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 2008-08-19 10:38 AM |
Extreme Veteran  361   Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) |  Subject: Drug Test - need helpHow am I going to pass my drug test?!!! I have accepted a new postion, and I am required to take a drug test before starting. The good news is that I am crystal clean. The bad news is that the company requires a hair sample from either my head, chest, under arms or legs. Being in the middle of race season, I am shaved smooth from head to toe ... except for "down-under", which they will not accept. Does anyone know how much hair is needed for an adequate sample? I have stopped shaving, but it is not like hair grows over night. I have also explained my situation to the company and asked to substitute with a drug test via urine, saliva, blood, sweat, or fingernails. Unfortunately, they require a hair folicle test unless there are medical reasons that prevent it. |
| 2008-08-19 10:39 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Eyebrows? |
| 2008-08-19 10:40 AM in reply to: #1613402 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help the bear - 2008-08-19 10:39 AM Eyebrows? I have my eyebrows, but they were not long enough for a sample. |
| 2008-08-19 10:41 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
Elite 3683   Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help |
| 2008-08-19 10:45 AM in reply to: #1613416 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help tri_d00d - 2008-08-19 10:41 AM Toe hairs? Nose hairs? Ear hairs? The list goes on... I got all of that ... toe hair, nose hair, ear hair, etc. Unfortunately, the test specifically requires hair from one of five regions: head, chest, legs, under arms or legs. |
| 2008-08-19 11:01 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
| Veteran 159 NC | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Dude, are you gonna be a covert agent or something? |
| 2008-08-19 11:07 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
| Member 53 | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Hair growth rates vary; typically, head hair grows at an average of one-half inch per month. Therefore, a 1.5-inch hair sample detects drug use up to 90 days prior to testing. from this site: http://www.ebiinc.com/lab-based-hair-drug-testing.html another good link, page 3, question 19: http://www.premierinfosource.com/forms/Hair%20Testing%20FAQ.pdf Edited by Triforbeer 2008-08-19 11:11 AM |
| 2008-08-19 11:11 AM in reply to: #1613480 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help dlb3830 - 2008-08-19 11:01 AM Dude, are you gonna be a covert agent or something? I hear ya ... seems pretty strict to me as well. It is a good job, but I am now covert agent. |
| 2008-08-19 11:11 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
| Tyler, | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help you shave everything except your manhood? Thats wierd. Might as well shave it all. |
| 2008-08-19 11:12 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
Expert 3324 central Iowa | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Do you have any hair on your upper thigh (not "down-town"  , but way upper thigh - that should still count as part of your legs? |
| 2008-08-19 11:12 AM in reply to: #1613503 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Triforbeer - 2008-08-19 11:07 AM Hair growth rates vary; typically, head hair grows at an average of one-half inch per month. Therefore, a 1.5-inch hair sample detects drug use up to 90 days prior to testing. from this site: http://www.ebiinc.com/lab-based-hair-drug-testing.html Thanks for the site. I also read that body hair provides even more history. I just hope that I can grow it fast enough. My new gig starts on 9/15. |
| 2008-08-19 11:15 AM in reply to: #1613521 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help cami bee - 2008-08-19 11:12 AM Do you have any hair on your upper thigh (not "down-town"), but way upper thigh - that should still count as part of your legs? I do not. I shaved my legs this weekend and typically go right up to the crotch line. I know ... way too much information. |
| 2008-08-19 11:15 AM in reply to: #1613515 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help snausa - 2008-08-19 12:11 PM dlb3830 - 2008-08-19 11:01 AM Dude, are you gonna be a covert agent or something? I hear ya ... seems pretty strict to me as well. It is a good job, but I am now covert agent.Is one who would say "I am a covert agent" really covert? |
| 2008-08-19 11:15 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
Expert 1158 Chicagoland | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Can you use a hair from your brush or comb?? I guess that would be old then. Do they extract the hair from you or do you just hand one in? |
| 2008-08-19 11:20 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
| Member 53 | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help The thing about hair is that it tests up to about 90 days ago, but it's not very good at this week, so with only about a month to grow, you will only have about a months worth of history for them, which is not what they are looking for. You may try and convince them to give you a "probationary period" to grow the hair out. My only other thought is do you have either upper thigh hair left, or perhaps way lower chest hair, maybe between the bellybutton and your waistline? |
| 2008-08-19 11:22 AM in reply to: #1613516 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help triritter - 2008-08-19 11:11 AM you shave everything except your manhood? Thats wierd. Might as well shave it all. Seriously? I would think that things get a little tricky around the boys. (IM wetsuit1.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IM wetsuit1.JPG (47KB - 5 downloads) |
| 2008-08-19 11:32 AM in reply to: #1613543 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Triforbeer - 2008-08-19 11:20 AM The thing about hair is that it tests up to about 90 days ago, but it's not very good at this week, so with only about a month to grow, you will only have about a months worth of history for them, which is not what they are looking for. You may try and convince them to give you a "probationary period" to grow the hair out. My only other thought is do you have either upper thigh hair left, or perhaps way lower chest hair, maybe between the bellybutton and your waistline? Good advice. I went back into the doctor this morning to try to convince the nurse to clip hair from the "lower chest", but she said that she could only clip from particular regions. However, she did shave some short hair from my underarms (which I only trim before races). Hopefully that sample will suffice. I never would have thought that a lack of body hair could become an issue in the workplace. |
| 2008-08-19 11:33 AM in reply to: #1613398 |
Master 1882 Chandler, Arizona | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help |
| 2008-08-19 11:34 AM in reply to: #1613587 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Mirg - 2008-08-19 11:33 AM I think you're gonna have to shave your manhood and clue it to your arm pit  LOL |
| 2008-08-19 2:23 PM in reply to: #1613587 |
Elite 4564 Boise | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Mirg - 2008-08-19 11:33 AM I think you're gonna have to shave your manhood and clue it to your arm pit
WIN! |
| 2008-08-19 2:27 PM in reply to: #1613398 |
Champion 5850 Michigan | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help You sure you don't have a random hair anywhere that is super long? I know I ALWAYS miss spots shaving. They are generally the same area (around knees) and I will occasionally grow a nice long one. Maybe there is a long one hanging around? Maybe? |
| 2008-08-19 2:28 PM in reply to: #1613398 |
Champion 7347 SRQ, FL | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help What would the company do if you had alopecia? Wait.. guess that would fall under the "medical reasons" nevermind... Edited by TriRSquared 2008-08-19 2:29 PM |
| 2008-08-19 2:33 PM in reply to: #1613398 |
Master 1748 Port Moody, BC | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help That is crazy. Hope it works out, hate to see you lose out on a job just cause you are a sleek, hairless triathlete! It would be pretty funny if the pot heads found out that all you have to do to beat a drug test is to shave the body every three days!! |
| 2008-08-19 2:57 PM in reply to: #1614132 |
Extreme Veteran 361 Dallas, TX (Valley Ranch area) | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help trixie - 2008-08-19 2:27 PM You sure you don't have a random hair anywhere that is super long? I know I ALWAYS miss spots shaving. They are generally the same area (around knees) and I will occasionally grow a nice long one. Maybe there is a long one hanging around? Maybe? I had a few random hairs around my underarms that were long. The nurse clipped those but said that the sample still might not be enough.  |
| 2008-08-19 3:16 PM in reply to: #1613398 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Drug Test - need help Why do I get the impression that someone is rolling around on their floor of their office laughing at this thread? |
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