got appointed to a position with the federal government with onboarding scheduled to start in about two weeks.

took an at-home THC test after a month abstinent and it was positive

i was recommended for the post by someone I knew and now they're going to look bad to their higher ups

feels bad man

  • Hexphoenix [any]
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    5 months ago

    Drink lots of fluids, piss like a race horse, and go work out. Burn fat. Sweat. Seriously, get out there and run every day. This is still probably doable but you gotta put in some effort

      • take_five_seconds [he/him, any]
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        5 months ago

        two weeks? and you're sure it's a piss test and not a hair test or something?

        beetle, i'll be real with you, imo this is doable but you gotta want it. exercise every day, run, get active, lift heavy shit, go biking, move your body and sweat sweat sweat. drink water, a lot of water but not too much, get that shit diluted af in your system, and piss it the fuck out. the clearer the urine the better.

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Is it a witnessed test? Fake urine has worked well for me if not, using a brand called Quick Fix. You just have to keep it taped to the inside of your thigh for a couple hours prior to testing.

      • happybadger [he/him]
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        5 months ago

        Oof, those are the worst. You might still be good two weeks out so it's worth taking a chance if you heavily exercise during that period.

  • Chronicon [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    hard agree with the other posters saying you still got this

    a month and a half is a long time, and at home tests have high false positive rates. even if its a genuine positive you can test again closer to the date or you can just try to detox for two weeks. just dont overdo it the day before the test and flunk on dilution. I've heard of tons of people detoxing in less than a week successfully

      • Chronicon [they/them]
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        5 months ago

        Yeah I mean I guess. Still, if you've got weeks worth of time and haven't smoked in a month already, why risk it

  • Forbo@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Pound a lot of liquid IV or similar electrolyte supplement. You should be able to dilute enough to fly under the detection thresholds but still have enough vitamin/mineral content that it doesn't get rejected. Had this happen to someone I know who was smoking daily and had a prescription for an amphetamine ADD med, neither showed on their test results.

    • HexBroke
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      5 months ago

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      • LanyrdSkynrd [comrade/them, any]
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        5 months ago

        It's not normalized on creatinine levels, they just count samples with low creatinine levels as needing a retest.

  • Blockocheese [any]
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    edit-2
    5 months ago

    https://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Clean-Qcarbo32-detoxify-supplementl/dp/B005VOZSP2/ref=asc_df_B005VOZSP2?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80058307777883&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583657835709877&psc=1

    Can't express how bad it tastes but it does fucking work. Might want to get more than one

    Edit: if im not allowed to link Amazon stuff please let me know and ill remove the link

    • krolden@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      https://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Clean-Qcarbo32-detoxify-supplementl/dp/B005VOZSP2

      All that stuff from ref and after is for tracking and.makes giant links