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drug tests
12/9/2008 11:16:16 AM jamma
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Ok, I know a lot of people who are always on drugs yet have very good jobs which require drug tests. I always wondered how they passed them. I remember working as an intern a few years ago and the new guys who started working needed to take a drug test. They were worried about it until the results finally came in, negative! I asked how they did it, they said they bought this thing that looked like pee and all they had to do was pour that into the container. But what if they had someone there watching you, or if they patted you down to make sure you have none of that? I  was researching online and I guess there’s medicine you can take which cleans out your whole body. The good ones take about a month but will get rid of all traces even in your blood and urine. There are some which work in a week but it’s not 100% guarantee! But I was wondering, what about if they do hair drug tests? Then they’re officially screwed huh?  
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12/16/2008 8:19:33 AM alessandra
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Most places wouldn't consider doing a hair test.  I think there's a lot of different scenarios where someone could just be around a certain drug, and end up getting the traces in their hair.  I heard that girls need to bleach and dye their hair several times in order to get it out.  But for guys, they could just shave their head. 
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12/23/2008 9:48:26 AM Raggae99
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Theres this chemical shampoo they could buy. They're supposed to keep it on their head for like 2 hours but it burns and tinglles and so much of your hair falls out because of how damaging it is. But it gets rid of all the traces. I think if they're around drugs it gets in your hair but gets out when you wash it. However if your just around it, it shouldn't get in your system unless your like hot boxing and got high off that or something.
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12/26/2008 9:49:30 AM Jasmine
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I think drugs have to really enter your system for it to have traces in your urine, blood, and hair. Hmm all these drug test twirks get me thinking. I had an ex, boyfriend who i thought was on drugs and he agreed to take a test for me every week. And it would come out negative, he still showed signs of using drugs and I thought he still was but the tests were always negative. Now looking back I think he was taking something.
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1/6/2009 11:30:02 AM Lovely
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If you suspected it, then he most likely was.  I had a big shock when I found out my girlfriend was using.  I always suspected but she would be so into me the whole time, like I guess she wanted that extra high when being around someone that cared for her... I really don't know why she started.  I would make plans with friends, and then end up leaving early to go surprise her at her pad, and she'd be wide awake.. I would feel uncomfortable cuz she'd be surprised to see me, and by then I could tell there was definitely something wrong. 
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1/7/2009 9:34:06 AM JiminyCrickets
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I dated a guy when I was 15 and he was majorly on drugs. I actually had no idea though. I thought it was kind of weird how whenever I would sneak out and hang out with him he would be wide awake while I was falling asleep at 4 AM but I never thought anything of it. Also each time I wasn't able to sleep and I'd call him no matter what time he was always awake. It wasn't until his brother pointed out to me that he was on crack and thats why he would go days at a time without sleeping. He also lost a lot of weight. When we first started dating he was muscular and had a very nice body but 10 months later he got to be so scrawny. I tried drug testing him and he just wouldn't let me. Thats when I took the hint and got out of the relationship. He was also very abusive, physically and emotionally. Now that I look back at it though, WTH was I thinking everrrr being with him??? I get disgusted just at the thought.
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1/27/2009 12:28:26 PM BigSis
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There are certain jobs however that you cannot cheat their tests.  In the military for example, they will watch to make sure that you're not cheating in any way.  I remember a few years ago, I was in a room full of people looking to get hired for this company.  Once they said that they were going to drug test us, one of the girls ran out of the building!  It was pretty embarrassing for her. 
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1/29/2010 4:05:46 AM marymn
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Nice Discussion..
Thanx for sharing!!

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