problem with drug test

funvtec

funvtec

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let me make this clear

I AM NOT A DRUG USER OF ANY KIND!!!!


i had an interview today for a very well paying job, they have their own lab on site and decided to give an instant drug test, no problem right, WRONG.
I took the drug test and was awaiting my results when the nurse indicates she had an abnormality in one of the strips?????? so i'm like WTF so i ask what is abnormal it turns out to be a substance called Glutaraldehyde (i have no idea what it is) so i ask to write it down so i can Google it when i get home. as i do so I find that it is not a natural part of urine and that it is part of a way to fool drug tests into thinking it passed. The nurse said she didn't know what it was. also i found that Glutaraldehyde is a sign of Diabetes and metabolic problems. I had a kidney stone about 2 months ago and had blood and urine test and everything came back normal except my Cholesterol levels were high for bad cholesterol and low for good cholesterol, so my Dr. says i need to eat healthier and exercise and thats the end of it. I did not tamper with the test as i had no need to. i think if i had issues like diabetes or something like that my dr. would have noticed. the lab will call me by like tuesday to let me know whats going on. I thought mabye the soap i used in the shower prior to my interview got in my pee hole or something like that but i read that it is a dangerous substance and needs to be rinsed off thouroughly with SOAP and water for 15 mins. so that cancels that.


WTF is going on here, i'd hate to loose a great opportunity just because of some strange error

does anyone know more about this stuff?
 
quit smoking the wacky tobackie!








j/k... i don't know WTF is wrong with yew...
 
I know that drug testing is not as accurate as some folks would have you believe, and in my view, it violates your right to privacy. At any rate, if Glutaraldehyde is not a controlled or banned substance, then who cares if you pee it by the gallon. Ask them if they found any banned substances, if not, ask them what the real problem is...
 
the two most common ways labs determine if a urine sample has been adulterated are by measuring the specific gravity (salt concentration), and the levels of creatinine, a substance your body makes when you eat red meat


this whole thing sounds bogus. demand a retest by a qualified lab.


more than you ever wanted to know about drug testing:

http://drugtest.marijuana.com/

search around a little, - there is usefull information, you just have to sort it out from all the crap.
 
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BCParker said:
the two most common ways labs determine if a urine sample has been adulterated are by measuring the specific gravity (salt concentration), and the levels of creatinine, a substance your body makes when you eat red meat


this whole thing sounds bogus. demand a retest by a qualified lab.


more than you ever wanted to know about drug testing:

http://drugtest.marijuana.com/

search around a little, - there is usefull information, you just have to sort it out from all the crap.
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No its not bogus this is something i'm really concerned about, I have an opportunity to increase my pay by 7.00 per hour this is a big deal for me
 
I'm just saying that the test may have been wrong. I am not familar with the substance you described, but it could easily have been an error on the lab's part.

you'll have to look up the laws for your state, or contact something like the EEOC, but a positive urine test for a banned substance must be confirmed using a more accurate test.

you have a right to a re-test before they can deny you employment.



good luck.

B
 
Okie Terry said:
Is it possible that you're just ugly and they didn't like you?
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no i'm quite handsome actually and a perfect cantidate as i was told, and i seen the strip colors and it did indeed come back abnormal

and the like you gave me seemed like it was for drug users trying to pass a test, this is not me
 
funvtec said:
no i'm quite handsome actually and a perfect cantidate as i was told, and i seen the strip colors and it did indeed come back abnormal

and the like you gave me seemed like it was for drug users trying to pass a test, this is not me
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which is why I said you have to sort through all the crap-

and the dip the strip in the cup tests are the least accurate of all, so you should get a re-test, preferable a "GC/MS" type test.

I'll see if I can find some more usefull info for you- I've been through this before myself
 
BCParker said:
you have a right to a re-test before they can deny you employment.
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maybe in your state....
 
Dookie said:
maybe in your state....
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No shit. If it's a 'hire and fire at will' state like WA, you move on to the next place. They don't need a reason to not hire you. However, if they say something like, 'We don't need any more black people working for us', you'd have a case. If they are fiddle-fu**ing around with this drug test crap, move on.

It's not worth working for someone who doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
 
ECKSJAY said:
No shit. If it's a 'hire and fire at will' state like WA, you move on to the next place. They don't need a reason to not hire you. However, if they say something like, 'We don't need any more black people working for us', you'd have a case. If they are fiddle-fu**ing around with this drug test crap, move on.

It's not worth working for someone who doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
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they have every right to be concerned, its a substance that fools drugtests. why should they think anything different than he was trying to trick the test. in short, burn one up and dont worry about it.
 
Do all this and your new company will also think you're a very thorough guy and will be glad they hired you.
 
I'd go to your doc and have him send you for a test, I think they are around $150-$200 for a normal pee test. I just had one about a month ago for this gig I'm on now, insurance and banking with hipaa involved and I agree, in this job market it's not a trivial matter. Make sure it's a reputable lab though and have the lab or the doc forward the results so you don't touch the papers...
 
From personal experience, the tests are fallible. On more than one occasion, I've said wait right here and headed for the nearest lab (actually two) redundancy is your friend. I once tested positive on a Breathalyzer, knowing the closest I'd been to liquor in years, was maybe wine on a piece of meat. Went for a blood test and saw the nurse putting stickers on a rack full of samples. I didn't even wait for the results and asked for another test at another facility.
I worked for the government and on a couple of occasions, I've had management make some kind of innuendo that I was stoned (your supposed to tell them what they want to hear, not the facts). First thing out of my mouth was, put it in writing (if it isn't written down it never happened) and the second was, I demanded an escort to the nearest lab.
When I got back, if the sucker was actually dumb enough to put it in writing, I'd look him right in the eye and say, your next. If he even hesitated, I demanded an interview with his/or her boss.
Too many people try to play office politics with drug testing. Even a suspicion is enough to damn you.
Security clearances and bonding are too hard to get and too easy to loose.
I also see managements side, I look scary and make a lot of people nervous.
Get two blood tests, from different labs.
If your clean, don't let it go, think Pit Bull. Sink your teeth into it and don't let go, until it's resolved.
 
scottsxj said:
thats not as bad as my parents finding pot in my room. Ive never smoked before, miuch less seen it until they showed me the bag of it.
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You was framed!!!
 
yeah i'm going to call my doc and see if i can get in on another test through them, as far as the company they sent it in to the lab for further analasys so i'm not sure what to think

i'm just confused and upset about the whole thing


here is another thought i had, i'm a welder so i'm constantly inhaling all kinds of fume from welding, plasma cutting so on and so forth would that alter my urine in any way
 
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funvtec said:
yeah i'm going to call my doc and see if i can get in on another test through them, as far as the company they sent it in to the lab for further analasys so i'm not sure what to think

i'm just confused and upset about the whole thing


here is another thought i had, i'm a welder so i'm constantly inhaling all kinds of fume from welding, plasma cutting so on and so forth would that alter my urine in any way
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I've heard the fumes from some kinds of plastics are so similar to many hormones, it actually fools the body. As a welder, your sucking down who knows what and many of the affects don't show up for decades.
Every time I give up blood/urine for a test, I ask for heavy metal, light metal and cadmium tests.
 
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