| One of the most commonly researched topics | | | | will not cause you to fail your work drug test. |
| related to employment drug testing is whether or | | | | Second, foods such as poppy seeds that are |
| not you will pass if you have recently used drugs | | | | rumored to cause false positives on drug tests |
| or have taken substances that are known to | | | | need to be ingested in far larger quantities than |
| create false positive results. By far the easiest | | | | people actually ingest in order to even show up |
| way to know for certain that you will pass a drug | | | | faintly. While certain drugs can create a false |
| test is to avoid using drugs and to stay away | | | | positive, drug testing companies almost always |
| from people who are. When that is simply not an | | | | take a complete assessment of all medications |
| option, however, there are things you should | | | | being used prior to the drug testing in order to |
| know about passing drug tests. | | | | prevent this. |
| First, it is important to know that you really | | | | If you have used drugs, the only way to be |
| cannot cheat a drug test. While there are | | | | certain that you can pass a drug test is to allow |
| products out there to help people beat drug tests, | | | | your body time to metabolize them fully without |
| they are largely ineffective. In fact, most of | | | | ingesting more of the substance. The length of |
| these products are rendered slightly effective only | | | | time that any drug stays in the system will |
| because they require large amounts of water | | | | depend on your metabolism as well as how much |
| intake and urine output, flushing drugs out of the | | | | of the drug you used and how often you use it. |
| body more rapidly. If you have recently used | | | | Age, size, and general health also play a large |
| drugs, you should be aware that depending on the | | | | factor in determining how long it takes a drug to |
| drug, you can test positive for anywhere from a | | | | be eliminated from the body. |
| few days to over a month. | | | | When questioning whether you will pass a drug |
| For people concerned about falsely testing positive | | | | test from your employer, the only concrete |
| on an employer's drug test, this is highly unlikely. | | | | answer is that it will depend on how recently you |
| Being in the same room with people using drugs is | | | | have done drugs. Home drug testing kits are |
| not likely to show up in your blood or urine in a | | | | available to help you find out if drug levels are |
| manner that is at all detectable by drug testing. | | | | detectable in your system. These tests are fast, |
| While it is not recommended for many reasons, it | | | | accurate, and confidential. |