Very worried, advice needed.

[k2imperial]

Hi, I would like some advice. I accepted a job with a defense contractor back in November 07 (I am in college and will be starting in July after graduation). I haven't smoked since mid December of 07. Prior to that I smoked at least once a day for 5 months and none before that.

I am worried because I pretty overweight, 5'0 and 180lbs. Do you think the 7.5 months is enough no matter what? Or are there risks still since I am overweight. I'm 90% sure that this will be a urine test.

What is your advice!?

 

[dontstepongrass]

you are fine. i'd drink water before the test for the fuck of it tho. hair tests are the most far back going and that's 90 days or latest 1.5" of growth

 

[k2imperial]

thank you for putting my mind at ease. ive been sitting here refreshing hoping for a reply!

i think i may buy a testing kit from a pharmacy soon anyway. i just keep getting worried about this employment drug test.

i've been a google-maniac lately, trying to find the longest detection period for overweight/slow metabolismed people, but i can't seem to find anything that seems legit.

anyone else have ideas?

 

[julsbagell]

7months dnt worry about it no way youll test dirty.ive taken at least ten in the last 10 years as long as its over thirty your good.

 

[k2imperial]

even if im really overweight and have a poor metabolism?

 

[ChronicChemist]

Overweight and a poor metabolism may help you by trapping any leftover metabolites in your fat as opposed to breaking them up and having them fresh in your system. You should be fine...Just drink lots of water and relax.

 

[k2imperial]

when you say drink water, do you mean starting now (i'm about 5 weeks away from the test). would dieting and exercise be if anything, beneficial, or could dieting and exercising actually hurt me?

 

[dontstepongrass]

i would say drink water the day of the test starting 2-3 hours before test. once you drink enough water that you gotta pee every 20 min like a race horse and you got her. a trick i used while i was on papers is to urinate frequently before test and once you are pissing in the cup you FIRST piss in toilet then TAKE SAMPLE FROM MIDDLE OF PISS. then do end of piss in toilet. the start and finish of the piss is the dirtiest if toxins are present. middle of stream is CLEANEST!

i have more techniques that would be used in conjunction, but 7 months man you soooo good it aint even funny

 

[resinryder]

You may be required to give a urine and saliva test. 7.5 months and clean you'll have nothing to worry about tho. Will you have to have a security clearance check done? If so, be honest with them. You'd be surprised at what they can find out about you and depending on the clearance needed you'll never know who they talked to, but..you can request a copy of the interview notes, at least you used to be able to. If they catch you in a lie or some other inconsistency that looks like you tried to hide something you won't get the job.

 

[k2imperial]

yes i am getting a security clearance, im pretty sure its one of the lowest and i don't think there is an actual interview part of it (im going to be an entry level engineer). i think it may have went through all the way actually.

have you guys ever heard of people stopping for more than 6 months and failing (or am i really being ridiculous)?

 

[resinryder]

You'll be fine.But if you're really worried, do some exercise, get some weight off, sweat it out and reduce your body fat ratio. 6 plus months clean you won't have a problem.

 

[1love1earth]

if it's really that serious of a job and it is a government/military or 3rd party investigator, you'll be in for a ride.

I've had one come to my door, asking about a neighbor, just a standard checkup, he wasn't into anything big at all, and he asked all sorts of questions, it's all about whether or not someone might be a spy, or might sell information, or if they're vulnerable to being blackmailed.

Your only issue is going to be if they interview people that know you smoke(d).

 

[TheGoodStuff]

You'll be OK, just relax and don't exercise for a week or two prior, along with drinking a lot of water.

 

[LilMan72003]

Hey man really, you're going to be fine. I've known people in MUCH worse situations get away clean.

You should eat more natural foods and exercise to help enjoy you're quality of life and feel better in general.

Good luck!

-LilMan

 

[GrassRoots]

I had a friend fail a drug test after 6 months of not smoking. He was in the same boat as you, overweight and with a slow metabolism. If this job is really important to you and you only have 5 more weeks before the drug test then you better get a plan together ASAP! I'd start the exercise tomorrow morning, take it easy if you haven't worked out in a while, maybe a couple mile walk. Progress from there, each day go a little longer in either distance or faster in speed. Within a couple weeks you'll be jogging for a half an hour easy, this is when the THC chunks will really start to break off and work their way out of your system. Drink plenty of water to make sure the THC doesn't crystalize in your liver and come back to haunt you on drug test day. If all else fails and you REALLY want to know you're going to make it through ok you can always drink a quart of vinegar the day of the test (yuck, but it works).

You've come this far, why stop now? Best of luck to you on your test. It sounds like you're willing to do what you have to do to get through this so I'm confident that you'll pass.

GrassRoots


joking

 

[ExEcutioner]

when you say drink water, do you mean starting now (i'm about 5 weeks away from the test). would dieting and exercise be if anything, beneficial, or could dieting and exercising actually hurt me?

5 Weeks until the test!!!

My Advice to you would be to smoke a fat as blunt .....


J/K

7mon. you should be fine, it cant hurt to test yourself tho and see where you are. I do know that certain gov will have a more strict cutoff level for a positive. something around 20 or even 10ng/ml when the norm is usually 50.

 

[GDB]

You can buy THC/Marijuana test strips at any drug store, better safe than sorry.

 

[krustytheclown]

You'll be fine. I had a couple of friends who have been hard-core abusers of marijuana for 10+ years and they were passing drug tests after 6 months of stopping.

So, you should be fine.

On a side note, however, you sound pretty young with a weight problem. I highly recommend you do 20-60 minutes of moderate exercise 3+ days a week. mYou'll look and feel better and chicks are more likely to hit on you, so you'll have a girlie to spend some of that government-engineer's salary on.

 

[SoulCoughing]

7 months is 6 months more than enough. I was a chronic smoker, 2-10 bowls a day and took 2 weeks off and tested negative. All depends on your body. But 30 days is the max for most people. You're even past the point for most hair tests. 6 months is how far they go back. So shave if you must but I doubt you'll need to.

 

[k2imperial]

Thank you for all the responses! GrassRoots... your post has the word "joking" at the end of it. Is that a signature? Or were you joking about something? Were you joking about the fact that your friend failed after six months (fingers crossed), or were you joking about saying that you are confident that I'll pass?