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Author: Fred G. MackeyFred G. Mackey Date: Jan 8, 2007 23:28
worriedbout#2 wrote:
> Any help at this point would be very much appreciated...
>
> I went for my 1st pre-employment drug screen last Friday. For 2.5 days
> I consumed water, tea, cranberry juice, cranberry pills; I was also
> taking vitamins to help with color. Well, surprise! The test came
> back "negative" but with the note "dilute". My potential employer
> contacted me and just asked that I retest as soon as possible. I will
> end up going tomorrow at lunch. Quest Diagnostics is the lab.
>
> My history...I'm 5'2", weigh approx. 100 lbs and have a high
> metabolism. I had last smoke about a week and a half prior to
> Christmas. I made the mistake of smoking 2 hits on xmas day. It has
> now been 15 days since I last partook.
>
> What's my best strategy with less than 24 hours to go?
>
> Thanks.
>
Quest sounds familiar although I'm not sure if that means anything. I
think it might have been the same lab that did my test a bit more than a
year ago.
At any rate, it's too late to order home-test kits online. I did that
and I was passing all of them although I wasn't sure if the lab cut-off
would be more strict than the home-test kits, so I spent about $20-25 on
a drink from the local head shop. It may have been a waste of money, I
don't know, but to me it was well worth it for peace of mind and they
didn't complain about dilution.
I went in the afternoon (better than going in the morning, so I
understand - also backed up by my home-test kits) and also drank this
shit. Before I drank that, I had my usual several cups of coffee and
lots of water (I drink lots of water because I usually drink a lot (of
beer) anyway). I didn't drink any alcohol the day of the test, but did
the nite before.
You're a foot shorter than me and a little more than half my weight at
the time of my test, so don't drink yourself silly with water, coffee or
the stuff from the head shop, but I think it helps. There's a decent
chance you'll test clean without any extra effort although that's only
what I've gathered from reading a lot of stuff on the web before I took
my test. If you were a heavy smoker beforehand, it's riskier, but if
you were only an occasional toker, you might just do fine with no
attempt at dilution at all.
Of course, I cannot guarantee anything.
Best of luck to you.
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