions, your urine may be clean of metabolites in less than a
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week. There is a common and strange phenomena that occurs with chronic
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users. You would expect a chronic user to have the longest detection time
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and the smallest chance of passing. This is not always the case. A
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chronic user with a high tolerance will eliminate drugs quicker than an
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occasional user. Chronic users have tested negative after a week long
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binge. Lipid tissue also makes a huge difference. Skinny users not only
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have a faster metabolism (usually), but also lack storage for THC
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metabolites. Fat will cause a lag in excretion pattern, and lead to a
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longer detection time. You should now be able to understand why an
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individuals detection time for THC is so unpredictable. Please don't post
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or e-mail a question "how long will it take..." This is the single most
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frequently asked question. Many people can't even begin to estimate a
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detection for their own bodys, let alone the unseen, unknown body of a lost
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internet explorer.
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There is an inaccurate program that will plot a graph of time versus
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percentage of THC in your system given the days you've smoked. The program
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is called CALC_THC.EXE and can be found on the internet. CALC_THC cannot
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possibly be accurate because it doesn't have any way of measuring the
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potentcy of the weed, and it leaves metabolism out of the equation. (see
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14.2.3)
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1.3 Positive (defined): 50 nanograms of THC metabolites per milliliter
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defines a "presumptive positive" by NIDA certified labs. This value was
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originally 20 ng/mL, but too many false positives resulted. So the level
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was raised to 100 ng/mL to reduce false positives. As of January 1995, the
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threshold was lowered back down to 50 ng/mL because drinking water would
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easily bring a positive below 100 ng. Be aware that these cutoffs are not
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universally consistent. I recently heard of a lab using a 15 ng/mL cutoff!
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Following is a table for cutoffs of other drugs:
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[TABLE 1.3]
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DRUG SCREENING CUTOFF GC/MS CUTOFF
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Amphetamines Class 500 500
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Amphetamine 500
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Methamphetamine 200
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Barbituates 200 100
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Cocaine 150 150
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Marijuana 50 15
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Opiates 300
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Codeine 300
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Morphine 300
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Phenyclidine 25 25
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All cutoff levels are in nanograms/mL
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1.3.1 Passive smoke and positives: "Second hand marijuana smoke in a car
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can cause you to fail the next day" (Nightbyrd). It is possible that
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second hand [marijuana] smoke will raise someone to the 50 ng/mL level;
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however, *extreme* exposure is required. For instance, a closed car full
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of pot smokers and a non-smoker may render the non-smoker positive for both
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urinalysis and the hair test, provided that they are sealed in the car for
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a while. The Army did a case study where volunteers were put in a room
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pumped full of smoke for an hour, five time daily. Subjects started
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testing positive after the second day. The non-smoker would have to take
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in virtually as much second hand smoke as a smoker. Non-smokers are safe
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in a ventilated area, as long as they don't get a hair test. According to
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Clinton, simply blowing crack smoke on ones hair may cause a positive hair
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test. Second hand pot smoke doesn't affect the hair test results as much
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as crack smoke does mainly because exhaled smoke contains no THC. The only
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pot smoke that contains THC is the smoke that hasn't entered the lungs.
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1.4 Decreasing detection times: Increasing metabolism is probably the
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most effective way to decrease the time period that drugs can be detected
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in your system. Physical activity can increase your metabolic rate as much
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as two thousand percent! Nothing beats proper training taken to an
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extreme. A high calorie diet is the next best way to increase metabolism.
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Consuming mass quantities of high calorie food will increase metabolic rate
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by up to 10 percent. On the contrary, a malnutritious (light) diet could
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lower your metabolism by 10 percent. Speed (the drug) will also increase
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metabolism. Unfortunately, labs usually test for speed, and could get you
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into trouble. So exercise with intensity, and eat big.
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2. <TEST METHODS>
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There are four types of urine tests, a hair test, a perspiration test, and
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a residue test. Before continuing, I must say that this text mainly
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applies to urinalysis. However, I try to cover methods for beating all
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drug tests.
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It would be helpful if people could somehow find out which test they are
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getting ahead of time. Though caution must be taken. Asking your boss
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whether you're getting an EMIT or GC/MS would imply that you know too much,
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or seem too curious. The law doesn't protect you from unjust hiring
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practices, and your boss to be may refuse you employment for any reason.
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If simply drinking a cup of water makes the boss feel uncomfortable, the
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verdict may be guilty before you even take the test.
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2.1 Substances that are detectable: An assay can be developed for any
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drug using GC/MS. The table below indicates what can be dectected in
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screening tests.
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[TABLE 2.1]
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EMIT RIA HPLC
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Amphetamines Y Y
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Antidepressants Y .
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Barbituates Y Y
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Benzodiazepines Y Y
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Cannabinoids Y Y
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Carbamazepine Y .
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Cocaine Y .
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Ethanol Y .
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LSD . Y
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Methadone Y .
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Morphine . Y
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N-Acetylprocainamide Y .
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Opiates Y .
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PCP . Y
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Phenobarbital Y .
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Propoxyphene Y .
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Steroids . Y Y
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Theophylline Y .
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Y = detectable
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. = not detectable
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(blank) = unknown
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2.2 DrugAlert: DrugAlert is a $19.95 home test kit enabling parents to
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test their children. This is the most inaccurate test being used, and it's
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also the newest. The test kit is a small brown pad giving off an Oxy pad
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odor. The [uninformed] parent wipes the child's clothes, books, and
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anything belonging to the child. Then the pad is sent to Barringer
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Technologies via mail. (Note that it's a felony to send controlled
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substances through the mail. If the sample is positive, Barringer
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Technologies is knowingly urging parents to break the law). The lab puts
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the pad in a microwave looking machine, which detects residue from seven
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different illicit drugs. The child fails the test if s/he uses drugs, or
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unknowingly comes in casual contact with a drug user. Simply borrowing a
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pencil from a classmate that uses drugs will pass enough residue to render
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a positive test and an angry parent. When we have statistics like - 90% of
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all paper currency shows traces of cocaine, this test kit is quite foolish.
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Your only defense is to continually clean everything you touch with
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disinfectants.
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2.3: Gas Chromatography: Defined by Thein and Landry:
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Gas chromatography uses a separation technique to divide the urine
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extracts into the component parts. An inert gas carries the urine
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through chromatographic columns, and the samples are separated by
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their boiling temperature and by their affinity for the column.
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Compounds are identified by separation time, called retention
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time. The retention time is unique and reproducible for each drug
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in a given chromotographic column.
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2.6 Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry: Defined by Thein and Landry:
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The most precise procedure for detection of banned substances is a
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combination of GC and MS. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is
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a two-step process, where GC separates the sample into its
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constituent parts, while MS provides the exact molecular
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identification of the compounds. Compounds are separated by GC
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and are then introduced, one at a time, into a mass spectrometer.
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As the sample constituents enter the MS, they are bombarded by
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electrons, which cause the compound to break up into molecular
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fragments. The fragmentation pattern is reproducible and
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characteristic, and is considered the "molecular-fingerprint" of a
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specific compound. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is
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considered to be the most definitive method for confirming the
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presence of a drug in the urine and is approximately 100 to 1,000
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times more sensitive than TLC. Selective ion monitoring has been
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used to improve the GC/MS results. This procedure is the most
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costly, averaging approximately $200 per sample to test.
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The GC/MS is typically used to confirm "positive" EMIT test results. GC/MS
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will indicate precisely what chemical is present. This is necessary
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because the EMIT will only indicate whether something similar to what's
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being tested was found. The GC/MS is difficult and more costly, which is
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why the EMIT is given first. (Hewlett Packard produces the GC/MS equipment,
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including computer, for about $50-75k depending on options.) Abstinence
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and substitution are the only ways to defeat the GC/MS test. GC/MS is very
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precise when done right. However, it's still subject to human error. For
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example, if the equipment isn't cleaned well, the previous test sample
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could get mixed with the next sample. According to Dr. Edward Cone, the
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GC/MS is 99 percent accurate; not very accurate on a large scale when you
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realize that 10 thousand out of every million will get false results. (more
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on accuracy in section 3).
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2.5 Hair testing: When THC metabolites are in the blood, they go through
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the blood vessels in the head, and get filtered through the hair. THC
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metabolites remain in the hair as a permanent record. The hair test costs
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several hundred dollars ($150-$300) and is rarely given because urinalysis
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is cheaper (approximately $65) and more accurate. (The hair test equipment
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and setup goes for over a million). According to Jeff Nightbyrd, hair
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tests are "widely used in the casino industry." They cut 50 strands of
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hair from the scalp, and send it in to the testing lab where they liquefy
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it. "A hair sample is disolved in a series of solvents which extract the
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drug metabolites and then are analyzed via GC/MS." It can take several
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hours to days just to extract metabolites. Average hair grows 1/4 inch per
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month. Typically they just use hair one and a half inches from the scalp;
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though some labs will take enough to test for up to 3 years. The liquid is
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run through the most sensitive GC/MS machines available, and can detect as
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little as 1 ng/mL! The hair test discriminates in that detection is easier
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in dark hair. Colored people may be discriminated against further because
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melanin is in their hair, which can be mistaken for THC. However, there is
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conflicting data as to whether melanin can be detected as THC.
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Psychemedics Corporation has a PDT90 kit for $75. This home test kit is
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for parents that want to chop off a lock of their child's hair to find out
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what drugs s/he is using. Kids- lock your bedroom doors at night if your
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parents don't trust your judgment on the drug issue.
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Beating the hair test is extremely hard, and there are false positives.
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Bleaching or dying your hair is rumored to work, but it doesn't. I imagine
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you can shave every hair on your body and claim that you're a swimmer.
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According to NORML, Aloe Rid by Nexus is a shampoo that will aid in testing
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negative. Aloe Rid is available only in salons. Healthy Hair, from Sampson
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Health Products, is another shampoo designed to beat the hair test.
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Healthy Hair is sold in retail stores throughout Las Vegas. Keith Thrash
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from Sampson Health Products reccommends precleansing with Aloe Rid prior
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to using Healthy Hair. Healthy Hair is used in the morning and before
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going to bed. Each session takes 20 minutes. According to Steve at
|
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Sampson Health Products, two out of a thousand people failed the hair test
|
|
when using Healthy Hair. Byrd Labs is currently developing a shampoo to
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|
defeat the hair test. Some have suggested treating hair with oil because
|
|
THC is oil based and oil soluble. However, there is no proven way to beat
|
|
the hair test, so it's all heresay and guessing at this point. (If anyone
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|
has any success with the shampoos or the swimmer excuse, please let me
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|
know). Swimming and washing your hair removes toxins, and Keith Thrash
|
|
recommends doing both as much as possible. Fortunately, the hair test
|
|
cannot be used alone as evidence because there are no forensic standards.
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|
It can only be used when substantiated by other evidence. Also, there are
|
|
no intoxication standards. I believe if you tested positive for the hair
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|
test that you would probably have a good chance of fighting it.
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|
(BlockBuster Video uses the most up-to-date equipment, and passing such a
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|
test can be difficult). It takes several months of precleansing to beat
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the tests given by Psychemedics.
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2.6 High Performance Liquid Chromatography: Usually used to detect
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anabolic steroids. Defined by Thein and Landry:
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High-performance liquid chromatography is similar to GC, except a
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|
liquid carries the sample through the chromotographic columns and
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|
the columns are not placed in a heated compartment.
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High-performance liquid chromatography is both sensitive and
|
|
specific, and it is simpler and faster than GC. Gas
|
|
chromatography and HPLC are reliable methods for screening, and
|
|
they allow for simultaneous determination of a wide variety of
|
|
different compounds. High-performance liquid chromatography is
|
|
used to screen for urinary caffeine levels and has been used to
|
|
confirm the positive results obtained from other screening
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|
techniques. Some steroids can be analyzed with this technique,
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|
whereas HPLC and GC lack appropriate sensitivity to detect
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beta-adrenergic blockers.
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2.7 ImmunoAssay: This procedure is best described in Thein and Landry's
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word's:
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Immunoassays use antigen-antibody interactions to detect illegal
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substances. Antibodies that bind selectively to certain drugs or
|
|
drug metabolites are chosen, and the sensitivity and the
|
|
specificity of this test are only as good as the antibody chosen.
|
|
The binding is proportional to the amount of drug in the urine and
|
|
can be detected through enzymes, radioisotopes, or fluorescent
|
|
compounds. With this technique, very small amounts of drug can be
|
|
detected in a very small amount of urine, although this test may
|
|
not differentiate between specific drugs within a class of drugs.
|
|
Immunoassay has yielded false-positive results with some
|
|
decongestants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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|
Radiommunoassay (RIA) and fluorescence polarization immunoassay
|
|
(FPIA) are specific IA techniques currently being used.
|
|
Radioimmunoassay can detect some 17 alpha-methyl, 17 alpha-ethyl,
|
|
and 19-nortestosterone steroids despite its low specificity.
|
|
Immunoassay is both more sensitive and more specific than TLC.
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|
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2.7.1 Radio ImmunoAssay (aka AbuScreen): "Of all the screening methods .
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|
. . (EMIT, TLC, RIA), RIA is the best method available." The RIA test is
|
|
applied the same way as the EMIT. "The only difference btw RIA and EMIT is
|
|
that RIA uses radioactive iodine as the detection mechanism rather than an
|
|
enzyme NAD/NADH rxn which is detected by a scintillation counter" (anon1).
|
|
The scintillation counter is used to measure the amount of radioactive
|
|
particles present. Radioactivity is inversely proportional to metabolite
|
|
level. RIA tests are a little more sensitive than the EMIT, and harder to
|
|
beat. The most known user of the RIA test is the US government; in
|
|
particular, the US military. The EMIT is more common because RIA produces
|
|
radioactive waste, and radioactive waste is difficult to deal with. The US
|
|
government uses RIA because a "company gives the government the
|
|
instrumentation free in exchange for buying their reagents (reagent rental
|
|
contract)." Some non-government labs use the RIA, so don't be surprized if
|
|
your pre-employment screening is a RIA rather than an EMIT.
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|
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|
2.7.2 Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique: The EMIT is the cheapest,
|
|
easiest to perform, and most common; also the easiest to fail. It's the
|
|
easiest to pass if you're well informed (ie. reading this text). Most
|
|
pre-employment screens will give you the EMIT first; though some businesses
|
|
will surprise you with a GC/MS test up front (discussed later).
|
|
Unfortunately, there is no standard procedure to expect. (One who has read
|
|
this file and is well informed may still fail because of the random nature
|
|
of drug testing labs.) If you don't know which urinalysis will be
|
|
administered, focus on beating the EMIT. If you pass the EMIT, you're off
|
|
the hook. If you fail the EMIT, they'll give you the confirmation GC/MS
|
|
test, which is extremely sensitive. Lewis Maltby, director of the
|
|
Workplace Rights Office, said the EMIT test is wrong 25 to 30 percent of
|
|
the time.
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|
|
2.7.3 Fluorescence Polarization ImmunoAssay: No information yet available
|
|
on this test.
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|
2.8 PharmChek: A band-aid type patch is worn for a week or more to absorb
|
|
perspiration. If illicit drugs are used during the time the sweat patch is
|
|
worn, the patch will be positive when the lab tests it. The patch has a
|
|
tamper-proof design - no thanks to 3M, who manufactures the patches.
|
|
(Don't sweat it; we'll find a way to tamper with the silly patch :)
|
|
PharmChem Laboratories Inc. created the patch, and got market approval from
|
|
the FDA. The FDA permitted the patch for detecting cocaine, amphetamines,
|
|
and opiates. They are working on getting FDA clearance to use the patch to
|
|
test for marijuana and PCP. The FDA already gave permission to use it in
|
|
the workplace. PharmChem will sell the patch to law enforcement and drug
|
|
rehabilitation agencies in 1996. Accuracy of the sweat patch remains
|
|
unknown. No one has disclosed any information reguarding how inaccurate
|
|
this test is. Bad lab procedure is a very big problem in the testing
|
|
industry, and it's hard to tell how prone to human error the sweat patch
|
|
test is.
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|
|
|
2.9 TestCup: No details available yet. This new test by Roche involves
|
|
urinating into a cup, where the cup has an indicator on the side displaying
|
|
what drugs are positive.
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|
|
|
2.10 Thin Layer Chromatography: TLC "involves adding solvent to urine to
|
|
extract drugs and then comparing color spots on a TLC plate to that of a
|
|
standard" (Nightbyrd). Accuracy is very poor, and this test is rarely
|
|
used. A TLC kit called ToxiLab is available. This kit has been abandoned
|
|
for the most part, since EMIT has been improved. Fortunately, it's not
|
|
used for confirmation anymore. Thein and Landry's definition:
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|
|
|
Thin-layer chromatography testing is based on the differences in
|
|
the migration rate of various substances through a porous
|
|
supporting medium. The degree of migration and the color are
|
|
characteristic of certain drugs. Thin-layer chromatography can
|
|
demonstrate the presence of a drug, but this procedure cannot
|
|
specify the quantity of drug present. This technique is both time
|
|
consuming and nonspecific, and provides only a positive or
|
|
negative response. Thin-layer chromatography is capable of
|
|
detecting only a limited number of substances 12 to 24 hours after
|
|
ingestion, resulting in a high number of false-negative results.
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|
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|
3. <TEST STANDARDS AND ACCURACY>
|
|
The accuracy of drug testing is an area where I've decided to neglect all
|
|
statistics. Those who oppose drug testing provide numbers indicating a
|
|
high level of false positives. Those who favor drug testing provide
|
|
numbers indicating high levels of accuracy. The fact is that accuracy
|
|
varies widely from lab to lab. Generally speaking, NIDA labs are accurate.
|
|
Clinton writes:
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|
|
|
NIDA (The National Institute of Drug Abuse) is the government
|
|
organization responsible for regulating the drug-testing industry.
|
|
The vast majority of urine drug screens done these days conform to
|
|
NIDA specs, and ALL testing associated with the government
|
|
(department of transportation, etc.) complies with the NIDA
|
|
standard. It is NIDA that decides what the "safe" cutoffs are to
|
|
avoid false positives....
|
|
Despite what you might hear on the net, urinalysis, if done
|
|
correctly, is a very accurate scientific procedure. I know of no
|
|
labs that simply report the results of the initial EMIT screening
|
|
without confirming the sample on GC/MS. The fact is, labs WANT
|
|
you to test negative, because then they only have to run an EMIT
|
|
test on your urine (a few cents). If you test positive, they must
|
|
then confirm the positive result on GC/MS, which is considerably
|
|
more expensive. . . . Incidentally, the machine which tests the hair
|
|
is a relative of the GC/MS, but is FAR more precise. It can
|
|
accurately detect levels of THC in a solution that are below 1
|
|
ng/mL!
|
|
|
|
CAP (College of American Pathologists) also certifies laboratories the way
|
|
NIDA does. NIDA keeps it's labs in check by sending positive and negative
|
|
double-blind samples. Lab personnel does not know what samples came from
|
|
NIDA. If the lab results are wrong, NIDA may take away the labs
|
|
certification. Only labs that perform the GC/MS on site can be NIDA
|
|
certified. Labs that send samples to another laboratory for GC/MS
|
|
confirmation are ineligible for NIDA certification. "Drug testing when
|
|
done properly with all required controls and confirmation procedures is
|
|
very accurate and reliable" (anon1).
|
|
|
|
Not all labs are NIDA/CAP certified. Some labs do not properly and
|
|
thoroughly clean the GC/MS equipment. Some labs don't even do a GC/MS
|
|
confirmation! Some labs use cheap alternative methods to reduce expenses.
|
|
|
|
Many human errors occur in labs and cause inaccurate results. Some are
|
|
careless or irresponsible errors, and some errors are accidents. Human
|
|
error can ruin the results of ANY test, screening or confirmation GC/MS.
|
|
|
|
The only lab you should be concerned with is the one that is testing you.
|
|
Only Federal jobs require NIDA standards. Your typical private employer
|
|
may use any lab s/he chooses, which would very likely be the least
|
|
expensive. Businesses don't always choose NIDA labs that follow-up a
|
|
positive screening test with a confirmation GC/MS.
|
|
|
|
3.1 Procedures used: In the workplace, an EMIT screening is typically
|
|
used, with a CG/MS confirmation if the EMIT is positive. However, this is
|
|
not a rule; employers can, and some do, use unusual procedures. Some
|
|
employers use the RIA, and some use the hair test. The government uses
|
|
RIA. They may or may not supervise the subject. Olympic athletes must be
|
|
monitored by courier after a competition. The courier stays with the
|
|
athlete until the athlete urinates, with a time frame of up to sixty
|
|
minutes.
|
|
|
|
3.2 False positives: No laboratory process is completely free from error.
|
|
The GC/MS test is virtually error free, but the EMIT is far from accurate.
|
|
There are some false positives you should avoid if you're getting an EMIT
|
|
test. Take this seriously; false positives run high. If you know that
|
|
there will be a GC/MS confirmation test, you can disregard this section.
|
|
It would be too lengthy to list all of the false positives here. Jeff
|
|
Nightbyrd's "Conquering the Urine Tests" pamphlet lists a majority of the
|
|
false positives in detail. (If you are clean, want to get back at the
|
|
testing industry for conducting these absurd tests, and know that there
|
|
will be a confirmation test, you could consume several false positives.
|
|
This would force labs to pay for the high priced GC/MS test, eventually
|
|
drive up test expenses. You will still pass the test as long as you didn't
|
|
use any true positives.)
|
|
|
|
3.2.1 Ibuprofen: Ibuprofen is a common pain reliever that (even in low
|
|
dosages) used to cause a false THC positive on the EMIT test. The EMIT has
|
|
been changed to use a different enzyme to eliminate false positives due to
|
|
Ibuprofen. Ibuprofen in very high doses will still interfere with both the
|
|
EMIT and the GC/MS. There is some conflicting data here because some
|
|
sources say that the GC/MS tests can distinguish between Ibuprofen and THC
|
|
(as well as other over-the-counter drugs).
|
|
|
|
3.2.2 Cold remedies, pain relievers, hay fever remedies, & diet pills:
|
|
Decongestants and diet pills result in false positives for amphetamine use
|
|
in one third of the test samples given to 40 of the countries leading
|
|
laboratories. There are roughly 300 over-the-counter drugs that cause
|
|
false positives on the EMIT.
|
|
|
|
3.2.3 Antibiotics: Certain antibiotics (like Amoxicillin) are claimed to
|
|
cause a positive for heroin or cocaine. My expert source was unable to
|
|
verify this, so I regret that there is some uncertainty here.
|
|
|
|
3.2.4 Melanin (black skin): Melanin is the brown pigment that protects
|
|
your skin from UV rays. It was raised as a discrimination issue in the
|
|
1980's, and argued that melanin's molecular structure is similar to that of
|
|
a THC metabolite. Subsequent research revealed flaws in the data. Melanin
|
|
was found to have no effect on THC metabolite testing.
|
|
|
|
3.2.5 DHEA: DHEA taken by AIDS patients will cause a false positive for
|
|
anabolic steroid use.
|
|
|
|
3.2.6 Dental treatment: Caine products (like novacaine) used in dentistry
|
|
have been known to cause false positives for cocaine.
|
|
|
|
3.3 True positives (legitimate): Some legal products actually contain
|
|
small amounts of illegal chemicals. All tests, including the GC/MS, will
|
|
test you positive because the metabolites derived from the true positive
|
|
are identical to the metabolites of the illegal drugs. One exception:
|
|
poppy seeds will not cause a positive GC/MS (explained below).
|
|
|
|
3.3.1 Poppy seeds: Poppy seeds, usually on breads, contain traces of
|
|
morphine, and lead to positives for opiates. According to Dr. Grow, eating
|
|
a pastry filled with poppy seeds will bring results showing that you are a
|
|
*high level* opiate user. Harold Crossley, a nationally known chemical
|
|
dependency expert, said you would have to eat 100 poppy seed bagels to
|
|
score a positive on a drug test. When taken into account that very few
|
|
poppy seeds are sprinkled on bagels, you can see that poppy seeds from a
|
|
hundred poppy seed bagels will easily fill a single large pastry. Purim
|
|
cookies, a Jewish food known as Hamantashen, may have five to six
|
|
tablespoons of poppy seeds. A couple Purim cookies may cause a positive
|
|
test. Poppy seeds can be distinguished from illicit drugs on the GC/MS
|
|
test. Although poppy seeds have the same metabolites as opium, these
|
|
metabolites are shown to have different patterns when viewed with the
|
|
GC/MS.
|
|
|
|
3.3.2 Testosterone supplements: Orchic extract (found in bull's balls)
|
|
will give a positive for anabolic steroid use. It is a legitimate
|
|
substance that causes the test to imply that you abuse steroids.
|
|
|
|
4. <A NOTE ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS>
|
|
There are commercial and household products that will help you pass the
|
|
test. Some people are object to commercial products because they "are just
|
|
trying to cash in on the War on Drugs." They also charge high prices and
|
|
water alone tends to work for most. Also, be aware that Texas outlawed
|
|
products with the sole purpose of creating negative results on urine tests.
|
|
I have put a (c) next to the commercial products to indicate that they are
|
|
developed specifically for beating the test. Those of you that oppose them
|
|
or reside in Texas can skip items with a (c).
|
|
Ignore money-back guarantees. Companys that suck in thousands of High
|
|
Times readers make so much, that a few returns from motivated users are
|
|
insignificant. People could even get away with offering a money-back
|
|
guarentee for Goldenseal because all the water that people drink with
|
|
Goldenseal causes most of them to pass. Some companys don't keep their
|
|
word. A urinator who tested positive sent the lab results back, only to be
|
|
told that marijuana is illegal. He was not even compensated for buying a
|
|
failing product.
|
|
|
|
5. <THINGS TESTED TO DETECT COUNTER MEASURES>
|
|
Laboratories know how easy it is to tamper with urine samples and alter the
|
|
results. Labs often do tests to find out if the sample is legitimate.
|
|
|
|
5.1 Color: If a urine sample looks clear, the lab will suspect that it's
|
|
watered down. They can't report it as positive, but they may reject the
|
|
sample and inform your employer that you tried to beat the test. If this
|
|
happens, the sample might as well be positive, because you won't get hired.
|
|
Take vitamin B complex to color your urine yellow.
|
|
|
|
5.2 Temperature: Urine should be between 91 and 97 degrees. NIDA
|
|
certified labs will verify temperature. If it isn't, they will suspect you
|
|
added water to the cup, or used substitution. Disposable pocket hand
|
|
warmers (sold in department stores) will keep a urine sample warm, provided
|
|
that the urine is in a condom or douche bag.
|
|
|
|
5.3 Creatinine: Creatinine is a substance produced by vertebrates, and it
|
|
shows up in urine. If someone substitutes their urine with something other
|
|
than urine, like Mountain Dew, they will test negative for drugs. The
|
|
testee will most likely not get away with it because Mountain Dew contains
|
|
zero creatinine, and labs test creatinine levels to ensure that the sample
|
|
is valid. Creatinine levels drop below normal when people dilute their
|
|
urine. This tests to ensure that the subject didn't drink unusual amounts
|
|
of water. An *accurate* creatinine "clearance" test would require a urine
|
|
and blood test 24 hours before the drug test to determine the normal
|
|
creatinine level for that individual. This is almost never done. You
|
|
should still be cautious because they do often use the inaccurate method of
|
|
comparing your creatinine level during the drug test to an average. Eating
|
|
foods rich in protein like red meat will slightly increase creatinine
|
|
levels. There is no significant variation between vegatarians and
|
|
armavors, so the effect protein has is little. Sexual activity also raises
|
|
creatinine levels. I doubt sexual activity influences creatinine level
|
|
with much significance. However, a vegetarian that doesn't have much sex
|
|
should be concerned. People who are drug-free sometimes lose their jobs
|
|
for having too low of a creatinine level.
|
|
|
|
5.4 pH: pH is often changed when people spike their sample with household
|
|
products. Use caution when doping urine, pH is usually tested.
|
|
|
|
5.5 Specific gravity: An unusual specific gravity indicates that a sample
|
|
has been tampered with.
|
|
|
|
5.6 Age: Age can not be tested using urine. There is a rumor that
|
|
approximate age can be detected in urine, and is tested in medical
|
|
insurance exams. It's a myth.
|
|
|
|
5.7 Gender: Gender cannot be tested either. As with age, there is a
|
|
rumor that gender can be detected in urine, and is tested in medical
|
|
insurance exams. It's another myth. It may be argued that a pregnancy
|
|
test can be used to detect the gender of the urine provider, but the same
|
|
test is used to detect prostate cancer in males.
|
|
|
|
6. <PRODUCING CLEAN URINE>
|
|
THC is fat soluble, and it gets stored in your fat cells. Cleaning it out
|
|
of your lipid tissue is very difficult. Many herbal products claim to
|
|
clean out your system, yet they do nothing to remove THC byproducts from
|
|
fat cells. A study was done in Germany in 1993 on 50 of the most common
|
|
herbs used by people trying to pass the test. All 50 herbs failed to cause
|
|
a negative. Unfortunately, this rumor will not die. Goldenseal (plant) is
|
|
useless; yet it's the most common thing for people to use. The only way to
|
|
extract THC from fat cells is to exercise (5.8). Fat cells secrete fat
|
|
with THC metabolites at a constant rate, regardless of what herbs you
|
|
consume. You may be able to temporarily clean THC metabolites from your
|
|
bloodstream, or dilute your fluids to yield a larger urine/THC ratio, but
|
|
your bloodstream will continue collecting THC metabolites from fat. Your
|
|
urine will continue collecting THC metabolites from your bloodstream.
|
|
|
|
6.1 Dilution: Hyper saturating your body with fluids will dilute
|
|
metabolites possibly below the 50 ng/mL threshold, depending on your
|
|
metabolism. Be aware that creatinine levels are often tested, and will
|
|
show that the sample has been diluted. Diluting your sample will also
|
|
produce clear urine, with virtually no yellow color. They will assume that
|
|
you've diluted your sample, and they may reject your sample on the basis of
|
|
color alone. It's only necessary to start drinking just before the test.
|
|
Those who drown themselves in fluid days before a test are only causing
|
|
unnecessary discomfort. Those who stay up all night drinking don't have
|
|
any better chance than one who drinks heavily first thing in the morning.
|
|
Get up early if the test is early, but don't lose sleep over a test that's
|
|
given in the daytime.
|
|
|
|
6.1.1 Water: Drink at least eight hefty glasses of fluid (preferably
|
|
water) just prior to the test. Many people start drinking water several
|
|
days before the test; which is useless. Water does *not* clean any THC
|
|
metabolites out of your system because THC is not water soluble. Water
|
|
only dilutes urine temporarily. Do not over do it; you can get water
|
|
intoxication. People can actually overdose and even die from water
|
|
intoxication. It's very hard to do, and you'll vomit before anything
|
|
gets serious.
|
|
|
|
6.1.2 Creatinine level: Eating red meat will boost creatinine levels. If
|
|
you eat a lot of red meat for the 3 days prior to the test, your creatinine
|
|
level will be normal, and the lab won't know that you've diluted your urine
|
|
sample.
|
|
|
|
6.1.3 Vitamin B: Color your sample yellow by taking 50 to 100 milligrams
|
|
of vitamin B. Many vitamins will work, but B-2 or B-12 (found in
|
|
B-complex vitamins) are the most effective, though some will argue that
|
|
vitamin C is better. This will also help if you plan to dope your sample
|
|
(section 7). This does not guarantee that dilution will work. Diluted
|
|
samples have been red-flagged when specific gravity and creatinine levels
|
|
are tested and below normal. If you're taking vitamins at the last minute,
|
|
check to see if they're time release. If so, crush it up and consume the
|
|
powder. Coloring your urine isn't all that important because it's normal
|
|
for people to have clear urine even when they don't consume much fluid.
|
|
|
|
6.2 Diuretics: Diuretics make people urinate frequently. Coffee,
|
|
cranberry juice, beer, iced tea, herbal tea, and Pepsi are all good
|
|
diuretics. Grapes are known to be very good diuretics. Diuretics without
|
|
caffeine or alcohol are recommended because caffeine and alcohol have
|
|
negative side effects. Cranberry juice is also the cheapest. Avoid salts.
|
|
Herbal diuretics do better than home remedies like juices.
|
|
|
|
6.2.1 Ultimate Blend (c): This product used to be known as Test Free, but
|
|
the name was changed. Ultimate Blend is a diuretic designed for the test,
|
|
but works no better than other diuretics. Ultimate Blend is sold by Zydot
|
|
Unlimited Inc.
|
|
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|
6.2.2 Detoxify Carbo Clean (c): This is a very new product, untested by a
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third party. It claims to absorb toxins, however, experts say that
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absorbing THC metabolites from fat cells is impossible. Here is a copy of
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the ad from Party Hut Enterprizes:
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[Detox] Is a scientifically formulated carbohydrate blend that
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works by absorbing toxins and imuurities[sic]. It has been
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featured in High Times, and we are so confident of the results
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that we are offering a double-your-money-back guarantee for any
|
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failed results. This is the most complete program for the
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cleanest results! Precleanse (tm) herbal capsules are enclosed in
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every box of Carbo Clean. This extra advantage helps you begin
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cleansing the evening before the deadline. B-Complex tablets
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complete the program.
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6.2.3 Naturally Klean Herbal Tea (c): Naturally Klean claims to clear any
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drug metabolites for a few hours after taking. Drink this shortly before
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the test. Naturally Klean was also listed as a drug screen in previous
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versions, but according to Nightbyrd, "it will do NOTHING to help you pass
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a urine test;" with the exception that it will dilute your urine. You can
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get Naturally Klean from Martha Butterfield-Jay Foundation or J&J
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|
Enterprizes. An anonymous user provided the ingredients list: dandelion
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root, burdock root, red clover top, chamomile flower, alfalfa leaf,
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licorice root, slippery elm inner bark, hibiscus flower, dog rose hips,
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natural fruit flavors. Dandelion root is said to be the effective
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diuretic.
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6.2.4 Goldenseal: Goldenseal is a plant and you can get either the root
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or the leaves in pill form. It's also a liquid or tea. The liquid is
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rumored to absorb slower than the capsules. Goldenseal is a diuretic, but
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works no better than other diuretics. Furthermore, NORML reports that
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Goldenseal is now being tested for. Taking Goldenseal is a foolish waste.
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6.2.5 Certa or Certo: This is an untested diuretic. Certa "has something
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to do with canning. Some people swear by it. Trouble is, it's always
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somebody else, a third party not present during the conversation, who uses
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it" (Pearson). I've heard rumors about people who smoked right up to the
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day before the test, consumed fruit pectin (a canning substance similar to
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Certa), and passed the test. However, there hasn't been any tests to
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validate those claims. Will someone with a lab at their disposal please
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test this stuff?
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6.2.6 Vales Original Formula: Another herbal remedy like Goldenseal. It
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does nothing. The water you must take with it does everything Vales claims
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to do.
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6.2.7 Lasix: Take an 80 milligram dose of prescription diuretic lasix
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(furosemide). Prescription diuretics are the most potent. Some over the
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|
counter diuretics will color your urine blue and should be avoided.
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WARNING! -Diuretics can be harmful to people with kidney problems, pregnant
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women, and diabetics.-
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6.3 Vinegar: There is a myth that drinking vinegar will mask drugs; it
|
|
won't. However, vinegar lowers the pH of urine. Amphetamines are excreted
|
|
up to 3 times as fast when urine is acidified. So vinegar could reduce the
|
|
detection time period for amphetamines. The effects on detection time are
|
|
generally insignificant, and it in my opinion it really wouldn't be worth
|
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it to drink vinegar. If you do decide to drink vinegar, I hear it's
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|
easiest to get a shot glass and do it in shots. It will cause diarrhea.
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6.4 Dexatrim: There is a myth that taking phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim's
|
|
active ingredient) will work. It won't. In fact, Dexatrim is a false
|
|
positive, and may work against you. The myth may have originated because
|
|
Dexatrim was claimed to speed metabolism. However, the fact that Dextrim
|
|
causes a positive makes it useless.
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6.5 Fiber: A high fiber diet will help by redirecting fat soluble
|
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metabolites to the colon rather than bladder. "THC is eliminated primarily
|
|
in the stool via bile acids. Both EMIT and RIA detect a secondary
|
|
metabolite which is reabsorbed from the intestines. Thus a person with a
|
|
high fiber diet will excrete a majority of THC [metabolites] in the stool"
|
|
(anon1). A fiber-based laxitive will also help by binding bile-acids. Use
|
|
caution. Fiber laxitives can alter one's bowel schedule and lead to
|
|
dependancy.
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6.6 Vitamin lecithin: A recent method that's still under development is
|
|
to take vitamin lecithin. This vitamin breaks down your stored fat and
|
|
disperses it into your blood stream, to help clean out drugs that store
|
|
themselves in lipid tissue, such as THC. NORML recommends taking Lecithin
|
|
right up to the day of the test. To me it sounds as though this would work
|
|
against you because by putting THC back in your blood stream, you are
|
|
increasing metabolites in the urine. Someone has suggested that you take
|
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vitamin lecithin on a regular basis to clean lipids of THC metabolites.
|
|
Then quit before the test, which seems to make more sense. It MAY be
|
|
useless to take lecithin supplements orally. I've been told that the
|
|
digestive system breaks it down too much before entering the blood stream.
|
|
Most aren't willing to take vitamins intravenously. (If you do decide to
|
|
take lecithin, you might as well take B5 with it. B5 aids in the process
|
|
of turning lecithin into acetylcholine.) Another solution is to take
|
|
nutrients which help the body manufacture lecithin. Lipotrophics cause the
|
|
liver to produce lecithin. A good source for this information is Austin
|
|
Nutritional Research page.
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6.7 How to give a clean sample: Don't give urine from your first
|
|
urination of the day. It's the dirtiest, and can be heavily filled with
|
|
metabolites. Urinate a couple of times before giving a test sample. Also,
|
|
don't give the beginning or end of the stream. Piss in the toilet, then
|
|
quickly stop and go in the cup. Stop, and shift back to the toilet for the
|
|
last portion. Only give a midstream sample. Just be sure to give 60 cc's.
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|
6.8 Exercise: Athletes have a big advantage over normal civilians. When
|
|
fat is burned, THC byproducts are released into the blood. This is the
|
|
only way to get THC metabolites out of lipid tissue. "Normal living will
|
|
burn them slowly, as your fat reserves get turned over" (Dr. Grow). Due to
|
|
an athletes high metabolic rate, THC moves through an athletes system
|
|
significantly faster. Exercising between drug tests will clean THC
|
|
metabolites from the system at a faster rate, thus lowering the detection
|
|
period. It is important to stop burning fat cells near test time. On test
|
|
day, it doesn't matter what's in your lipid tissue. What's in your blood
|
|
and urine does matter. Exercise increases the amount of THC metabolites in
|
|
the urine; so quit exercising a week before the test. Be lazy, and eat
|
|
big. This will put the body in an anabolic fat-storing stage. At this
|
|
point, the "buried" THC metabolites won't escape and go the the urine.
|
|
There are drugs that will increase metabolism the way exercise does, but
|
|
these are the same drugs that they are usually testing for. Exercise
|
|
should only be considered when the subject knows that he or she will not
|
|
be given a pop quiz in the near future.
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|
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|
6.9 Beta-2 agonists: Studies have shown that Clenbuterol reduces fat,
|
|
which would help rid lipid tissue of THC metabolities. Clenbuterol also
|
|
increases metabolism. No studies have directly shown that Clenbuterol will
|
|
help pass a drug test. However, provided that it reduces fat, I would
|
|
assume that the fat breakdown would result in less fat soluble substances
|
|
in the system. Caution: Clenbuteral is labeled as a performance enhancer,
|
|
and it's on the banned list for athlete testing. If are being tested as an
|
|
athlete, avoid Clenbuterol!
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|
|
|
6.10 Beta-3 agonists: Beta-3 agonists are drugs that stimulate the beta-3
|
|
andrenergic receptors on brown fat cells. The beta-3 andrenergic receptor
|
|
is located on the surface of fat cells, and controls the amount of fat the
|
|
cell releases into the bloodstream. When brown fat is stimulated, white
|
|
fat is burned (converted into heat). Many people have mutant beta-3
|
|
andrenergic receptors, causing calories to be burned too slowly; thus
|
|
leading to obesity. These people will benefit most from beta-3 agonist
|
|
drugs. If the drug works as claimed, I believe it would reduce the
|
|
detection time of fat soluble drugs by continually excreting metabolites
|
|
into the bloodstream at a faster pace. As with vitamin lecithin and
|
|
exercise, you would take beta-3 agonists between tests, and quit a couple
|
|
days prior to the test. Beta-3 agonists have been in the development phase
|
|
for the past 13 years. One firm is already testing a beta-3 drug in early
|
|
clinical trials. It's not on the market yet.
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|
|
|
6.11 Low dosaging: If you're an athlete and get tested for steroids, you
|
|
can still use anabolic steroids and possibly beat the cutoff. The body
|
|
naturally produces testosterone (a steroid), and small amounts of
|
|
testosterone show up in urine by default. Some athletes are able to keep
|
|
their steroid intake low enough to indicate a natural level of steroids. A
|
|
study was done finding that 67% of steroid users take more than the
|
|
recommended amount, and they stack (meaning they take two or more different
|
|
kinds of steroids). Steroids are only meant to be used in small amounts to
|
|
begin with. Anything over a normal dose goes unused. Also, no study has
|
|
shown stacking to be beneficial.
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|
|
|
7. <DRUG SCREENS>
|
|
Some chemicals taken orally supposedly will mask traces of drugs in urine.
|
|
Advertisers like to present their diuretic as a masking agent to make the
|
|
sale. Consequently, diuretics are often mistaken for drug screens. Most
|
|
herbal products claim to do a lot more than they actually do. Don't be
|
|
fooled by herbal potions that claim to flush or absorb toxins.
|
|
|
|
7.1 Drug screens that work:
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|
|
|
7.1.1 Aspirin: According to Jeff Nightbyrd, there is testing industry
|
|
data that taking 4 aspirins a few hours prior to the test might help you.
|
|
". . . aspirin interferes with the Syvia [sic] EMIT assay. It seems that
|
|
aspirin absorbs at the same wavelength that NAD does which is how it
|
|
interferes with the assay" (Clin Chem 34 (90) 602-606). Two reliable
|
|
sources have tested aspirin and found it to interfere with the EMIT. In
|
|
the future they will try to find a way to circumvent this test flaw. Until
|
|
then, I certainly recommend taking advantage of the situation and using
|
|
aspirin.
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|
|
|
7.2 Drug screens that do not work:
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|
|
|
7.2.1 Goldenseal: Goldenseal has shown to work on occasion. However, some
|
|
labs are reportedly testing for Goldenseal. Goldenseal is very unreliable,
|
|
and California NORML advises against using it. Goldenseal (as a screen)
|
|
only works on the TLC test, which is not used anymore.
|
|
|
|
7.2.2 Niacin: Niacin has been shown to work on occasion. Byrd Labs tests
|
|
conclude that niacin doesn't work at all. In other words, something else
|
|
probably caused a negative, not the niacin.
|
|
|
|
7.2.3 Zinc sulfate: Zinc sulfate is claimed to bond with THC metabolites,
|
|
and because it's a solid, it gets passed as stool rather than urine. Jeff
|
|
Nightbyrd says it does nothing. Anne Watters Pearson said "zinc sulfate is
|
|
no miracle drug for pissing. Forget it."
|
|
|
|
7.3 Untested drug screens:
|
|
|
|
7.3.1 Puri-Blend (c): Puri-Blend is claimed to "block" metabolites from
|
|
entering the bloodstream and to "neutralize" all drugs in the urine. I
|
|
don't believe it myself. Sold in GNC stores.
|
|
|
|
7.3.2 The Stuff (c): The Stuff is claimed to absorb toxins in the body
|
|
and block detection of true and false positives. Sold by J&J Enterprises.
|
|
|
|
8. <DOPING SAMPLES>
|
|
"Doping" samples consists of spiking the sample with different chemicals.
|
|
Chemicals that defeat immunoglobulin/antigen binding will cause a false
|
|
negative on the EMIT. Most of these additives only work on the standard
|
|
EMIT screening, not on RIA or GC/MS tests. In many cases, passing the EMIT
|
|
is good enough, because they will never do a RIA or GC/MS confirmation on a
|
|
sample that showed negative. I should also add that you may be watched, so
|
|
don't rely on this method. You should be able to find out ahead of time if
|
|
you will be supervised. Some of the following additives alter the urine's
|
|
pH, and most labs now test the pH to see if the sample has been
|
|
adulterated. If you are subject to random tests, you may want to carry an
|
|
additive in your wallet. Additives are illegal in the state of Texas, and
|
|
commercial vendors will not ship their product to Texas addresses.
|
|
|
|
8.1 Effective additives: These additives are recommended.
|
|
|
|
8.1.1 Bleach (powdered): Chlorinated bleach will test negative, and it's
|
|
the best household additive. In an emergency, Jeff Nightbyrd recommends
|
|
adding unscented bleach crystals to a diluted sample. It's recommended to
|
|
grind the powdered bleach to a finer grain. 1/4 teaspoon is recommended
|
|
for a 60cc sample. For liquid bleach, add six to ten drops. Bleach will
|
|
throw the pH outside the normal body range; so it may be apparent that the
|
|
sample was tampered with. Some bleaches foam or leave residue, so
|
|
experiment with different brands before selecting which to use.
|
|
|
|
8.1.2 Klear (c): Klear is a powdered additive. Jeff Nightbyrd, Ann
|
|
Waters Pearson, and Party Hut Enterprises currently endorses Klear. It was,
|
|
until recently, the most advanced and least detectable. However,
|
|
some labs can now detect Klear. Due to the popularity of Klear and many
|
|
cases where people were caught using it, Jeff Nightbyrd recommends reverting
|
|
back to UrinAid. Klear will clear up THC
|
|
metabolites, as well as nicotine byproducts on the EMIT. If
|
|
methamphetamines are present, Klear won't help. Klear is only designed to
|
|
work on the EMIT. It will also work on the RIA when there is a good time
|
|
span between the urine getting spiked, and getting tested. If the RIA test
|
|
is not performed on-site, there is a good chance Klear will cause a false
|
|
negative. Klear can be purchased from Martha Butterfield-Jay Foundation
|
|
and Party Hut Enterprizes now carries. You can also get Klear direct from
|
|
Klear (the organization).
|
|
|
|
8.1.3 Water: You can dilute your sample heavily with water. Don't
|
|
confuse this with drinking water; you can also add water directly to the
|
|
sample. Be sure to use hot water (between 91 and 97 degrees), they will
|
|
likely take the temperature of the sample. This method isn't dependable
|
|
because some facilities have the sink water shut off so people can't do
|
|
this. If there is running water, they may listen to you. If you turn on
|
|
the water, make it sound like you're washing your hands or something.
|
|
|
|
8.2 Ineffective additives: These additives are not recommended. Many of
|
|
these may give negative test results, but are not recommended for other
|
|
reasons.
|
|
|
|
8.2.1 Ammonia: 2 ounces will render the sample negative. The pH is
|
|
altered, and the ammonia odor is strong enough to be recognized.
|
|
|
|
8.2.2 Blood: It's been said that a few drops of blood will fix your
|
|
sample; it doesn't.
|
|
|
|
8.2.3 Draino: Draino will test negative. However, Draino is NOT
|
|
recommended because it doesn't work well even when half a teaspoon is
|
|
added. It colors the sample blue, and will put the pH outside the normal
|
|
body range. Draino foams, and leaves metal specs that must be removed.
|
|
|
|
8.2.4 Goldenseal: A myth. Goldenseal put directly in the sample doesn't
|
|
alter test results. It only turns the specimen brown. Do not dope your
|
|
urine with Goldenseal. Goldenseal is more commonly used as a screen, to be
|
|
consumed. See Goldenseal under section 7.2.1.
|
|
|
|
8.2.5 Hydrogen peroxide: Industrial grade will destroy half the THC
|
|
metabolites. Household strength hydrogen peroxide does nothing. 30% H2O2
|
|
may "oxidize the THC metabolite into something that would not react in the
|
|
screening test and would show up as something different by GC/MS" (anon1).
|
|
|
|
8.2.6 Lemon juice: Lemon juice is a myth; it will not change the test
|
|
results.
|
|
|
|
8.2.7 Liquid soap: Will test negative, but makes the specimen cloudy,
|
|
which certainly draws suspicion.
|
|
|
|
8.2.8 Mary Jane's SuperClean 13 (c): This additive was effective for a
|
|
very short period. SuperClean had to be strong enough to beat the tests,
|
|
but weak enough to be undetectable. It failed to cause a false-negative in
|
|
3% of the tests. In fact, it also causes a false-positive on the EMIT for
|
|
alcohol! Don't use it.
|
|
|
|
8.2.9 Purifyit (c): Imported from Europe, Party Hut Enterprises sells
|
|
Purifyit with a money-back guarantee. PHE claims there have been no
|
|
returns. Oklahoma NORML refuses to endorse this product because it has
|
|
flunked too many truck drivers.
|
|
|
|
8.2.10 Sodium nitrate: This is more effective than table salt (below), but
|
|
dissolves poorly.
|
|
|
|
8.2.11 Table salt: Two tablespoons of salt will test negative, but puts
|
|
the density out of normal range. Residue can also be seen at the bottom of
|
|
the cup.
|
|
|
|
8.2.12 UrinAid (c): UrinAid, produced by Byrd Labs, is very potent and
|
|
works every time for masking pot and nicotine, but not cocaine or heroin.
|
|
They have recently developed a test solely to detect UrinAid. UrinAid is
|
|
tested for in 5% of the labs. Oklahoma NORML has stopped selling this
|
|
product because it's "too detectable."
|
|
|
|
8.2.13 Vinegar: Adding vinegar to your sample will test negative, but
|
|
also drops the pH. In fact, lowering the pH is what causes the sample to
|
|
test negative. "If the urine is extremely acidic or alkaline the
|
|
antigen-antibody reaction will proceed at a slower rate which COULD produce
|
|
a false negative" (anon1). This method is not recommended because if you
|
|
are lucky and lower the pH enough to produce a negative, there's a chance
|
|
that the pH itself will also be tested.
|
|
|
|
8.2.14 Visine: This is debatable. Byrd Labs concluded that Visine does
|
|
not work. Clinton said that the lab he worked in tested Visine, and
|
|
concluded that Visine works every time as a false negative for the EMIT.
|
|
It can be detected due to inability of the sample to foam.
|
|
|
|
8.2.15 WD40: Another myth. WD40 can only do harm.
|
|
|
|
8.3 Untested additives
|
|
|
|
8.3.1 Papain: This is a papaya enzyme available over the counter. It
|
|
isn't known whether this does anything. Dr. Grow said that Papain is an
|
|
antibody to THC, and in theory may destroy THC when added to the urine
|
|
sample. However, positive urine doesn't actually contain THC; it contains
|
|
THC byproducts. Papain has not been tested, and may or may not work.
|
|
|
|
9. <SUBSTITUTION>
|
|
This method works for every urine test, every time (provided that some
|
|
conditions are met). You simply give them
|
|
clean urine (not yours). This works very well if you're not supervised.
|
|
If you are going to be supervised, try to talk them out of it. Someone
|
|
told me they were going to be monitored, and they said "I don't want you to
|
|
fuckin' watch me piss!" So the supervisor waited outside; probably with
|
|
his/her ear to the door to listen for opening containers. Members in active
|
|
duty are often watched as the urine flows from source to destination (but
|
|
substitution will even work on this test, as you will find out). Abbie
|
|
Hoffman, author of "Stealing This Urine Test," suggested leaving a few drops
|
|
of urine on the seat or on your shoe for as "an added measure of authenticity."
|
|
|
|
9.1 Substitution methods: There are three methods, but two of them are
|
|
painful, and you have to be determined to use them. The most common way to
|
|
sneak in urine is in a concealed container.
|
|
|
|
9.1.1 Concealed container: Simply conceal the urine. The first time
|
|
you're alone with the container they give you, dump in your concealed
|
|
urine. Be sure you can quietly open the container; the lab personnel may
|
|
be just outside the door listening. You may be required to change into a
|
|
gown. If so, a condom or douche bag holding the sample and taped around
|
|
the thigh can be concealed under the gown. You can also run a plastic line
|
|
from a flexible container and tape it to your urination equipment (to be
|
|
gender neutral), and even piss under supervision. Females have been known
|
|
to keep a condom with the urine sample in the vagina, and prick it with a sharp
|
|
fingernail to piss under supervision. Be sure to keep the sample between 91
|
|
and 97 degrees.
|
|
|
|
9.1.2 Injection: There's a way to use substitution even when you're under
|
|
the strictest supervision. Athletes trying to pass tests for anabolic
|
|
steroids have been known to empty their bladders, and have the substituted
|
|
urine injected directly into their bladders via needle. It was shown in a
|
|
motion picture like "Wildcats" or something. While theoretically possible,
|
|
it's painful and subject to infection. It would certainly be the most
|
|
senseless way to get clean urine into the testees bladder. If this must be
|
|
done, catheterization should be used.
|
|
|
|
9.1.3 Catheterization: First void your bladder as you would with
|
|
injection. Run a thin plastic tube to the bladder. (Males must insert the
|
|
tube into the opening of the penis, go through the urethra and into the
|
|
bladder.) Catheterization done on females is not as unpleasant as it is
|
|
for males. Then inject the clean urine into the bladder via catheter.
|
|
Catheterization is less painful, safer, and more effective. Infection is
|
|
still possible.
|
|
|
|
9.2 Where to get clean urine.
|
|
|
|
9.2.1 Urine from a donor: You can substitute someone else's urine. Ask
|
|
your urine donor (hopefully a friend you can trust) what drugs they've
|
|
taken in the last month. They may have taken a false positive (or a true
|
|
positive for that matter). Before the test, the examiner will likely ask you
|
|
to list everything you've taken. If the urine ages beyond 18 hours,
|
|
deterioration becomes noticable and the lab may suspect something.
|
|
|
|
9.2.2 Powdered urine: If you don't trust your friend's sample, or don't
|
|
have any clean friends, you can get powdered urine from Martha
|
|
Butterfield-Jay Foundation. It's produced by Byrd Labs, and supposedly
|
|
works perfectly; however, I got MBJF's powdered urine, and it did not
|
|
specify the age or gender of the original sample. Powdered urine must be
|
|
prepared ahead of time. If there is a period of time that you are clean,
|
|
you can make powdered urine from your own supply.
|
|
|
|
9.2.2.1 Making your own powdered urine: Urinate in a glass container.
|
|
Let it evaporate. Then scrape the inside for the concentrate. Just mix it
|
|
with water before the test, and the sample will have the correct specific
|
|
gravity, pH, color, etc.
|
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9.2.3 Dog urine: I heard from Dr. Grow that dog urine (of all things) can
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be substituted, and will pass the test! However, I don't know how an age,
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gender, pH, or creatinine test would result. Someone was able to use dog
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urine for several months to pass the test. This subsection assumes you
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have a clean dog. I know my dog's urine wouldn't pass; he eats more weed
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than humans do. It would make more sense to use human urine, but dog urine
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provides a workable substitution in an emergency.
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10. <STEALING URINE>
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Speaking of stealing, people have been known to get away with stealing
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their sample from the tray among many other urine samples. In the case
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that I heard, the person being tested never got the test results, and was
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hired for the job that he was tested for. They wouldn't dare ask someone
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to re-test because they "lost" his/her urine sample. Don't expect this
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method to work if you are being tested for the military or if you're on
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parole; they have no problem violating your rights repeatedly.
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11. <IF YOU FAIL>
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If you fail the test, raise hell. Failing the drug test has been known to
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make a quiet person go ballistic. You will be interviewed by a medical
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|
review official (MRO), who would try to find out why you tested positive.
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MRO's are NOT impartial. An MRO is an employee of the lab, and is there
|
|
for quality control. They are also there to protect the lab by coercing
|
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the court into thinking that the person who failed is a drug abuser.
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"Anything you say to an MRO can and will be used against you" (RDW). If
|
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you fight it, your lawyer "can subpoena the proficiency testing records of
|
|
the laboratory for review" (anon1). These questions should be asked about
|
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the lab you are challenging:
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How does the lab handle samples?
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Are they NIDA/CAP certified?
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Do they participate in appropriate proficiency testing?
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Whay is their track records in the proficiency testing program?
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Have they ever failed a proficiency test?
|
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What are the qualifications of the technical staff performing the test?
|
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What technologies do they use to screen and confirm?
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|
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"Conquering the Urine Tests" provides additional legal advice that will
|
|
help you before taking a test, and if you fail a test.
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Laura Gibson, a medical doctor on the internet, tested positive and was not
|
|
hired. She had a poppy seed bagel that morning, not knowing it was a false
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|
positive. She fought it to the point where they just decided to throw out
|
|
the results and hire her anyway. But don't go taking it to court; it's
|
|
virtually impossible to win this case.
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|
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If you're an adult, contact ACLU. If you're a child, don't bother; ACLU
|
|
won't do anything for children who fail the drug test. Then mail me at
|
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<hbcsc096@csun.edu> and tell me what you tried so I can use that to help
|
|
others. Many people ask for advice before the test, then don't report
|
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back.
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There is a way to fight drug testing. If you ever serve as a juror for a
|
|
case where someone is being charged for a drug offense, and a drug test is
|
|
used as evidence, be aware of jury nullification. If sufficient evidence
|
|
is submitted supporting a law you consider unjust, you have a RIGHT to vote
|
|
not-guilty, simply because you disagree with the law. You may agree with
|
|
the law, yet disagree with the punishment for that particular crime. If
|
|
you feel the punishment will be too harsh, you also have the right to vote
|
|
not-guilty. Vote your conscience. The court never tells the jurors of
|
|
this [hidden] right, but it's there. The Fully Informed Jury Association
|
|
is a good source for this information.
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Many employers no longer show lab results to employees. They just get
|
|
rejected if seeking employment. Elderly employees are getting fired for
|
|
failing the test; incidentally losing all of their pension benefits.
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12. <WHO DRUGTESTS?>
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Employers, parol officers, police, health insurance companies, the
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|
military, and as of recently, high school athletic coaches drug test. Many
|
|
of these people are insensitive, unscrupulous, and could care less about
|
|
constitutional rights. Some are forced into drug testing, like coaches for
|
|
example. Parents who can't parent their children adequately have pressured
|
|
high school coaches to enforce their drug-free values at the expence of
|
|
civil rights. I do not know the methods these people use. It would be a
|
|
full time job keep track of testing procedures of different organizations.
|
|
Please don't email me asking if or how your health insurance provider will
|
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drug test you. I don't know. If you have such a question, I suggest
|
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posting it to the relevent newsgroups or the mailing list.
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12.1 Which companies test, and which don't?: There used to be a usenet
|
|
'Just-Say-No-To-Piss-Tests Project' keeping an updated list of companies
|
|
that either invade or respect your privacy. If you have first person
|
|
experience with a company, you would report it to <piss@rafferty.com>.
|
|
They would provide bad publicity for companies that test by adding it to
|
|
the list. If you report a company for not testing you, they would add it
|
|
to the good list (companies that respect your privacy). (see 14.2.3)
|
|
Whoever maintained this list may have dropped out of the scene because many
|
|
are having trouble getting a list. Those who do get the list, find that
|
|
it's a old one. A couple people in the mailing list discussed starting a
|
|
new one, but at the moment it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
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13. <POLITICS AND ETHICS OF DRUG TESTING>
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(I'll keep this brief, this is not a position paper)
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I believe drug testing is an unreasonable search, and that it forces people
|
|
to incriminate themselves. Many who take the same position believe drug
|
|
testing violates the 4th and 5th amendments. The counter argument is that
|
|
the Constitution doesn't apply to private organizations.
|
|
It comes down to these values. An employer's right to know who s/he is
|
|
hiring stands in conflict with an individual's right to privacy. I wrote
|
|
this paper because I value the right to privacy more.
|
|
I also believe people SHOULD have the right to consume any substance
|
|
they want [without limits] given that they are knowledgeable about that
|
|
chemical. Employers, like anyone, have been effected by the Reafer Madness
|
|
Movement. The government pushed massive amounts of misinformation
|
|
throughout communities and schools, and I don't believe that employers are
|
|
well informed enough yet to dictate what drugs will harm the workplace.
|
|
The only effective way to select workers is to evaluate their
|
|
performance on the job. Drugs can actually improve performance. Aspirin
|
|
relieves pain, allowing a worker to continue. Marijuana (when consumed on
|
|
the job) makes repetitive factory oriented work more interesting, which
|
|
lengthens a workers attention span. Marijuana will actually make some
|
|
people more alert. After intensive testing, someone I know can solve the
|
|
Rubix Cube 20 seconds faster when stoned. (not scientific proof, yet
|
|
interesting). Stimulants will keep workers productive at the end of long
|
|
work days. If the negative effects of drug use begin to show in the
|
|
worker's performance, their employer has a number of options for dealing
|
|
with it.
|
|
Phil Smith summarizes an article in March 1990 Scientific American:
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[The article] suggested that workers who tested positive for
|
|
marijuana only: 1) cost less in health insurance benefits; 2) had
|
|
a higher than average rate of promotion; 3) exhibited less
|
|
absenteeism; and 4) were fired for cause less often than workers
|
|
who did not test positive. Since marijuana is the most common
|
|
illicit drug used by adults, and the one detected in up to 90
|
|
percent of all "positive" drug tests (half of which are false),
|
|
this fact has radical implications for current public and employer
|
|
policies.
|
|
|
|
I could hardly believe what I was reading, but this article did carry
|
|
sufficient statistical evidence.
|
|
I see greater negative effects in drug testing than in drug use. In my
|
|
opinion, drug testing is un-American because guilt is assumed until the
|
|
test proves innocence. Our current conservative totalitarian Congress is
|
|
extremely irresponsible, and the peoples' civil liberties are suffering.
|
|
This particular privacy violation costs businesses $1.2 billion a year for
|
|
urinalysis of their workers. The military is notorious for their strict
|
|
drug tests. (note that marijuana helped soldiers in times of war). If you
|
|
test positive in California, your drivers license is automatically
|
|
suspended for 6 months. Nightbyrd has "counseled several, very straight,
|
|
elderly workers - close to retirement - who were fired and lost their
|
|
pension benefits because they 'failed their drug test'" (Jeff Nightbyrd).
|
|
Bernard Williams of the Philadelphia Eagles failed the drug test for
|
|
marijuana. He was suspended from the NFL for six games for using a drug
|
|
that doesn't enhance performance. If anything, marijuana would detract
|
|
from an athletes performance. Let the coach judge Williams performance.
|
|
Now it's becoming popular for parents to drug test their children.
|
|
Perfect; let's break up the families; cut down those lines of communication
|
|
and sneak around spying on our kids. Let's violate the child's privacy. We
|
|
use DARE like the salem witch hunts - to get children to turn their
|
|
parents. Now with DrugAlert, parents have a weapon to use on their kids.
|
|
The U.S. Supreme court just ruled June 1995 that public high schools
|
|
can require drug test for all student athletes. Many high schools already
|
|
do random searches on students; not for weapons, but for drugs. After all,
|
|
the Constitution has failed to protect children in the classroom, why not
|
|
expand? Students have lost 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights, and I think
|
|
it's absurd. We have patriotic history teachers telling children of their
|
|
Constitutional rights, yet children aren't given these rights on campus.
|
|
Kids get kicked out of school for questioning rules that violate the
|
|
Constitution.
|
|
It's also important to consider the discrimination factor. People with
|
|
dark skin may fail the urine test due to the false positive melenin. Drugs
|
|
are detected easier in dark haired people when the hair test is used.
|
|
We are sacrificing too many important rights by allowing drug testing
|
|
to continue. Until this unjust drug testing frenzy is put to an end,
|
|
children, workers, military service people, and parolee's need to learn how
|
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to protect themselves from the drug test.
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14. <ABOUT THE AUTHOR>
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I have no medical or legal credentials. I haven't even been drug tested
|
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myself (because I refuse to). I use the internet to research drug testing,
|
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and compile this paper from that information. I've talked to several
|
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knowledgeable people who either drug test, or get drug tested. I'm an
|
|
activist against the War on [Some] Drugs, and I think that the government
|
|
has taken the drug war to a ludicrous level. Laws created by the
|
|
legislature to protect me from myself demonstrate how totalitarian this
|
|
country has become. NORML reports that every *9* seconds someone gets
|
|
arrested for marijuana posession. Incidentally, I've taken an interest in
|
|
methods for 'beating the system'; although I would only implement methods
|
|
for beating an unjust system (such as drug testing). I may find out how to
|
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beat the breathalyzer test (and publish it), yet I remain strongly opposed
|
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to DUI. That goes into my belief in freedom of information. The
|
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government bans lots of information that should be public access.
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14.1 Contacting the author: You may e-mail
|
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comments/corrections/suggestions to me. Send questions to the urine-test
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mailing list. This way several people including me will get the question,
|
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and I won't be burdened with having to reply to all the mass mail that I
|
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get. I probably won't be able to answer questions that this paper doesn't
|
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answer, but I can direct them to a more knowledgeable source. Here is my public key:
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I encourage everyone to use encryption, Uncle Sam is watching! I also
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encourage everyone to use anonymous accounts, like anon.penet.fi. If you
|
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don't have an anonymous account, I promise to keep your identity
|
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confidential. I would never disclose my sources, even to a badge. E-mail
|
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help@anon.penet.fi to get an anonymous account. I will assume everyone
|
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wants to be anonymous, so I default to not publishing your name or address
|
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in the credits. If you provide me with information and want to be cited in
|
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the sources, tell me explicitly. Many of my readers are experts in the
|
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field. If you want to be available for consulting directly to the public,
|
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let me know and I'll add your address to the sources.
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Justin Gombos
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E-mail: <jgombos@csun.edu>
|
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Snail-Mail: 17950 Lassen St., 11-302, Northridge, CA 91330
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URL: http://www.csun.edu/~hbcsc096/dt
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15. <FOOTNOTES>
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(anon1): an anonymous toxicologist. Details in section 16. Made reference
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to Clin Pharmacol Ther 38 (85) 572-578 and Pharmacol Rev 38 (86)
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151-178.
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16. <SOURCES>
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16.1 Contributors: Thanks to everyone who contributed information! Many
|
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of my contributors use anonymous accounts, or have requested that I keep
|
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them totally anonymous.
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anon1: Anonymous contributor #1 is a clinical biochemist/toxicologist
|
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working as the non-medical director of a small clinical laboratory. S/He
|
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holds three degrees: a masters in biochemistry, a bachelors in chemistry
|
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and an associates in medical laboratory technology and is certified as a
|
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Clinical Laboratory Scientist by NCA. S/He has worked in the clinical
|
|
laboratory field for 18 years and specifically in drug testing labs for
|
|
over fives years. In addition, s/he has been recognized as a expert before
|
|
several states and the federal courts in matters relating to drug and
|
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alcohol testing and it effects on driving performance. S/He has testified
|
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for both the prosecution and defense so his testimony has been recognized
|
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as unbiased.
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California NORML: helped with information on detection times.
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|
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Clinton (not Bill). Clinton has worked as a lab assistant in two drug
|
|
testing lab's, and has other family members in the field. In usenet,
|
|
Clinton is known as ZZYZX.
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Dr. Grow <an236215@anon.penet.fi>. Dr. Grow studies molecular biology.
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Nightbyrd, Jeff (founder of Byrd Labs): Nightbyrd is the author of the
|
|
"Conquering the Urine Tests" pamphlet. His 11th edition was updated in
|
|
1996 and is out via snail-mail for $5. The pamphlet provides some more
|
|
elaborate information, and includes statistics and stories. Nightbyrd has
|
|
worked several years on protecting workers civil rights, and a majority of
|
|
my information comes from all the free consulting he has provided (he's
|
|
practically a coauthor). If anyone has a related law suit underway, Mr.
|
|
Nightbyrd has one of the most extensive libraries of materials in the
|
|
country. E-mail <nightbyrd@I-link.net>; Voice 800/480-2468; FAX
|
|
512/478-7706.
|
|
|
|
Pearson, Anne Watters (founder of Martha Butterfield-Jay Foundation):
|
|
Pearson is devoted to counseling and coaching people faced with piss
|
|
testing. E-mail <oknorml@ix.netcom.com>.
|
|
|
|
Smith, Phillip. Phillip Smith is a Portland NORML member who has helped
|
|
edit this paper, making corrections on grammar and content.
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16.2 Works cited
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Scientific American, "Science and the Citizen". March 1990. pp.18 & 22
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Thein, Lori A.; Thein, Jill M.; Landry, Gregory L. "Ergogenic Aids.
|
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Special Series: Pharmacology." PHYSICAL THERAPY. May, 1995. p. 426
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16.3 For additional information:
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American Civil Liberties Union: 212/944-9800
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Austin Nutritional Research: http://www.realtime.net/anr
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|
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Byrd Labs: Jeff Nightbyrd's creation. Byrd labs has run more than 2,000
|
|
tests on urine and additives. 800/333-2152
|
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California NORML: 415/563-5858; e-mail <canorml@igc.apc.org>.
|
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CAPP: Hi tech workers rights organization. 512/448-4804
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Carson, Ed. JUST SAY NO TO DRUG TESTS - How to Beat the Whiz Quiz.
|
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ISBN 0-87364-624-X
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Conquering the Urine Tests: see Jeff Nightbyrd (16.1)
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Digit Press (GA) Info Line: 404/924-1393
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Drug Testing Hotline in California: 900/844-test
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Fully Informed Jury Association: For free Jury Power Information Kit, call
|
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800/TEL-JURY. FIJA national snail-mail: PO Box 59, Helmville, MT
|
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59843. 406/793-5550. Mr. Peyman (FIJA affiliate) 714/838-2896.
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http://intele.net/~harald/fija/fija_us.htm
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Hoffman, Abbie. STEAL THIS URINE TEST.
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J&J Enterprizes (aka Freedom Wholesalers): Distributes The Stuff and
|
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Naturally Klean Herbal Tea Direct questions to 800/883-3869. FAX
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orders to 303/765-5732. Snail-Mail: PO Box 102311, Denver, CO 80250.
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http://www.imall.com/stores/stuff
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Klear: 40 4th Street #216, Petaluma, CA 94952 800/661-1357
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|
Legal Action Center: 212/243-1313
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Martha Butterfield-Jay Foundation (Oklahoma NORML): MBJF sent me free
|
|
literature, and a brochure on of their products. If you call, a
|
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machine will answer. Calls will be returned collect. P.O. Box 57214,
|
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Oklahoma City, OK 73157 405/521-URIN
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National Lawyers Guild: 212/614-6464
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NORML: NORML operates a Drug Testing & Information Hotline. I don't
|
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recommend this hotline. People have called this line needing important
|
|
drug testing information in a hurry, only to get a recording. For the
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price, I would expect a live person. The charge is $2.95 per minute.
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900/97-NORML. 1636 'R' St. N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington D.C. 20009
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NORML Legal Referral: 202/483-5500
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Party Hut Enterprises: Distributor of Carbo Clean, Whizzies, and Klear.
|
|
If you would like to have more information about this product or a catalog
|
|
of the 100's of other products that they carry just e-mail Charles
|
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Alvis. <calvis@icon.net> or <partyhut@paranoia.com>. They also have an
|
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online headshop located at http://www.paranoia.com/~partyhut
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Performance Factors: Makes video imparment test. 415/769-8300
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PharmChem Laborities Inc.: Boycott PharmChem for supplying the sweat
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patch. Jay Whitney or David Asheim can be reached (harassed) at
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415/328-6200
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Puri-Blend: 800/886-3234
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Sampson Health Products: E-mail: sampson@itouch.net. Snail mail: 901
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|
Rhode Rd., Kyle, Texas 78640. http://www.sampson.com. Call 512/376-2537
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anytime to speak to an operator, leave message, or automated fax.
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Testing Expert Witness: Good for legal cases. 615/579-5425
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Zydot Unlimited, Inc.: 800/725-2481
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16.3.1 Drug testing consultants on the net: If you want to be listed here
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as a free consultant, let me know.
|
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chemist@drugtest.com: These people are looking to answer tough questions.
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They say if they don't know an answer, they'll research it for you.
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Me: I'll make an effort to answer questions. If I can't answer
|
|
something, I'm in contact with toxicologists and other experts who
|
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choose to remain anonymous. I will direct questions to them.
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Jeff Nightbyrd: Consult Nightbyrd with any drug testing question. Legal
|
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issues are his specialty.
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16.3.2 Drug testing mailing list: E-mail <listproc@calyx.net> with
|
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"subscribe urine-test Firstname Lastname" as the body. Nicholas Merrill
|
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maintains the mailing list as well as a WEB page saturated with information
|
|
and links. http://www.calyx.com/urine-test.html.
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16.3.3 Sites and Internet sources: A list of sites relating to drug
|
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testing.
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My page has a rolling version of the drugtesting faq, meaning it's
|
|
updated continuously without a version number.
|
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http://www.csun.edu/~hbcsc096/dt
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Other drug testing sites:
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http://htrac.com/
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|
http://hyperreal.com/drugs/politics/drug.testing
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http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~verdant/whizquiz
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|
http://www.en.utexas.edu/~babydoll/coursematerial/fall95students/finals/
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drupublic_html
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http://www.foobar.uk/users/ukcia/piss.html
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|
http://www.foobar.co.uk/users/ukcia/piss.html
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|
http://www.ksu.edu/~floersh/drugs/test/test.html
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|
http://www.pantless.com/~pdxnorml
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|
http://www.paranoia.com/drugs/
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|
http://www1.jis.net/~deadhead/test.html
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CALC_THC.EXE:
|
|
http://www.csun.edu/~hbcsc096/dt/calc_thc.exe
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|
|
Just-Say-No-To-Piss-Tests Project:
|
|
|
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gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us:70/00/Politics/piss.list
|
|
http://www.calyx.com/urine/piss-list.txt
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To get the perspective of drug testing advocates, visit:
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http://www.lec.org/Drug_Watch/Public/Documents/DWDTPOS.html
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(I read this page for entertainment purposes only :)
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Drug testing sites to avoid: These sites may contain a lot of useful
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information, but they also contain enough misinformation to cause harm.
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Cannabis Action Network: This is an extreme case of misinformation.
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*AVOID*http://www1.jis.net/%7Edeadhead/pisstest.html
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High Times: Some correct information can be found here, but there is
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too much misinformation for me to endorse it.
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*AVOID*http://www.hightimes.com/~hightimes/ht/tow/tes
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16.2.4 Newsgroups: newsgroups of interest.
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alt.activism
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misc.activism.progressive
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alt.drugs
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rec.drugs.cannabis
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alt.drugs.culture
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rec.drugs.misc
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alt.drugs.pot
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rec.drugs.psychedelics
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talk.politics.drugs
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alt.privacy
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sci.techniques.testing.misc
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17. <DISTRIBUTION RULES>
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I'm taking the Phillip Zimmerman approach. Our rights are in the line of
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fire, and I think everyone should have free access to this information. I
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want it to become widespread before the government has a chance to react.
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Our current Congress is a threat to civil liberties, and they have
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been launching anti-expression policies - targeting the internet.
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Non-profit users/orgs may distribute unmodified versions of this text
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freely. I regret that I cannot sign this document because there seems to be
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a bug where the signing process tampers with my public key in section 14.1.
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Profitting from this text is prohibited. |