I've never took a drug test before and I am being asked to take one for PetSmart tomorrow. Will they more likely do a pee, saliva, or hair test? I've smoked pot before but it's been over a year and I experimented with meth 3 weeks ago. Which is awful, I thought I was seriously going to die. Drugs are NOT my thing anymore. I drank alcohol last night but just two smirnoffs which don't have a high percentage of alcohol as it is. I've never took a drug test before so I was wondering what kind of test do they usually give and should I be safe?
Thank you in advance. =)
2006-09-05 12:16:47 · 16 answers · asked by aliciamarie88 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
probably urine pot will be gone in average 20-30days if you were a moderate user however can show up in hair up to 6 months if u only used meth on 1 occasion 3 or more wks ago you will get an A good luck just say NO
2006-09-05 12:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by dr nuse 61 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out what the 1/2 life of meth is. I.e. 5 hours? 10 hours?
Multiple that by 6, that is how long Meth is detectable in your system.
(formula works for any drug)
If it was 10 hours
Just took 100%
10 hours 50%
20 hours 25%
30 hours 12%
40 hours 6%
50 hours 3%
60 hours 1%
So IF the 1/2 life of met was 10 hours after 2.5 days it would have less than 1% still in your system.
It will probably be a pee test, the hair test is unreliable. I don't know anything about the saliva test.
The pee test works because it tests for the metabolites of the drugs in yoursystem after your liver has worked on in. Basically no doubt it has been in your blood stream and you have been under the effects.
Say no to drugs!
Good luck with the job.
2006-09-05 19:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it's just a pee test. They will not test for alcohol, so you're fine there, as for the meth, I know absolutely nothing about that. What you need to do is to drink all the water you can and just keep drinking and peeing. Also green tea is an antioxidant, so drink some of that too.
I was told once a cap full of white vinegar in a glass of water a few times a day helps but I've never tried that.
Good luck. Hope you get the job.
2006-09-05 19:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They COULD do any of those but typically it is a simple piss test and they are looking for specific drugs. If you did meth less than 3 weeks ago you could be in trouble. Go to a local smoke shop and get the magic tea to take a few hours before the test.
2006-09-05 19:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by cannon1977 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, its a urine test and if its been a year since you smoked pot, then not to worry. Pot stays in your system the longest....30 days, all others are out of your system in 3 days. However, if its a hair test which is highly unusual unless your working for a Casino, then your screwed, because its stays in your roots. Ex: they found cocaine in Albert Einsteins hair years ago when they were doing drug findings experiments
2006-09-05 19:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by notfrompenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most do a urine analysis but some do the hair folicle because it is more accurate and detects drug use over a much longer period of time. I would guess they do urine. Urine tests usually cover drug use over the last 30 days. It's not a direct science though, so use 3 weeks ago may pass.
2006-09-05 19:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by execglenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a urine test. They send you to a lab that specializes in prehiring testing. The tech will make sure that you don't take anything into the restroom with you. You can't wear layered clothing in the restroom since they are concerned about people who hide a container of urine under their clothes. Alcohol shouldn't have any effect on the test. As long as you don't use any other drugs you shouldn't have any problem passing.
2006-09-06 12:44:43 · answer #7 · answered by lb2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will more than likely do a urine analysis but the are some that do hair . if its urine you will be fine meth leaves system in four days at least its possible to test clean but hair is a different story it can go back a long time and alcohol is not illegal good luck and stay off drugs ok god bless
2006-09-05 19:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by sadeyez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took one for a job. All you do is pee in a cup and they check for heavy drugs like pot, coke, etc. Alcohol is not what they are looking for so don't worry.
**update-Meth will stay in your system up to 5 days so wait until then to get tested.
2006-09-05 19:23:11 · answer #9 · answered by peg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some employers will send you to a company that specializes in collecting these samples. They send you to a room with a potty and no sink and blue stuff in the potty so they know if you dilute your pee with pottywater. It is sort of demeaning, but private and at least you know that it is fair because they do this to everyone that they want to hire. And well worth it cause at Petsmart you get to work with really cool animals and see all kinds of doggies and pet toys and kitties, and birds and hamsters and you get paid too. Good luck.
2006-09-05 19:24:13 · answer #10 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋