If you need to pass a drug test on short notice, the first thing you should know is that testing technology has advanced to the point where classic ways to fake a test, like putting salt in your urine sample or using fake pee, are mostly detectable.When you find out you need to take the test, it's a good idea to stop using drugs as soon as possible.There are last-ditch techniques you can try to disrupt the system if there isn't enough time to flush drugs from your body.Knowing your rights can help you out of a bind.You can learn how to deal with a drug test on short notice.
Step 1: You should give yourself as much time as possible.
Between the last time you used drugs and the date of the test, your chances of passing go up.If you have any time at all to prepare, use it wisely and stop using drugs until you're well in the clear.No matter what drug you've been using, it's better to stop well in advance of the test than to use mostly-ineffective methods.If the drug test is to be administered by your employer, you should be warned in advance.You might not know when the test will be administered, but you will know what week to expect it.If you pay attention to your company's policies, you will be prepared for the test.If you're on parole, your tests are likely to be on a set schedule.Don't let the test date get in the way of getting your body ready.It is not always possible to prepare for a test.You might have to take a test on the spot if you get pulled over for suspected drug intoxication.It is difficult to pass a test without notice, but there are still things you can do to give yourself a better chance.
Step 2: Find out what test you'll be taking.
There are four different types of drug tests.The standard 5-panel test tests for amphetamines, cannabinoids, cocaine, crack, opiates, and phencyclidine.When it comes to your situation, knowing the differences between the tests can be helpful.The most common types of tests are administered by employers.Since you have a small window of privacy during which you are supposed to give a urine sample, they are the easiest tests to alter.If you get pulled over, you might be administered a drug.It's very difficult to pass this type of test if you've recently used drugs.The test is more likely to come up negative if it's been several days since you've used it.Since they're less intrusive, they are sometimes used in place of urine or blood tests.They are not as sensitive as blood tests.They are hard to fake.Up to 120 strands of hair are evaluated in a laboratory to see if they contain drugs.A hair test can't tell you if you've used drugs in the past two weeks because it takes up to 2 weeks for a section of hair to grow in.It's an effective way to determine if you're a regular user because traces of drugs can stay in your hair for up to 90 days.
Step 3: Determine how much of the drug is in your system.
The way you pass a drug test depends on how much of the drug is still in your system.If you're just a casual user of marijuana, the drug might not be detected after a few days.Marijuana, cocaine, barbiturates, and other drugs can be detected even after 15 to 30 days.If you're a heavy user of marijuana, the test you take will be positive.If you've only used it a few times, you have a good chance of getting a test that reads negative.If you use anything in the past 90 days, it will show up on the hair test.
Step 4: If you get a choice, you should know which test to take.
Sometimes you can decide if you want to take a urine, blood, saliva or hair test.The test that's least likely to show up as positive for you is the one you should choose.There is no guarantee that the test will be negative, but it is worth knowing which one will give you the best chance of passing.Since most drugs leave your bloodstream after a few hours or days, your best bet is a blood or saliva test.A urine test is less sensitive than a blood test to determine levels of drugs in your system.If marijuana is the issue, you won't be able to prove that you were impaired at the time you took the test.It is possible to do a hair test instead of another one.Drug use stretching back 90 days will show up if you did anything in the last few weeks.It's very hard to dispute a hair test.
Step 5: Don't try to mask the sample.
Commercially available test-masking chemicals can be tested for by urine analyzers.It is obvious that you have altered the sample by using household substances such as bleach, salt or vinegar.Adding water to the sample can raise red flags by changing the color and/or temperature of the urine, and a clear sample will probably be rejected offhand.There is a rumor that drinking bleach will purify your urine.If you drink bleach, it can kill you.It won't obscure your sample.If you add a substance to your urine, there's a chance your test will come up negative.They don't work.
Step 6: Start drinking water the day before the test.
Increasing your intake of liquids will allow you to reduce the amount of the test sample.If you've only used a few times, this could work for you.There is no special drink or ingredient that will help to flush your system or cleanse you better than water.There is no evidence that substances like goldenseal have an effect on your drug levels.The day before your test, take some vitamins to make your urine look yellow.Test evaluators will be suspicious if it's too clear.
Step 7: Make sure to urinate as much as you can before the test.
This will allow your body to excrete drugs.If you want to pass the test, you need to pee a lot before you take it.Increase your fluid output with a diuretic.This will help flush your system.Coffee, tea, and cranberry juice are beverages.Furosemide is only available by prescription.Your first stream of the day will have a higher concentration due to the build up of drug metabolites in your body while you sleep.You should drink plenty of water and urinate before you take the sample.If you aren't being watched, it's a good idea to pee in the toilet and sample cup first.
Step 8: Substitute synthetic or clean urine for yourself.
Consider it a last-ditch attempt, and one for which you'll likely be punished if you get caught.You can either buy fake urine or find a clean donor.The sample should be kept at the correct temperature for the urinalysis and smuggled into the testing area.The fake urine and equipment needed to keep it at the right temperature can be purchased online or in smoke shops.Some states are testing synthetic urine for uric acid.Uric acid should be listed as an ingredient in your sample.The urine should have a smell.It's suspicious to test urine for scent.The sample needs to be kept at the right temperature.The sample has been tampered with if the temperature is too cold or hot.You never know what else might show up in a person's test, so using a donor is riskier than using fake urine.You can use a test strip at most drugstores.After 48 hours, the sample becomes dark in color and the pH level begins to change.
Step 9: Try to delay the test.
You will have a better chance of passing the test if you delay it.Most drugs can't be traced through a blood or saliva test after a few hours, but some will remain in your bloodstream for up to 3 days or longer.If you can delay things for a day or more, your chances will be better.You might be able to increase your chances of passing if you can't delay the saliva test.If you are self-administering the cheek swab for a saliva test, you should rub it against your teeth.Bite it between your teeth instead of holding it in your mouth for two minutes.If you're on the spot, this probably won't work, but it's worth a try.Since the test is not self-administered, there is no way to manipulate the sample.Immediately after the blood is drawn, it is taken to be tested.
Step 10: Before a hair test, shave your head and body.
Since your hair is cut on the spot during a hair test, there's nothing you can do to alter it.If you don't have hair to clip, you can ask for a different type of test that will be easier to pass.If the people drug-testing you have never met in person and you haven't already agreed to submit a hair sample, shave your head and the rest of your body.Ask for a different test.You need a good story to explain why your head is shaved.It's possible that you're experimenting with a new style.It's a good idea to avoid inventing a serious medical condition.This might cause a lot of long-term problems.Since the hair sample only needs to be an inch long, be warned that they might ask for a sample from your leg, underarm, or any other part of your body.It's a good time to get an all-over wax and pretend to swim.
Step 11: There is a way to get out of taking it completely.
Since blood, saliva and hair tests are very difficult to cheat on, you might want to see if you can get out of taking it.You can ask for a urine test.If you don't want a blood test because it will show how high you are at the time, you can get a urine test.You might consider it less intrusive than other methods.You have the right to exercise your rights.The person administering the test might not have the right to test you.You can read up on your employer's drug testing policies if you know the drug laws in your state.If there is a loophole that can get you out of taking the test, then delay it to a later time.
Step 12: Look into your state's drug testing policies.
Different states have different policies when it comes to drug testing.Current and new employees can be tested according to the laws.If the employer gives proper notice and has the test administered by a state-run laboratory, it can legally administer drug tests.All employees must be tested the same way.From the beginning, it must be clear that a drug test is part of the process for applying for a job.Employers aren't allowed to conduct random drug tests in many cases.An employer can test an employee for drugs if they have reasonable suspicion that the employee is using drugs.).
Step 13: If you get the chance, ask for a second test.
All of the drug tests are not 100% accurate.All of the Urine tests are fallible.If you fail a drug test, use this to your advantage.You don't have to ask for another test if you disagree with the results.
Step 14: If you don't pass, consider challenging the test.
If you fail a test or refuse to take one, you may be able to challenge the test if it wasn't administered correctly.Make sure your company's policy and laws match up.You may be able to get the test thrown out if they don't.Make sure the test is run by the state by checking the lab administering and analyzing it.If your employer gave you enough notice, you should take the test.Determine if you experienced an unreasonable invasion of privacy, such as being asked to urinate in front of someone.