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• How Long Does this Stuff Stay In My System? Heroin

  Posted on October 4th, 2011 How to pass

  Heroin, the mother of all illegal drugs, is also known as smack, junk, Horse, H, and by its chemical name Diacetylmorphine.  Heroin is a drug that is synthesized from morphine which comes from the opium in the seeds of the poppy plant.  Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the more frequently it is used the more of a tolerance is built up by the user requiring more heroin to achieve the initial euphoric state of the first time that it was used. It is estimated that about one quarter of the people who have tried heroin have become addicted to it.

  When Heroin is injected, snorted or smoked it enters the brain where it is then converted to morphine and binds itself to your opioid receptors located in the brain stem.  These receptors in the brain stem automatically process important functions such as breathing and blood pressure.  When someone overdoses from heroin it frequently involves some type of respiratory failure.

  Heroin can be detected in the urine of the user from just a one time use from 2 to 7 days after use and in the saliva from 6 to 12 hours.  It may be longer if the person is a chronic user.

  Heroin users who inject the drug intravenously experience a euphoric surge or “rush” accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, a heavy feeling in the arms and legs and diminished mental function where they alternatively feel wide awake followed by a drowsy feeling.  Chronic users of heroin can develop serious side effects such as liver and kidney disease, collapsed veins, infections of the heart valves and linings, pulmonary complications and other damage to vital organs.  Withdrawal from using heroin can be just as damaging as using the drug itself.  Muscle and bone pain accompanied by insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting and restlessness as well as severe cravings for the drug can occur.  There is no upside with heroin.

• False-positives – what you need to know: Atripla

  Posted on October 3rd, 2011 How to pass

  When submitting a specimen for a drug test, you are required to disclose all the medication that you are currently taking or had taken in the past week or month. The reason why it is important to provide all the prescription names is that sometimes drugs interfere with each other and a test results comes up “false-positive” for something you had not taken. The detailed list of prescription or over-the-counter drugs that may influence the drug test results follows below.

  Last time we spoke about Clinoril.

  Today we will talk about Atripla.

  Here is another prescription medication that can mess with your drug test results. Atripla is used to prevent immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from reproducing in human body. This antiviral medication is not used to cure HIV or AIDS, only to treat HIV.

  General drug information:

  Atripla should be taken on an empty stomach before bedtime. Regular regime is mandatory for the medication to work properly. Follow the doctor’s prescription recommendation on the daily dosage of the medication; do not take more or less of the Atripla than recommended. To make sure that the drug is working right for you, you need to have a blood test done on a regular basis and possibly have dosage of medication adjusted for better effectiveness. Since Atripla is usually prescribed to treat HIV with a combination of several different drugs, do not change or modify your doses or medication schedule without consulting with your doctor.

  Possible side effects:

  Do not take Atripla if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. Also, before taking this medication you should consult with a doctor if you have any of the following conditions:liver or kidney disease; epilepsy or other seizure disorder; hepatitis B or C infection; osteopenia (low bone mineral density); a history of mental illness, use of antipsychotic medication, or injection drug use. Consumption of alcohol can increase certain side effects of Atripla. Since this drug may cause a developing of lactic acidosis, keep an eye for early symptoms.

  Since it is not recommended to stop the Atripla regimen unless directed by a doctor, we suggest that you use precaution and utilize synthetic urine during a drug test that will provide a clean, toxin-free sample. Do not risk the possibility of false positive on the test and prepare yourself in advance.

• Medicinal Use: Psychedelics Part 3 – Mushrooms 2

  Posted on September 30th, 2011 How to pass

  The recent study focusing in on “Magic Mushrooms” can actually fundamentally change the specific area of a person’s personality that centers on imagination and feeling, even aesthetics (the ability to view something as beautiful) which means that the use of the drug psilocybin can actually change a person’s creativity. Because the changes in personality have appeared to be long term scientists are currently very excited about the results from this study. The fact that a person wouldn’t need to continue medication everyday in order to deal with the problems in the life is very promising. They could potentially come in for a controlled and overseen dosage administered by a trained professional as little as once a year, potentially less.

  The potential for this drug’s use medicinally because of this is great. The therapeutic uses alone…For example, helping a terminally ill patient (perhaps one suffering from an incurable form of cancer) could use this to help them cope with the depression and anxiety that often accompany terminally ill diseases. From large uses such as that, to small ones, like the potential for helping smokers quit smoking once and for all. All participants in the study conducted were well educated “psychologically” healthy individuals who practiced some form of spirituality (or religion). The patients in this experiment were exposed to many sessions, but during only one of these sessions was the patient actually given the hallucinogen. The rest of the time they participated they were given placebo’s.

• How Long Does This Stuff Stay In My System? Codeine

  Posted on September 29th, 2011 How to pass

  Well you are schedule to take a drug test for your job but you have come down with a nasty cough and need to do something to quell that cough.  You can take some lozenges but you had better be careful if you plan to take any cough syrup with codeine in it.  You may unexpectedly test positive for opiates because of the codeine in the cough syrup. It is the same result with Tylenol with codeine.  You can test positive for opiates.

  Now the time that codeine can be detected in your urine and saliva can vary depending upon your body weight and how often and how much cough syrup or anything with codeine in it you use.  For just a one time usage and someone with an average metabolism the detection time in the urine sample may be two to four days and in the saliva only up to about six to twelve hours.  It may be detected a little longer if you have a higher body mass and or have been using codeine for a longer period of time.

  The acceptable cutoff level for codeine in a urinalysis is 2000 ng/ml. Codeine is often used with other medication to reduce coughing and sooth the throat pain from coughing, so you may think that you are taking just a simple cough medicine but it may contain codeine.  This may result in a positive test for opiates on a drug screen so it would behoove you to read the labels carefully.

• False-positives – what you need to know: Anaprox

  Posted on September 28th, 2011 How to pass

  When submitting a specimen for a drug testing, you are required to disclose all the medication that you are currently taking or had taken in the past week or month. The reason why it is important to provide all the prescription names is that sometimes drugs interfere with each other and a test results comes up “false-positive” for something you had not taken. The detailed list of prescription or over-the-counter drugs that may influence the drug test results follows below.

  Today we will talk about Anaprox.

  Anaprox – available over-the-counter; ingested orally. Proven to cause false-positive for THC-MARIJUANA-DETOX-KIT-for-people-under-200-lb_p71/”>THC on urine drug test.

  General drug information:

  It is used mainly to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc. Among other uses is the treatment of tendonitis, menstrual cramps, bursitis, gout, or mild to moderate pain. In some cases, it may also be used for other conditions if recommended by a physician. Anaprox is used to deal with the symptoms; it does not treat any diseases.

  Possible side effects:

  Anaprox may cause drowsiness or dizziness, especially when taken with alcohol. Do not take more than the recommended dosage or use longer than recommended by a physician; serious stomach bleeding or ulcers can occur when the drug is taken for extended period of time. Should be used with caution by children and elderly, not recommended for use while pregnant and breast-feeding. Among common minor side effects include, but not limited to: dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, upset stomach, constipation, diarrhea, gas, headache, heartburn, stuffy nose. Stop taking immediately if any signs of an allergic reaction are suspected.

  Anaprox can alter the results of certain lab tests, so be sure to let lab personnel know that you take Anaprox. This advice does not pertain to the drug tests only. If you are currently taking Anaproxin and have a drug test coming up, consider taking a Fast THC-MARIJUANA-DETOX-KIT-for-people-under-200-lb_p71/”>THC Detox Kit to make sure that your urine is free of any possible contaminants. As another alternative – synthetic urine will provide a clean, toxin-free sample for the upcoming drug test.

• Medicinal Use: Psychedelics Part 2 – Mushrooms

  Posted on September 27th, 2011 How to pass

  Because the effects that each person will experience while under the influence of a psychedelic drug can vary so greatly from person to person there is very little that we can glean in statistical analysis and data without doing further research on a larger scale than the current anecdotal evidence available today.

  In recent news they have finally started to allow the study of psychedelics – at least in one form. Magic Mushrooms. The effect that scientifically has been shown to be very common amongst patients is the ability to help an individual think in an entirely new way, which means the individual is suddenly more open to new ideas and thoughts that they were previously closed off to.  Meaning that patients suffering from psychological diseases that severely affect their social, and personal lives, preventing them from meeting new people, or even leaving their own home; are suddenly more open to the thoughts and feelings that would allow them to step outside their very small comfort zone.

  The recent research on the active drug ingredient of Magic Mushrooms, psilocybin have prompted a positive, and very enduring, personality shift in almost 60% of those participating in the study. The very closely monitored clinical setting showed that very often a single round/dose boosted an individual’s “openness”. Even more surprising was that the single round of medication was found to have a lasting effect of at least a year, and in some cases longer. One of the reasons this discovery is so profound is because psychology has always believed that a person’s personality is  a stable construct, staying relatively the same throughout one’s life.

• How Long Does This Stuff Stay In My System? Benzodiazepines

  Posted on September 26th, 2011 How to pass

  Benzodiazepines are commonly referred to as depressants.  Some examples of benzodiazepines that you may be familiar with are Xanax, Valium, Librium, Halcion and sleeping pills.  This type of drug is prescribed to treat insomnia or anxiety and can produce depression in the central nervous system.  This type of drug has been increasingly misused by people who are not prescribed them, especially Valium and Xanax.  They have the most potential for abuse.

  Some of the side effects of Benzodiazepines are a delayed reaction time, decreased motor coordination, slurred speech, restlessness, aggression, depression, hallucinations and paranoia.  Upon using these drugs for an extended period of time the person may develop a tolerance to the drugs requiring larger doses to achieve the same effect.  Withdrawal symptoms from heavy usage of the benzodiazepines can range from anxiety, insomnia, tremors and seizures depending on the length and dosage of use.

  The abuse of Benzodiazepines has been associated with habitual cocaine users who take the drugs to alleviate the crash of coming down off of the cocaine.  Testing for Benzodiazepines in the urine is usually conducted using immunoassay tests and is confirmed by GC/MS tests.  The immunoassay cut off level for benzodiazepine metabolites is 200 ng/ml.  This level is sufficient enough to detect the single use of benzodiazepines for up to 48 to 72 hours after a single usage and up to a week depending on the person’s history of usage and body mass.  The follow up GC/MS cutoff levels are 100 ng/ml.

  (To Be Continued)

• False-positives – what you need to know: Clinoril

  Posted on September 23rd, 2011 How to pass

  When submitting a specimen for a drug testing, you are required to disclose all the medication that you are currently taking or had taken in the past week or month. The reason why it is important to provide all the prescription names is that sometimes drugs interfere with each other and a test results comes up “false-positive” for something you had not taken. The detailed list of prescription or over-the-counter drugs that may influence the drug test results follows below.

  Last time we spoke about Anaprox.

  Today we will talk about Clinoril.

  Clinoril – available by prescription or over-the-counter; ingested orally. Has been proven to cause false-positive for THC on urine drug test.

  General drug information:

  Clinoril is used to treat the symptoms of arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, or gout. The drug works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the human body. The maximum daily dosage for Clinoril is 400 milligrams. Do not take larger or smaller amounts than recommended by your doctor, and do not use longer than prescribed. Also consult your doctor if you are taking any other medications while taking Clinoril, since they may interfere with one another.

  Possible side effects:

  Clinoril may cause serious side-effects, including but not limited to: chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath, slurred speech, problems with vision or balance; nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, etc. This drug can also cause life-threatening conditions including stroke and heart-attack, stomach bleeding and/or perforation of a stomach lining, especially when taken for an extended period of time.

  Apart from above mentioned side effect, Clinoril may also interfere with the urine drug test results. In order to avoid any error during a drug test, you may want to consider taking a Fast THC detox kit to make sure that your urine is free of any possible contaminants. As another alternative – synthetic urine will provide a clean, toxin-free sample for the upcoming drug test (if you do not have an official prescription for this drug.) Do not risk it – know your options and prepare yourself in advance.

• Medicinal Use: Psychedelics Part 1

  Posted on September 22nd, 2011 How to pass

  Drugs like LSD, Ecstasy, and Psilocybin (also known as Magic Mushrooms) are all psychedelic drugs. Meaning they cause hallucinations, and cause the user to find themselves in a psychedelic state (states that resemble psychiatric disorders). These drugs are currently classified as Schedule 1 – that means that they are currently seen by the federal drug administration as drugs that have a very high potential for abuse and addiction, and currently they see no medical value in the use of these drugs. But what if they were useful? What if they were studied, and there were an array of dysfunctions that could be treated successfully with these particular drugs?

  Biologically speaking, the effect on the human brain is simple, these drugs act as Serotonin stimulants, thus changing the brains perception of pain and anxiety. Currently – the effects psychologically are varied depending on the drug and usage level of the patient. There is a high coincidence however of euphoria, and a strong connection to others. Other symptoms that have been generally associated with the use of these drugs are: confusion, enhanced senses, mental clarity, inner peace, and a general experience that has been accepted as an “altered state of reality”.  These are currently all considered as positive effects of the drugs. Negative side effects that also seem common are short term panic attacks, and flashbacks to bad memories (which to the user seem as real as anything else they experience). But as research into these drugs is extremely limited at this time – most of the conclusions drawn currently are highly hypothetical and so little research has been performed, and thus even less data to formulate conclusions with.

• How Long Does This Stuff Stay In My System? Ecstasy

  Posted on September 21st, 2011 How to pass

  Okay, so you are at a rave with twelve super models and one of them offers you some ecstasy and of course you say “Yes”.  I mean, who is going to turn down a super model bearing gifts, right? I mean who hasn’t been in that situation? Now back to reality.  You’ve taken some “X” and now you have to pass a drug test.  What is ecstasy and how long does it stay detectable in your system?

  The scientific name for ecstasy is MDMA and it is an illegal synthetic drug with hallucinogenic properties and has an effect similar to amphetamines.  The chemical structure of ecstasy is very much like methamphetamines and it was originally produced as a diet aid.  The drug itself produces an energizing and euphoric feeling which lasts three to six hours which is why it is sometimes referred to as “The Love Drug”.

  Some people experience a lost sense of time and a heightened change in perception, particularly the sense of touch.  Others may experience the negative effects such as anxiousness, agitation or dizziness and faintness. Ecstasy can also elevate blood pressure and heart rate while increasing muscle tension.  Blurred vision, dehydration and clenching of teeth may also be some side effects.  When the ecstasy wears off many people may feel depressed, anxious or sad and have some memory loss for several days after ingesting the ecstasy.  High levels of ecstasy may increase the danger of seizures and cause an irregular heart beat.

  Ecstasy may be detected in the urine up to forty eight hours after a single usage and a little longer for habitual users.  In the saliva it may be detectable up to twenty four hours after a single use.  Ecstasy may be detected as an amphetamine in a drug test since it contains many similar properties as amphetamines.  People with a larger body mass may have the drug detectable for a longer period of time than people who have a smaller body fat ratio and have a faster metabolism.

  So if you have recently used ecstasy and have a drug test coming up and you think that the drug will show up on your test make sure you get a detox drink or detox mouthwash to help you pass your test.