drug testing

Testing for drug use has become part of life for many of us. Whether it is suggested at the doctor’s office, required by that new job you just applied for, or as part of probation, testing might be completely random or rigidly scheduled.
Perhaps sadly and definitely contrary to popular hope, there is no foolproof way to beat a drug test. There simply is no way to know if you will or will not come up “dirty” or “clean” other than not using.

A LITERAL HOST OF THINGS IMPACT HOW YOUR BODY PROCESSES AND EXCRETES ANY DRUG OR ITS METABOLITES. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT CHANGE THE RATE YOU RELEASE THE STUFF SCREENED FOR IN LAB TESTS:

...		THE AMOUNT AND FREQUENCY OF YOUR USE
		YOUR BASELINE AND AMPED UP METABOLIC RATE AND FLUCTATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO
		YOUR BODY MASS
		YOUR AGE
		YOUR HEALTH OVERALL
		YOUR DRUG TOLERANCE
		THE pH OF YOUR URINE

That said, we offer the following chart of detection periods for a variety of substances. The chart offers approximate periods of detection by test type but these are not set in stone or by any means guaranteed.

substance	in blood	in saliva	in sweat	in urine	in hair
alcohol	unknown	unknown	unknown	6-24 hours	n/a
amphetamine	unknown	3 days	unknown	1-4 days	up to 90 days
barbituates	unknown	unknown	unknown	1-21 days	unknown
benzodiazepines	unknown	unknown	unknown	1-42 days	unknown
cannabis (single use)	2-3 days	14 hours	unknown	2-3 days	up to 90 days
cannabis (habitual use)	2 weeks	14 hours	unknown	up to 12 weeks	up to 90 days
cocaine	unknown	1 day	unknown	4-5 days	up to 90 days
codeine/morphine	unknown	7-21 hours	unknown	2-4 days	up to 90 days
heroin	unknown	unknown	unknown	2-4 days	up to 90 days
methamphetamines	1-3 days	unknown	unknown	3-5 days	up to 90 days
pcp	1-3 days	3 days	unknown	3-7 days	up to 90 days