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March 9th, 2010
I was shy
One time a customer called freaking out that she may have failed her test. She was a mother of 3 and has never done drugs in her life.
“Hi, with this economy I’m having a lot of trouble finding a job. To make it worse I’m really shy and do not like talking to people. I have been sitting home with my kids for the past 9 months. Every job interview that I have been getting I have been turning down because of this shyness. One day I decided to take one of my kid’s adderall. I took the pill in the morning and felt great. I was not shy and was really talkative. 2 days later I got a phone call to come in for an interview. I took the adderall on the day of my interview, went in and got the job! They told me to go down and take a urine test. I was so happy. I took the test not realizing that adderall will show up as an Amphetamine. I was freaking out. How could one little pill that a child takes be harmful? I did not know how to prove to them that I do not do drugs. I failed the test. I got really upset and asked them if I can retest. To my surprise they said yes. Now I’ve been taking adderall every couple days and I need to pass my test. What can I use?”We told her she would need to stop taking adderall and use one of our Fast Kits on the day of the test. She purchased the kit, took her test and passed. She called back very happy, she just could not understand how she could lose a job over a little pill that made her feel so normal. Even though this pill was prescribed to a child does not mean it could not show up on a drug test. When getting a test done, make sure any prescribed medication or non prescribed medication that is being taken will not show up on the test. Make sure you know what each of your medications can show up as.