My husband recently smoked two joints with his friend who was visiting from out of town. He recently got offered an awesome job and they are going to screen him. how long does it usually take for pot to leave your system?
2006-06-12 18:15:06 · 18 answers · asked by deftoneschik42o 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
If you're talking about a urine screening, then the correct answer is "up to 30 days or more." But they don't factor in his body composition and how often he smokes. THC lingers in your fat cells. The higher your body-fat percentage is, the longer it will stay. The more lean muscle you have (less fat), the quicker it will be filtered out. Also, if he is an occasional smoker (2 times per month or less) it won't even show up a week later- without the home remedies.
They have veils (cleansing drinks) that can be purchased on-line or from your local headshop. They'll run you about $30. They're really gross, but work most of the time. It involves drinking the ghastly "fruit" mixture, and then following up with water. I would only do this if his test is soon, he's not so lean, and he smokes more often than not.
If he's a social smoker and is pretty much lean, have him start drinking water about 3-4 hours before the test. He should pee any time he feels the urge, and continue to drink water in the waiting room. This will help flush his system. Soon, he should be peeing "nothing" but water. This is what you want to happen *during* the screening.
Sometimes, the results will come out inconclusive- as if you've poured water into the test tube. They may retest him, but it does buy you more time.
Some people drink so much water that they'll get "water poisoning" and start to throw up the water. If that starts to happen, slow down the drinking.
Don't try niacin. It's not been "proven" to help eliminate or mask THC, and it causes an itchy rash. Good luck!
2006-06-12 18:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by punchy333 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At least a month...if this is actually the only pot he has smoked. I would get him drinking a ton of water and tea and get some goldenseal which is a natural suppliment that you can buy at GNC to clean him out naturally. If he has to take a UA really soon you can get some 'tea' from a smoke shop or head shop that will clean him out extra quick (like hours) but he has to drink it within a couple hours of the UA that he has to take or it won't do any good. If you go this route make sure he gets one that isn't just a masking agent because they can detect masking agents in the urine and some companies treat this the same way they would treat a dirty UA.
2006-06-13 02:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by alexajbully 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends, but about 30 days with no outside assistance.. drink lots of water, water cleanses the system. if he's really serious, combine methods. drink mad water, drink cranberry juice, but beware of things you can buy such as "golden seal" to cleanse the system, because some tests recognize it. the trick is to get the amount of pot in his system down to a level where it could be mistaken for merely being present while pot was being smoked, at worst. but water is the best thing over all. couple gallons a day ought to do it good if he's got enough time. 2 weeks is plenty.
2006-06-13 01:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by daveculpepper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay...It usually takes 30 days for a decent sized man. For a bigger guy it may take 35-45 days. My dad just went through the same ****. You can go to a nutrition place and get these pills called "Stat Flush". They work too. My dad failed his first drug test and then just recently passed his other ones because of the pills. Also drink alot of water.
2006-06-13 01:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by jennacharnele_johnson2009 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no pot expert, but I believe it can stay in your system for weeks. There are plenty of sites out there, and plenty of methods, for "beating the test". Stay away from anything that says something about drinking bleach...you would be surprised what people would try. I heard drinking gallons of water can help get rid of it faster.
2006-06-13 01:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by bboytwogun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well let me start by saying that if that is all he smoked the concentration levels may be so small that they are virtually undetectable. Also there are some over the counter medications which can give false positive readings especially when the older type testing devices are used.
2006-06-13 01:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by Hingy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months or more. but the first time you are tested is to distinguish the amount of THC that is present in your body. everyone has their own unique level of THC. its the next time you are tested that makes the difference as the levels change. if he rarely smokes he will be fine. they have levels of THC that are accepted and those that are to high i am sure he will slot nicely into a safe zone
2006-06-13 01:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by DOLLYl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he doesn't smoke that often i would say 5-7 days. Water Cranberry juice and beer will help flush him out.
2006-06-13 01:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
takes 3 months for it to come out of your blood stream or anywhere from 1-5 weeks for it to exit your urine, depending on your body weight due to the fact that thc is stored in your fat cells.
2006-06-13 01:21:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can stay up 45 days in the fatty tissue
2006-06-13 01:18:33 · answer #10 · answered by leslieorm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋