Author Topic: Drug Tests, and other things. (Read 13841 times)

Grey Ninja · « **on:** June 26, 2003, 03:01:27 PM »

Woo hoo!!! I finally got a really good job offer.

I got a job as a computer person at an oil company, and I get all kinds of different benefits and a really good salary for 8 months.

The problem starts that I only get the job once I pass a drug and alcohol test.... I assume that if I don't show up drunk, I pass the alcohol test... but I am a little concerned about the drug test. Does anyone know how long THC stays in your system in detectable amounts? It's kind of embarrassing to be a Canadian and not know that, but I have never had to take a drug test before, and to tell the truth, it kind of took me by surprise.

I really can't wait for this job... the only problem is that it doesn't start until Sep. 11, and I have to fend for myself in the meantime. I guess I am not taking classes next semester, which I have mixed feelings about. I was looking forward to my Japanese, Computer Architecture, and Programming Languages classes... but I was dreading the inevitable File Systems class... I guess I can teach myself assembly, and some more game programming in my free time for the year, but I am going to kind of miss school in the meantime.

It seems that I did manage to get a job at a convenience store/bottle depot close to where I live though for the summer though, so hopefully I can go off my "Can't afford to eat anything but ramen" diet pretty soon.

It also seems that I have a good chance at landing a job at a pizza place opening up soon, so I might work 2 jobs for the rest of the summer.

Anyways, I am quite pleased with recent events, and I thought I would ask about the THC thing, and generally glow about it here.

BoB007 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:34:24 PM »

Is THC the same thing as THC9 ?

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:38:17 PM »

Well, THC stands for Tetrahydrocannabinol. The C word is really the key to figuring out what it is.

BoB007 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:41:43 PM »

Thats not answering my question >_<

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:45:21 PM »

Well, I am not 100% on this, but I THINK that they are the same thing...

BoB007 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:50:38 PM »

Well THC9 is a substance found it marijuana ( i have no clue how to spell it ). Is that what your talking about ? Cause if it is ... we learned that it stays inside your body anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month .. sometimes longer

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2003, 03:53:45 PM »

Phew... I should be pretty safe then. I haven't had any in quite some time because I am so bloody broke. *starts humming "What if God Smoked Cannabis?"

BoB007 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2003, 04:06:09 PM »

OMG YOU DO DRUGS !!!!!!!

* looks left * * looks right *

So umm can you hook a fellow cuber up?

DRJ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2003, 06:22:08 PM »

20-90 Days for THC

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2003, 06:49:47 PM »

What? Drugs? Where? *looks around for a drug user*

Thanks DRJ.

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2003, 06:54:00 PM »

"Cannabinol" sounds a lot like cannabis sativa (i don't feel like checking the spelling...), the scientific name for marijuana if my memory holds true.

The 20-90 days estimate depends largely on your your fat level and metabolism. A lot of toxins like THC, nicotine, even pollutants you breathe in the air are stored in your body's fat. It's one of the reasons why people who stop smoking get the urge to smoke -- because the nicotine is still in their fat, slowly being released. i think the estimate is something like a day or two (that it stays in your body) for every percent body fat you have. Also, if you have a high metabolism, it'll get burned outta your system faster. i've got both a high metabolism and low body fat, so stuff gets flushed outta me pretty quickly, although the worst i do is an occasional cigarette.

i've heard of a THC level calculator program somewhere on the web if you're really paranoid and need some pseudo-arbitrary numbers. My advice would be to stay clean, excercise, and drink plenty of water (at least 2 quarts a day). Unless you're at the wrong end (fat and low metabolism) of the scale, you should be fine by then.

Oh, and congrats on the job -- wish i could say the same. As long as i don't have to auction off my unopened copy of Steel Battalion, i'll be okay.

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #11 on:** June 26, 2003, 07:07:15 PM »

Nah, I think it's been like 3 months at least. I am just sort of a paranoid sort about things like that.

I drink plenty of water, and most of my body fat (what little there was), has been stripped off recently due to starvation.

I also have a high metabolism, so I am sure I am clean as a whistle right now. I might go and buy a bottle of Gin and some Sprite Ice later on though.

According to that list, I can clean up from that in under a day.

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #12 on:** June 26, 2003, 07:23:36 PM »

i could be considered a vegetarian, and i have a high metabolism, so i have pretty much zero fat, not that that's particularly healthy, but it is what it is. i also drink like a gallon of water a day.

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I might go and buy a bottle of Gin and some Sprite Ice later on though.

Again with the gin and Sprite! No more alcohol for me until i get a job, or find a bum carrying a briefcase filled with millions in unmarked bills. Besides, i'm happy drinking obscene amounts of water. Keeps you full (good when you're poor because you don't eat so much) and it keeps muscles hydrated (good for working out).

Termin8Anakin · « **Reply #13 on:** June 26, 2003, 07:24:23 PM »

*backs away*

uh, drugs?
who does drugs?
I dont.
why does one do drugs?
why does one know so much about drugs?

I am surprised.

But good luck there Grey Ninja. Hopefully you can get into it and finally gather enough bucks to get some more games!
Remember!
Games are more healthy than drugs! Haha.
*sniff*

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #14 on:** June 26, 2003, 07:27:29 PM »

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i could be considered a vegetarian, and i have a high metabolism, so i have pretty much zero fat, not that that's particularly healthy, but it is what it is. i also drink like a gallon of water a day.

Very much a meat-eater here, but I am of a very lean build.

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Originally posted by: aoi tsuki

Again with the gin and Sprite! No more alcohol for me until i get a job, or find a bum carrying a briefcase filled with millions in unmarked bills. Besides, i'm happy drinking obscene amounts of water. Keeps you full (good when you're poor because you don't eat so much) and it keeps muscles hydrated (good for working out).

Yeah well, I have been drooling over that idea for a LONG time, and I have just got to try it. I should be getting money tomorrow, so I should be able to finance it at long last.

As for water drinking, I agree that it's good for filling you up, but as for keeping muscles hydrated... I don't get enough calories to be able to afford the energy costs of working out, and muscles take energy to maintain.

I would rather have some nice fat to hold me through tough times.

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But good luck there Grey Ninja. Hopefully you can get into it and finally gather enough bucks to get some more games!
Remember!
Games are more healthy than drugs! Haha.
*sniff*

Hehe. Games are plenty good. But have you ever played games... ON WEED? (Half Baked reference there...

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But my Mom is going to send me some money, and she said she would send $100 extra for my birthday, with the suggestion I pick up a new hard drive to replace my dying current one. I currently plan to use that money to either go see some strippers, buy a new game or two, or simply send it back as repayment on the pile of money I am already borrowing.

But my job pays REALLY well, and I could pay back my parents in full after 2 weeks of working it... so...

BrianSLA · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2003, 10:18:40 PM »

I watched COURT TV today and the trial / testimony of the Texas lady who hit the homeless man / Let him die slowly in her windshield for days and she testified about drug testing. She was a heavy drug user and she said 1 month / drink a lot of water to clear it out. She also mentioned cheating techniques like a small canister of clean urine close to your body ( to keep it at room temperature ). She also talked about a random drug test in which she used a drop of bleach to clear her urine... she said it worked.

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #16 on:** June 27, 2003, 06:56:54 AM »

How are you getting this THC in your body in the first place? Drug tests are there for a reason- to make sure you're not doing drugs, and if you're circumventing that process you could lose your job. I have heard almonds or something show up as marijuana on a drug test, though.

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2003, 11:15:59 AM »

erm.... Drugs are bad mmmmkay?

I was just speaking, hypothetically, in case I ever did do drugs... not saying that I do, and not saying that I will... for sure.

Man, I never saw such a bunch of clean people in all my life.

Uncle Rich AiAi · « **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2003, 09:19:36 PM »

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Originally posted by: Grey Ninja
I currently plan to use that money to either go see some strippers

Don't forget to invite me along!

Big_Pimp · « **Reply #19 on:** June 28, 2003, 09:28:45 PM »

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Originally posted by: Grey Ninja
I currently plan to use that money to either go see some strippers

Don't forget to invite me along!

I also would like to go.

RockmanX · « **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2003, 09:35:38 PM »

I believe they're poppy seeds that show up for marajuana.

NintendoKiD · « **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2003, 09:56:21 PM »

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How are you getting this THC in your body in the first place? Drug tests are there for a reason- to make sure you're not doing drugs, and if you're circumventing that process you could lose your job. I have heard almonds or something show up as marijuana on a drug test, though.

No, thats poppy seeds. And you have to eat like pounds of it to show up, not just a poppy seed muffin. Anyway it takes anywhere from 1-3 months depending on your metabolism. Some facilities only detect 15% and above on your THC level, if its lower then 15 it shows up as 0, but you can still have it in your system. Anyway, I have gotton my THC level from a 70% to a 0 in four weeks so it all depends on how much water you drink, and how much salty and sugar products you eat. Of course getting my level from a 124% to 0 was inanse but thats a different story

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2003, 10:00:53 PM »

Poppy seeds can show up as opiates like heroin, but you'd have to eat a lot of them. A lot of drug test facilities will give you a questionnaire which asks if you've eaten certain foods or taken medicines in order to rule out false positives. Common over the counter drugs like ibuprofen can screw with results too.

Edit:NintendoKid beat me to it. Just a thought, but i wonder if you can safely drink enough water to make the sample too diluted. Of course, at most it would buy you only a day, assuming that they send you to a walk-in facility.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #23 on:** June 29, 2003, 08:18:06 AM »

I also think that you die after eating too many poppy seeds. Or maybe I'm thinking of nutmeg.

OMG STRIPPERS?!!! That's so wrong!!!

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #24 on:** June 29, 2003, 08:44:50 AM »

You can die from eating too much of anything. A lot of foods contain trace levels of otherwise nonlethal chemicals.

i've heard of people smoking nutmeg. Evidentally, you get a high from it, but it causes so many bad side effects like violent hallucinations, nausea, dizziness, and temporary loss of vision and hearing. It could probably kill you if you smoked too much of it due to the way it snuffs out oxygen to the brain.

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Author Topic: Drug Tests, and other things. (Read 13841 times)