Drug tests - Getting busted?

just curious, has anyone heard of anyone getting busted on the drug test for marijuana use for SA jobs in the US? i don't smoke often so i'm not super worried but want to know just in case. also, do they use the hair test (can test back 90 days) or is it just urine? i imagine that many people would get tested positive if they use the hair test...

basically, just wondering what's the deal? should i take it very seriously and completely abstain from smoking? my school's recruiting period is from late jan to march.

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What's the risk adjusted NPV of a spliff vs an internship?

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

Use your brain... would be worth it to smoke the whole summer (if you keep smoking, you won't get the job) or have an internship the whole summer and maybe a job after graduation?

 

or you can shave off every single hair on your body the night before so they have no other option than to piss test you

 

Hakuna matata OP. Consider carrying some dank weed in a silver cigar box (for presentation purposes) in case the interviewer brings up legalization.

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If you really can't stop smoking pot for a month to pass a drug test, then you will face much bigger hurdles when you get to the real world.

And it's a urine test, you aren't joining the FBI or anything. Or if you're truly weak willed you can get this:
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A football kid from college claimed to have had success with it, but I was a little hesitant to believe him....

I call BS on the kid. I played 1AA football and was piss tested multiple times. The procedure is shorts at your ankles, tuck your shirt under your chin or take it off, and the guy stands next to you and watches
 

The problem with weed is how long it stays in your system relative to other drugs, and how little time some firms give you to take the test after notifying you of it. Some might let you know that you'll be tested just prior to your start date, others might give you two weeks, others might give you two days. There's just too many factors involved to come up with a foolproof plan to beat the test.

Like other posters have said, it's just not worth the risk.

 

This is for a corporate job. Not probation.

"They are all former investment bankers that were laid off in the economic collapse that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have no marketable skills, but by God they work hard."
 

You sound worried. You should smoke some marijuana to get your mind off of this.

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
 

You should shoot some heroin to take the edge off..that way, when you test, it won't be positive for weed, but positive for poppy seed bagels

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If it's a hair test (You won't know until you get there) be sure to bring a razor with you in your pocket. Ask to go to the restroom and quickly shave your entire body, everything. Flush down all the hair and walk out casually. At this point you have to hope that the nurse doesn't realize you now have no hair. If she inquires, plead ignorant.

 

Unless you're getting high with them... you will pass just fine. My friend just passed his drug test for a biomedical company he smoked everyday all the time... for 3 years stopped 2 months before he applied for jobs and was in the sauna everyday the week he was interviewing he was fine.

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It will be a urine test. If you haven't done any drugs, then you don't need to worry about it. I doubt that the concentration of THC in second hand smoke could make someone fail.

"Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them." - Bud Fox
 

Hair testing is rare because it's more expensive. Most firms just require you to go to a local nurse's office (Quest Diagnostics for metro NY), piss test, and they send on the transcript to HR. I've seen offers rescinded immediately for drug test failure, mainly because it's a legal liability and it shows that you don't have enough common sense to pass an employment drug test, which you knew you were going to take upon offer.

I would just purge the few days beforehand (drink lots of water, etc.) and you should be fine.

 

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