Gaming the spit test
February 27, 2008 11:25 AM Subscribe
How do I pass an oral (saliva) drug test?
Being a stoner and a moron, I assumed the company I was interviewing with would use urine testing. I've passed piss tests I should have failed before with ease with the gallons of water + vitamin B method.
However, I have an oral swab test scheduled for 10:30 tomorrow. The last time I smoked pot was about 30 hours before the appointment. The longest time range I've heard for saliva testing was drug use in the past 48 hours, but I've also read 12-24 hours.
Is there anything I can do to interfere with the results of the drug test? Holding the swab in the center of my mouth rather than betwixt cheek and gum? Smoking cigarettes before going in? I'm planning to have a very clean mouth, at the very least. Would it be better to be very hydrated (more diluted spit?) or dehydrated (dry mouth)? Are there any foods/legal drugs that would cause a false positive I could blame failing on to get a retest?
I know Mythbusters already proved that there's no way to fool a breathalyser, but there's got to be some way to nudge my chances a little on the oral swab test.
The only drug I'm concerned about is marijuana.
Being a stoner and a moron, I assumed the company I was interviewing with would use urine testing. I've passed piss tests I should have failed before with ease with the gallons of water + vitamin B method.
However, I have an oral swab test scheduled for 10:30 tomorrow. The last time I smoked pot was about 30 hours before the appointment. The longest time range I've heard for saliva testing was drug use in the past 48 hours, but I've also read 12-24 hours.
Is there anything I can do to interfere with the results of the drug test? Holding the swab in the center of my mouth rather than betwixt cheek and gum? Smoking cigarettes before going in? I'm planning to have a very clean mouth, at the very least. Would it be better to be very hydrated (more diluted spit?) or dehydrated (dry mouth)? Are there any foods/legal drugs that would cause a false positive I could blame failing on to get a retest?
I know Mythbusters already proved that there's no way to fool a breathalyser, but there's got to be some way to nudge my chances a little on the oral swab test.
The only drug I'm concerned about is marijuana.
You might be ok. The Wikipedia entry says it detects for about 14 hours after smoking.
posted by electroboy at 11:39 AM on February 27, 2008
posted by electroboy at 11:39 AM on February 27, 2008
According to this site, mouthwash should do the trick. But I'm sure drinking a lot of water will help as well. Good luck!
posted by farishta at 11:43 AM on February 27, 2008
posted by farishta at 11:43 AM on February 27, 2008
Good luck - I've heard that if you've got 48 hours between smoke and swab, you're cool.
posted by jtron at 3:25 PM on February 27, 2008
posted by jtron at 3:25 PM on February 27, 2008
Just as a datapoint I can confirm what hal_c_on says about second tries. Before administering the swab test they told me straight out that if I failed the test they would still hire me for the job and wait for the results of a second test to come through to make sure it wasn't false positive. That was working part-time at a supermarket though so YMMV. Good luck.
posted by woolylambkin at 7:11 PM on February 27, 2008
posted by woolylambkin at 7:11 PM on February 27, 2008
That was working part-time at a supermarket though
WTF? Drug testing for working part-time at a supermarket????
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 4:06 AM on February 28, 2008
WTF? Drug testing for working part-time at a supermarket????
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 4:06 AM on February 28, 2008
WTF? Drug testing for working part-time at a supermarket????
Someone that has been smoking a lot of pot really isn't safe to be working in a supermarket. Just think of all the bags of chips and stuff they could go through when no one is watching. ;>
But yeah in all seriousness, seems like a total waste of time/money to drug test supermarket employees.
posted by GlowWyrm at 9:44 AM on February 28, 2008
Someone that has been smoking a lot of pot really isn't safe to be working in a supermarket. Just think of all the bags of chips and stuff they could go through when no one is watching. ;>
But yeah in all seriousness, seems like a total waste of time/money to drug test supermarket employees.
posted by GlowWyrm at 9:44 AM on February 28, 2008
Slight derail, but this actually seems like an improvement over the urine and hair test, because it's not "have you smoked pot in the last month" test, it's a "can you not smoke for three or four days" test.
posted by electroboy at 9:47 AM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by electroboy at 9:47 AM on February 28, 2008 [1 favorite]
I imagine the supermarket did the testing for legal/safety reasons. Think about how high up some products can be in some supermarkets, especially in the stockroom. Which require forklifts and scissor lifts to get to.
posted by aerotive at 9:15 PM on February 28, 2008
posted by aerotive at 9:15 PM on February 28, 2008
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posted by By The Grace of God at 11:28 AM on February 27, 2008