Here at MB Detox, we get calls everyday from people asking how to pass a drug test with household items that they can find in their pantry at home. Some of the home remedies that you have probably read about are effective, the others are just plain wrong and even dangerous. To help you sort through some of the old wives tales, we will start with the basics. Your fat cells are where those THC metabolites are stored and over time your body flushes them out through your urine. Each time you smoke you are introducing more THC metabolites into your system but they do not leave as fast as they enter.
Here are some of the more common home remedies that people use to pass their test:

Drinking Water:
Many people think that if they start drinking gallons of water a few days before or/and on the day of their test they can get rid of the THC metabolites in their system. This is untrue because THC is not water soluble and drinking large quantities of water will not flush it out of your system. It will only dilute the sample. A diluted sample will raise suspicions that you are trying to beat the test because an adulteration test of your sample will measure the sample color, temperature, PH level, specific gravity, glucose and protein levels. Drinking a large amount of water can lighten the color of your urine which could result in a rejection of your sample based on the color alone.

Cranberry Juice:
Cranberry juice or a cranberry capsule is a diuretic so it can be helpful in cleaning out your system but it is no magic formula and will take time to clean out the THC in your body. Other common diuretics like coffee, herbal tea, beer, and iced teas also can be helpful taken in moderation but are not going to reduce the THC metabolites in your system fast enough for you to pass a test quickly.

Exercising:
Since THC metabolites are stored in your fat cells, exercising can help you lose weight and that means losing fat cells. Taking diuretics such as cranberry juice will help you lose water weight but not fat cells. If you are exercising to lose weight just to pass a drug test, you will not lose enough weight fast enough to accomplish this. You would be better off just to quit smoking marijuana for a few months since it will take that long to lose the weight anyway, but by losing weight you have less body fat and that means the less fat you have the quicker the THC metabolites leave your system after you have quit smoking marijuana.

(To Be Continued)