Niacin. Niacin is an herb and a home remedy that has been spread far and wide, but does not work. The myth about Niacin helping someone pass a drug test goes back a long way. After some thorough research, it is believed that the origin began with a book written by L. Rob Hubbard in the Seventies called Clear Body, Clear Mind. For those of you wondering why the name of the author is familiar, that is because he is the man credited with being the founder of the Church of Scientology. In that book, Hubbard talked about a Detoxification program to help people rid their bodies of all toxins, which included prescription and non-prescription drugs. Hubbard had absolutely no medical or nutritional training, but was advising people about what herbs would be best used to remove unwanted toxins.

Niacin was a big part of the program he laid out, and while we cannot be sure of this, we believe that somewhere along the way someone made the connection that Niacin equals Detox, and so the legend began.

Truth about Niacin is that taking high doses of Niacin in an effort to Detox your system is by far the most dangerous home remedy there is. Our bodies require Niacin, but only at 15 milligrams per day. Those using this home remedy are known to take 50 or 100 times more than the daily requirement. This herb in such high doses, can cause permanent damage to your liver. Niacin poisoning is very real, and very dangerous, and as the herb only helps aid liver function to begin with it’s completely useless in helping someone pass an upcoming Urinalysis, or Swab Test, or Hair Test.