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In reply to the discussion: Drug Tests are Bullshit! [View all]elias7
(4,062 posts)18. THC sensitivity should be modified to detect only if used in past 1 day
Testing for benzos, opiates and alcohol will pick up use within only the past 12-24 hours. There is no reason to have sensitivity at 50 ng/ml for THC which can pick up use weeks prior. If pot were legalized, then I would imagine a stronger case could be made for changing the cut-off to a less sensitive level. As it is, there is gross inequity in such testing, considering the degree of impariment that opiate, benzo and alcohol addictions bring compared to routine pot use.
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It takes a lot longer than " a few weeks"...And why should I go without my medicine?
Boxerfan
Jun 2012
#2
I am seriously surprised to see someone on this board supporting these kinds of invasive,
niyad
Jun 2012
#12
i simply do not want my employer knowing what is going on on the inside of my body. period.
xchrom
Jun 2012
#10
Most drug tests do check for alcohol.....by the way it is the cheapest test..
MindMover
Jun 2012
#22
I know someone who tested positive because he had a Lifesaver while he was waiting
Rhiannon12866
Jun 2012
#31
So are standardized tests. By the way, poppy seeds will trigger a positive for opiates.
HopeHoops
Jun 2012
#35