Drug Screen MTD: All You Need To Know About Methadone On Urine Drug Screens

As the main opioid addiction treatment, Methadone use is well-known and widespread. But when it comes to drug screen MTD (Methadone) knowledge, many individuals and employers are very sketchy.

I want to get you up to speed in this quick guide. I’m going to focus on how it is found on drug tests, and the implications of that. I will talk about specific MTD drug screens, how Methadone is found via the different types of blood test, and what happens if you test positive for MTD and haven’t declared it.

What Is MTD On A Drug Test?

When it comes to what is MTD on a drug test, the answer is obviously Methadone.

Methadone is a widely used, long-acting opiate agonist medication. It’s actually been around since World War II, and was used as a painkiller. Nowadays though, it’s being used to fight the opioid crisis in the Western world.

Because of its slow onset, and the length of time it keeps working, it can help manage opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings effectively with a single dose per day.

So it’s nothing unusual for someone to be on methadone, but when it comes to drug testing, there are some complications and misconceptions that you’ll need to be aware of.

How Does Methadone Work & Does It Affect Jobs?

It works by competing at opioid receptors, therefore minimizing the ability for cravings and withdrawal to manifest themselves aggressively. Because it’s binding to the same receptors as drugs like heroin, oxycodone, and morphine, it’s a universal treatment for addiction to any opioid.

Competing at these receptor sites helps to lower cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

In terms of MTD use and jobs, it’s a tough one. Although it’s completely legal to be prescribed Methadone, it obviously points towards drug problems, which could affect employment.

Methadone Is Not The Only Opioid Addiction Treatment

The three main opioid addiction treatments in the USA right now are:

  • Methadone
  • Suboxone
  • Naltrexone

Methadone is by far the most widely used because it is the most effective for significant opioid withdrawal symptoms.

As an aside, some people get confused between opiate and opioids. Opiates are natural agonist or antagonist substances, so for example, heroin and morphine.

Opioids refer to both natural and artificial substances that work in the same way, as well as being used to describe the receptors in the body themselves.

Sold mostly under the brand name Suboxone, Buprenorphine is only a partial agonist of the opioid receptors, therefore making it less effective the Methadone, but far more tolerable. So it’s used for less severe cases of addiction.

Naltrexone is a full opioid antagonist, so it blocks the opioid receptors in the body entirely, rather than competing. It works differently, and feels different, and is actually used more for people who have already detoxed, to help them maintain freedom.

How Does MTD On Urine Drug Screen Work?

Methadone is a panel on a drug test. But it’s not on every drug test, and it has to be a panel that is placed there by the person commissioning it. There are two types of drug test, the Department of Transport test (5 panel urine test), and every other type of drug test.

The DOT drug test is always a five panel urine one, and always looks for the following:

  • Cannabis
  • Cocaine
  • Opiates
  • PCP
  • Amphetamines

So as you can see, if you’re in the Department of Transport federally regulated industry then you’ll never be tested for Methadone use.

But for other types of drug testing you could be, if a Methadone panel is put into the drug test. But you won’t know if it’s there.

Is There A Specific MTD Drug Test?

There is a specific MTD panel drug test. I don’t mean the entire test is for Methadone, but it can be a panel that specifically looks for Methadone. Let’s quickly talk you through the four types of drug test now, and how Methadone would be found using them.

  1. MTD Urine Drug Test

A drug test is the most likely one that you will face, as it’s the most common in the USA. Easy to administer, with a long detection window, and low-cost, it’s always going to be the most usual test.

Methadone is a specific panel on the drug test if the person commissioning the test asks for a Methadone panel.

MTD Methadone, which will appear as an MTD positive or negative result on the screen, can be detected for around 3-12 days after your last dose. But the test doesn’t look for Methadone, it looks for a compound that is produced when it’s metabolized by the liver. It’s name is EDDP, and that’s what is specifically looked for.

  1. MTD Blood Test

A blood test is the gold standard dfor etection. However, you can’t detect Methadone for as long, and it’s more expensive. That’s why outside of court and law enforcement situations it’s rarely used.

A Methadone blood test either looks for Methadone, or EDDP. As it’s so rare, you don’t really have to worry about facing one unless you are on probation or something similar, and even then it’s rare and urine testing is preferred.

  1. MTD Saliva Test

Saliva (mouth swab) testing is gaining in popularity because you don’t need specialist training to administer one. A simple mouth swab, then putting it into a solution and testing against panels, you’ll get a result in five minutes on the spot.

Methadone is usually detectable in saliva for around two days after your last dose. This can be a day or two longer for heavy regular users.

Saliva testing can look for Methadone itself, but more usually the main metabolite EDDP.

  1. MTD Hair Drug Test

The drug testing will give the most recent 90 days drug use history. The sample is taken from the scalp up to an inch and half long to get that 90 days growth, and this is all that’s tested.

But it’s an indelible record, and you can’t escape that. It’s often used to look at long-term use and abstinence, and mostly by rehabilitation programs or doctors for specific purposes.

Overall then, this is the snapshot on MTD drug testing:

  • Looks for Methadone or its main metabolite
  • Has to be a specific panel on a test
  • Urine drug testing is most common
  • Blood testing is rarest for Methadone and other drugs

How MTD Appears On Drug Tests & Misconceptions About Positive Results

Now you’re up to speed on MTD drug screening generally, we need to speak specifically about how it appears on drug tests, and misconceptions about what is looked for.

Methadone is only looked for if the specific Methadone panel is on the drug test. Methadone will not trigger a positive result on the opioid panel. So you won’t get false positive for opiate use if you are on Methadone.

This means you can’t have a situation where Methadone triggers the panel and people think you are on heroin, morphine, or codeine (or any other opioid). In higher panel drug test in (seven panel and higher) there is an additional extended opioid panel looks for further types with slightly different structures.

In terms of standard drug testing, the seven-panel test and higher is where Methadone appears as a standard and specific substance looked for.

Legal & Employment Implications Of Methadone Use

The legal and employment implications of using Methadone can be significant, even though people should not be discriminated against.

One of the biggest misconceptions that can lead to problems is the idea that a positive Methadone result could mean other opioids are being used. It’s also the case that some people see Methadone use as drug use in its own right (even though Methadone isn’t abused very much, and if you have a prescription for it then it can’t be).

The bottom line is that if you are on Methadone legitimately, you must inform the employer (or whoever else is commissioning the test), and the drug testing company on arrival.

How To Pass An MTD Drug Screen

But what about if you are using Methadone without a prescription? You could be using it completely legitimately but through the grey market to try and curb opiate use, without letting other people know.

Whatever your reason, it’s possible to pass an MTD panel drug test using the simple methods:

  1. Urine test: use high-quality synthetic urine. The test will be unsupervised which makes this possible. Quick Luck is the best fake urine on the market.
  2. Blood test: accelerate the removal of toxins from the body by using Toxin Rid pills. Even a 24-hour course will help to eliminate it the bloodstream so quickly that you would be very unlucky to get a positive result.
  3. Oral test: use Oral Clear saliva-neutralizing gum. It clings to the metabolites and changes their shape. It keeps doing this for up to 15 minutes after consumption, even with fresh metabolites appearing in your saliva.
  4. Hair drug test: use old-style Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo as part of something called the ‘Macujo Method’.

Drug Testing And Children: When Do They Drug Test During Pregnancy & What Happens If You Are Tested?

 The topic of drug testing during pregnancy, and directly after birth, is contentious and can be upsetting. When do they drug test during pregnancy? Well, let’s discuss the topic in detail right now.

We will discuss how federal law and state law work in the USA, and how it relates to child protection agencies, and healthcare staff, involved in the process.

I’ll also tell you who can authorize drug testing, when and how it can happen, and what happens if you fail.

Federal Law Vs State Law

In the USA, there are federal laws about drug use, and they mention drug use during pregnancy. This is under the umbrella of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA).

As well as outlining laws and guidelines, there is also federal funding available to states that supports the prevention, investigation, assessment of, and prosecution of child abuse and neglect generally. One of the conditions of funding is that states must ensure that all relevant services and agencies report known, or even suspected, child abuse incidents to the relevant child protective services.

Here’s the thing though. These federal rules do not actually specifically mention drug testing pfor regnant women.

What it does talk about is states being responsible for developing safe care systems for infants, including safety where parental drug use is suspected or in evidence.

So the umbrella section of these rules is really about reporting. Observing and having suspicion should lead to reporting to the relevant agencies, or in certain circumstances, drug testing being carried out by healthcare providers.

Individual Hospital Policies Matter As Well

Healthcare providers in the USA are private entities, therefore they can develop and enforce their own policies. However, they must follow state law and federal guidelines. In essence, this is simpler than it sounds.

They also have to protect themselves legally, the duty of care, and showing due diligence, have to be shown to be in place otherwise they could be sued.

If someone in a hospital suspects a pregnant woman is on drugs, they can report it to a superior. A senior doctor or nurse, or other manager, can in some instances make the decision to drug test them.

If that person refuses, or if they decide to just refer it on instead of drug testing, then a child protection agency can be notified and they will legally enforce drug testing and follow-up consequences for failure.

Examples Of States With Specific Laws & Differing Interpretations Of Federal Law

Obviously, I can’t cover all of the state’s different laws and regulations here, but I can give you a few examples so you can see how they differ slightly.

  1. Both Alabama and South Carolina prosecute some drug-using women during pregnancy, and directly after birth. This is a continuation of the policy of drug testing prosecution for parents generally.
  2. Tennessee is unusual in that is the only state that has a specific law in place to criminalize using drugs while pregnant. If caught using drugs while pregnant, you could lose your child very quickly.
  3. Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Minnesota, all have laws that can statutorily commit women to either inpatient or outpatient treatment programs while pregnant, or after birth.
  4. Minnesota and North Dakota, amongst a handful of others, also have laws in place for drug testing after birth if complications during the birth are suspected to be related to drug use.
  5. 18 states define using drugs while pregnant as child abuse. This triggers the federal laws and regulations, and also triggers immediate intervention by child protection agency staff.

Who Authorizes Drug Tests During Pregnancy?

Drug tests during pregnancy can be authorized by the three following groups of people:

  • Authorized medical personnel
  • Law enforcement personnel
  • Child protection personnel

If you’re in hospital, or under the care of a doctor in some other way during pregnancy or at birth, then a drug test could be requested.

If you refuse this drug test, then they can refer you immediately to child protection services. These guys will get involved quickly, and enforce the drug test. If you still refuse, then law enforcement can get involved.

Remember, if you are refusing drug tests, especially to the point of law enforcement getting involved in, then you might as well just hand your child over right then, because that is what is happening in the end.

Is It Ethical To Drug Test A Pregnant Woman?

Whether it’s ethical drug test a pregnant woman or not, will depend on your own personal ethics, and approach to drugs and children.

Drugs have been shown to cause problems in development, and increase the risks of problems during birth. On top of that, drug use during pregnancy will usually mean drug use after pregnancy, which will obviously mean the child could be at risk of poor care or abuse.

So generally, under American law, yes, it’s ethical as the protection of the child is the only thing that is important.

Will You Know You Are Being Drug Test?

One thing I do find unethical is that many women state that they were drug tested without their knowledge, even if the state law insists that you can’t be drug tested without knowledge.

  • I’ve seen examples of women giving urine samples along with blood, under the impression it was for other reasons, only to find out later that it was for a drug test.
  • In some examples of this, those drug test results never even appeared in their file for them to see, they were drug tested without permission, and the results were hidden from them unless they demanded to see them.
  • I’ve also seen examples where women have agreed to drug testing on the initial consent form they fill in with their care provider, but it’s never mentioned that they will actually be drug tested, then they are.
  • In one example that I know is factual, a woman admitted to smoking marijuana before she got pregnant. It wasn’t until she gave birth that she realized this had triggered unknown drug testing during her pregnancy, and she was drug tested after the birth under the threat of having the baby taken away if she didn’t offer a sample.

This is a purely American phenomenon. You will not find examples of this in Europe, and even in Canada. America is obsessed with drug testing in a way that other countries are not.

What About Being Drug Tested On Your Period?

You can be drug tested on your period. Being on your period makes no difference to conducting the drug test or getting results.

Can Drug Tests Detect Gender – Can You Submit Someone Else’s Urine?

Yes, drug tests can detect gender, by detecting the DNA in the sample of urine, hair, saliva, or blood. However, it’s important to state that it is illegal to test for gender or DNA purposes in standard drug testing.

Testing that involves this must be done through a legal process, and you must be notified. Therefore, this shouldn’t be a problem.

However, if you are asking the question around drug testing in gender detection because you want to submit a sample of someone else’s urine, then please don’t. It’s very difficult to do, and you will probably get caught and could lose your child.

What Sort Of Drug Test Is Used For Pregnant Women?

Overwhelmingly, it is urine drug testing that is conducted on pregnant women.

This is usually the case because drug tests are conducted on samples submitted to doctors during pregnancy, and it’s the easiest type of test to administer in a hospital as well (both on the child and the mother).

The standard five panel drug test in the USA looks for the following substances:

  • Cocaine
  • Cannabis
  • PCP
  • Amphetamines/methamphetamines
  • Opiates

However, don’t think you’ll get away with it if you’re using something else. That’s just the bare minimum test.

With suspicion, up to 26 panels (substances) can be tested. That’s pretty much a comprehensive test, and they can also test for additional substances that they are highly suspicious of.

Alcohol panels, and even panels for things like kratom, can be switched in as well. You would be very lucky to escape being found out if you are taking pretty much anything significant during pregnancy.

How To Pass A Drug Screening Pregnancy Reasons

Hopefully, I’ve given you a little more detail around the topic of when do they drug test during pregnancy, and how drug screening works during pregnancy and after.

I want to finish up here by briefly touching on ways to pass drug tests:

  1. Unsupervised testing, you synthetic urine. Quick Luck is the best product on the market right now.
  2. To get clean faster, use Toxin Rid detox pills. These will clean you out up to 70% faster than you can achieve naturally.
  3. If you can’t get clean, and you can’t submit a fake sample, then use a detox drink called Rescue Cleanse. It’s efficient at flushing out toxins faster than the body can manage naturally, meaning you’ll get up to 5 hours clean before fresh toxins appear in your urine.

Drug Testing For CDL Lorry Drivers: Do Truck Drivers Get Drug Tested & How Often And How To Pass A Test.

Safety first is incredibly important when you are driving tons of metal at high speeds, and federal law seeks to enforce that safety. Do truck drivers get drug tested? The answer is definitely yes, because of these factors.

I want to dig deep into the specifics of exactly how CDL (Commercial Driving License) truck drivers are drug tested. Processes, tests used, drugs looked for, and what happens if you fail?

I’ll also cover how often truck drivers get drug tested in regulated industries, and what regulations apply to truck drivers in non-CDL situations.

Do Truck Drivers Get Drug Tested?

As you already know, the answer the question of do truck drivers get drug tested is an emphatic yes.

Also, when it comes to questioning do CDL drivers get drug tests, then yes, all of them do. That’s the point in having a CDL license, to drive the sort of lorries and other related vehicles that will be covered by the drug testing policy.

But when do they get tested, and how? Let’s take a look at the specifics for CDL drivers, regulated through federal legislation, enforced by the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration), which is part of the Department of Transport (DOT), and then how that compares to truck drivers not covered this way.

1. Commercial Driving License Drivers (CDL Drivers)

CDL drivers are covered by federal law mandates, that are triggered under the following conditions:

  • Gross vehicle weight is 26,001 pounds or more
  • The vehicle is towing a trailer over 10,000 pounds in weight (combined total 26,001+)
  • If that vehicle is built to transport 16 passengers or more
  • Any vehicle carrying hazardous materials that requires a placard

So to do any of that requires you to be a Commercial Driving License holder, which then also means you are bound by the processes relating to drug testing.

2. Non-CDL Truck Drivers

If you are a truck driver who is not governed by the criteria of the federal laws then you don’t need a CDL, and you are not going to be drug tested by your company under enforcement. Any drug testing will be done by your company, based on federal recommendations, state law and guidelines, and your company’s desire to not get sued.

But usually, companies involved in these sorts of industries will still drug test. It probably won’t be as rigorous as CDL drug testing, but it will be there. You’ll have to investigate your own company policies, especially before employment, to ensure that you understand them.

Federal Law Vs State Law

It’s not actually that well-known, but there is a “supremacy clause” written into the US Constitution. The supremacy clause dictates that federal law will always trump state law, meaning that state laws can never hold precedent.

There are really obvious reasons why that’s the case, and the CDL truck driving laws are classic example. It’s even more important to create this clarity nowadays because some states have relaxed cannabis laws.

But, even though it might be completely legal to smoke cannabis at the state level, being found with cannabis metabolites in your body, even if you are not under the influence, would fail your drug test under the federal FMCSA guidelines that govern CDL drivers.

When Would A CDL Truck Driver Be Tested?

Let’s talk you through the situations where you would be drug tested as a CDL truck driver.

Thankfully, it’s highly structured due to the regulations at the federal level, so you’ll know the times during which you could be tested clearly.

  • Pre-employment testing.: Before you can be employed to drive as a CDL holder, you must pass a drug test as part of the recruitment process. Although alcohol testing is built into the FMCSA CDL regulations, it’s not a requirement during pre-employment.
  • Random on-the-job testing: You will be tested randomly on the job. The regulations state that at least 50% of employed drivers in a company must be tested every year at a random time. 10% must also be randomly tested with alcohol testing as well. Note though, many companies exceed these levels for higher levels of due diligence, and to cover themselves better legally.
  • Testing with reasonable suspicion: If something about your behavior prompts suspicion, then your supervisor/employer has legal grounds under the guidelines to test you for drugs or alcohol. This must be observed changes in speech, behavior, appearance, and even body odor. It can also be an observed changing situation over time, things that you have said, or other pointers that could lead to suspicion you are spiraling downwards into drug or alcohol use.
  • Post-accident testing: After an accident, you will definitely face a drug test. This must happen within 32 hours of the instant for drug testing, and within eight hours for alcohol testing. Legally, would happen even if you are incapacitated. The situations under CDL guidelines for this type of test include a fatality, medical treatment required away from the scene, or disabling damage to a vehicle involved.
  • Return to duty & follow-up drug testing: After you have failed a drug test you must go through a rehabilitation program with a substance abuse professional overseeing it. Before you can return to work you must pass a drug test do so. After returning to work, you are likely to face increased scrutiny and drug testing for the next 12 months as well.

How Often Do Truck Drivers Get Drug Tested?

As I’ve already said, the requirement is for 50% of the drivers in a company to be tested annually. For alcohol, it’s a 10% of the workforce requirement. That would mean that on average, you would be tested once every two years. But I’m betting that it’s far more frequent than that, with many companies covering themselves better legally.

The frequent drug testing and demonstration of company behaviors that scare people into compliance is going to look far more favorable in the event of the company being sued if a driver does do something bad, like causing a fatality.

CDL Drug Test: What Type Of Test Is Used

CDL drug testing is very specifically a five panel urine test. This is exactly the same test and guidelines it that the Department of Transport has all of their regulated industries.

The 5-panel drug test looks for the following substances:

  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Methamphetamine/amphetamine
  • Opiates
  • PCP

I’m surprised it’s always exactly the same standard 5 panel test. Although it looks for the five most common types of drug, it means that any other type of drug isn’t looked for. So if you want to take something else, you’ll know you will never be caught.

In terms of testing for alcohol, 10% of the workforce as a minimum must be tested for each company annually, then it’s a standard alcohol test that will fail if the blood alcohol concentration is 0.04 or higher.

Returning To Work After Failing A Drug Test

Returning to duty after failing a drug test is a CDL driver can be traumatic, and not something you really want to go through. For a start, if it’s a serious offence, there may not be a return to work. They can revoke your license and ban you from ever having one again. This can also be the case for repeat offenders.

On failing a drug or alcohol test you will go through the following process:

  • You will be immediately suspended from duty
  • The return to duty process must be followed
  • Substance abuse professional is involved throughout
  • Return to work test must be completed
  • Enhanced follow-up testing will be done

So there’s no easy way back in. Not only will you be under the watchful eye of your own company, but an independent substance abuse professional has to be part of the process.

How To Pass A CDL Drug Test

Because we know it’s the standard 5 panel drug test, and we know the substances look for, then we know how to pass this type of test. We also know that it will be an unsupervised test, unless it’s returned to work for follow-up testing, in which case it will be supervised (observed).

To pass an unsupervised test, you have the following options:

  1. Submit a sample of high-quality synthetic urine. Quick Luck is the best on the market and is highly recommended due to using heat activator powder to maintain its temperature.
  2. Rescue Cleanse detox drink is the best alternative for supervised and unsupervised testing. It masks the toxins for a few hours, as you can submit a clean sample before fresh metabolites are processed through the kidneys. Note that the heavy users though, you might only get a couple of hours clean.
  3. Your final option is to get genuinely clean. You can accelerate this dramatically using Toxin Rid pills. In fact, you could speed up the removal of metabolites from your body by as much as 60% using these pills. Most people will be clean in three or four days.

How To Pass A Concentra Drug Test: How To Beat The Process & Check Concentra Drug Test Results

As one of the biggest drug testing companies, lots of people want to know how to pass a Concentra drug test.

I’ve got you covered here in this five minute guide. Everything you need to know about Concentra drug testing. I’ll tell you the process during a urine drug test, and how it works for getting Concentra drug test results.

Crucially, I’ll also tell you exactly how to pass a urine drug test at Concentra, whether it’s supervised (watching you pee) or unsupervised (most drug tests are).

How Different Are Concentra From LabCorp?

Concentra and LabCorp, along with all the other testing companies you will have heard of in the USA, are all pretty similar.

They really have to be. If they don’t have very similar standards, cut-off levels, and processes, then they could be open to legal action from people who fail who would pass at another company. This

In truth, it doesn’t really matter which company does your drug test, the processes are so similar, the analysis of the sample and the validity checks done on it so similar, that every outcome will be identical.

What Happens During A Concentra Urine Drug Test?

Going to your Concentra drug test is pretty straightforward. Let’s talk you through what happens when you are submitting a urine sample.

  • When you go in, you may be searched, but not every time. It will depend on the venue, the person you see, the style of test (digital eCup testing often doesn’t have any human interaction), and any suspicion aroused.
  • At the most, they might pat you down, look in your bag, make you take off your coat, stuff like that. They can’t touch you intimately and can’t get you to strip clothes off other than outer clothes, which is a crucial point.
  • You’ll also complete some paperwork to complete and will have to show them some ID to prove who you are.
  • Then, you’ll be given a sample cup, which will have a temperature strip on the side, and you’ll be told to go behind a screen, or more often even into a separate cubicle room, to urinate into the cup.
  • You’ll then come out and hand it over. Within two minutes of you urinating they have to test the sample temperature, and it has to be at a temperature of between 90°F and 100°F to be legal.

How To Check Concentra Drug Test Results

Once you’ve given them your sample and gone home, you might be wondering how you check Concentra drug test results so you know if you have passed or failed.

The thing is, the drug test results will only be made available to the person who paid for the test. Obviously, this is usually a company, doctor or health service, or probation service. So you will hear from the person who commissioned the test. You won’t get the results yourself ordinarily, and you won’t hear from Concentra directly either usually.

Also, remember that because Concentra is telling the person who paid for the test, then you don’t know how long it will take for you to be told.

Ordinarily, drug test results come back to the person commissioning the test in 24 – 48 hours. But it could be days before the employer, or whoever contacts you.

Types Of Testing (Does Concentra Watch You Pee For Drug Test?)

These are the three types of drug test you could face:

  1. Unsupervised drug test – most drug tests are unsupervised. This means you will be out of sight when you submit your sample, and usually in a completely different room with the door closed.
  2. Supervised drug test – this is where someone will be in the room with you as a deterrent, but not observing you directly.
  3. Observed drug test – this is where you would be directly looked at. The answer to the question around whether Concentra what you pee for drug tests is yes, but only if you are told you will be having a fully supervised/observed test – and these are rare.

Overhelmingly, and unless you are told otherwise, it will be an unsupervised drug test. They won’t observe you urinate; they can’t touch you intimately when they search you, and it’s a cinch to beat that system if you know how.

How To Pass A Concentra Drug Test

Learning how to pass a Concentra drug test is no different to passing one for any other drug testing company.

Let’s be clear, all use the same validity checks, same standards for urine temperature, and almost identical analysis equipment and cut-off levels.

1. Rescue Cleanse Detox Drink

Rescue Cleanse detox drink is a great option if you need to just get clean for a few hours.

It’s a misconception that detox drinks completely detox your body. They are actually masking agents that work by flushing out more drug metabolites than can be achieved in the same timeframe naturally.

They create a gap in the flow of metabolites through the kidneys and into the bladder of a few hours, during which you can submit a clean sample.

Rescue Cleanse has the following characteristics:

  • Doesn’t require any additional water
  • Potent natural ingredients accelerate toxin removal
  • Contains things found in urine to maintain natural appearance
  • Stains urine the correct color

The instructions for this stuff are really damn simple as well. Simply drink the bottle on an empty stomach in about 10 minutes.

Then, over the next hour, urinate at least three or four times, and then go and submit your sample as quickly as possible.

Rescue Cleanse is great for supervised drug testing, or if you simply feel you cannot smuggle in a fake sample.

Note though, it isn’t quite as certain to pass as synthetic urine, but is pretty high on certainty as long as you use it correctly, detox for as many days before the day of the test as you can, and submit your test as quickly as possible. If you are new to detox drinks, check out our Rescue Cleanse review.

2. Quick Luck Synthetic Urine

The easiest way to pass an unsupervised urine drug test is to submit a fake sample that is high-quality enough to get through all the testing that would be done on it.

When you submit your urine sample, it goes through the following steps:

  • Within two minutes its temperature is taken
  • Basic validity checks establish if it’s genuine
  • The immunoassay (panel drug test) is completed

There’s only one product on the market that can jump through all the testing hoops and pass human scrutiny, and that’s Quick Luck from a company called Clear Choice.

Quick Luck has the following characteristics that will beat any modern standard drug test:

  • Is within the correct pH and specific gravity ranges
  • Contains the right amounts of creatinine, urea, and uric acid
  • Contains 14 chemicals commonly found in human urine
  • Looks, froths, and smells like urine

As you can see from its construction, Quick Luck is complex enough to pass the validity checks that are standard for drug tests. They aren’t that complex, and even with more complexity in unusual circumstances, the 14 additional common chemicals will jump the hurdles with ease.

It will pass human curiosity and suspicion because I would defy you to tell it apart from human urine.

But how does it do about solving the problem of submitting it within that narrow temperature range between 90°F and 100°F? Well, it does it incredibly – making it very easy to achieve that temperature.

It uses heat activator powder. This can’t be detected when used and is simple to use. Simply tap in about one-quarter of the powder into the premixed urine, and shake it gently until it has dissolved. Then watch the temperature strip about 30 seconds.

Repeat the process until you get a good reading on the temperature strip. It’s that easy to use Quick Luck to pass a Concentra drug test. If you are new to synthetic urine, check out our Quick Luck review.

3. Toxin Rid Detox Pills

The third option to pass the Concentra drug test is to accelerate a natural detox to be completely clean on the day of your test.

The best pills on the market are called Toxin Rid. They can speed up the removal of toxins from the body by between 50 – 75%, which is incredible when you consider they are using only natural ingredients.

Simply take three pills per hour for the first five hours on each day of the course with water. Urinate frequently, eat small meals, and exercise.

You also get detox liquid and fiber supplements to use after you have completed the pill course, which is especially effective for cannabis metabolites.

Even a regular weed smoker, who would usually take up to 2 weeks to be clean, could be clean in less than a week. For most light users, you could be clean in just two or three days, and usually five or less.

If you are new to detox pills, check out our Toxin Rid review.

If you want an insurance policy, then use Rescue Cleanse on the day of your test still. Because there will be less toxins due to Toxin Rid pumping so many out of the body, it will ensure that you definitely get long enough clean to pass that important Concentra test.

Macujo Method Review: Does The Macujo Method Work In 2024 And Beyond For Passing Hair Tests?

If you’re wondering how to pass a hair follicle drug test in 2024 or beyond, then you’ll read about the Macujo method quickly. This full Macujo Method review will cover everything you need to know. I’ll explain exactly what happens with hair drug testing, and why it’s such a problem.

I will talk you through all the possible methods, including detox shampoo for hair drug test success on its own, and the likelihood of it flushing out all of the toxins. I’ll explain what the Macujo method is, and how it works, and compare it to something called the Jerry G method, an alternative combo strategy that has worked in the past.

I’ll also give you the full Macujo method steps (full instructions) and tell you exactly how many times you should run through the Macujo method to be confident the toxins have been removed.

This Is Why Hair Follicle Drug Tests Are So Problematic

The problem with hair drug tests is that they are almost impossible to beat for two reasons:

  1. Once drug metabolites are inside your hair shaft then they are almost impossible to get out.
  2. The hair drug test looks at 90 days use by analyzing the most recent 90 days of growth out of the scalp, making it impossible to beat naturally if you have taken literally any drug in the past three months.

What happens is that when you take any type of drug, metabolites are formed as it’s processed. In the bloodstream, these move around, and some get trapped within the hair follicles in your scalp.

Over days and weeks, as new hair growth for each shaft forms inside the follicle and is pushed out, then the metabolites are trapped there and grow out within the hair as it emerges from the follicle.

They are trapped under the hard outer layer called the cuticle. This is made up of millions of interlocking scales, that close to protect and strengthen the hair, while opening partially at times when liquid is applied.

But once the drug metabolites are in there, the only way to get them out is to open those cuticles fully and flush them out properly, and that’s incredibly tough to do.

Can’t You Just Use Detox Shampoo For Hair Drug Test Success?

You’ll see a lot of claims from detox shampoo products about being able to remove drug toxins from your hair to pass a drug test. Unfortunately, universally, it’s rubbish. They simply don’t have the capability chemically to do that.

I’m telling you, high voltage detox shampoo, all of them, are utterly useless. They cannot penetrate the hair shaft by opening it up, and they cannot flush out the toxins.

The only way that you can pass a hair drug test is using a method. This method has to use chemicals that open up the hair shaft, and then uses other chemicals (which can include detox shampoo products) to flush out the toxins.

Does The Macujo Method Work?

So does the Macujo method work? Do the ingredients and the method of combining them have the ability to flush out 100% of drug toxins from the shafts of your hair?

The answer is undoubtedly “Yes!”.

But, only if you do it correctly, and only if you run through the method enough times. Don’t worry, I’m going to talk you through the Macujo method steps and discuss with you exactly how many times you need to run through it to know that your hair is clean.

Also, note that the Macujo method will work for thick hair, African hair, dreadlocks, whatever. It doesn’t differentiate, as long as you saturate the hair shaft enough, it will open up and flush out the toxins.

The Macujo method will work if:

  • You use the right ingredients in the right order
  • You run through the Macujo method enough times
  • You use the key ingredient detox shampoo
  • There are enough days before your test to achieve this

Key Ingredient: ‘Old-Style’ Aloe Toxin Rid Detox Shampoo

The key ingredient in the Macujo method is “old style” Aloe Toxin Rid detox shampoo. But let me explain the history and why it matters.

Over a decade ago a company called Nexxus created a shampoo called Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo. It was designed to get rid of heavy free radicals, and help people who swam and worked in heavy industry.

People also realized that it was potent enough to flush out drug toxins, and with some other ingredients, it could potentially get rid of them all, even though it couldn’t on its own.

Then, because of reports of scalp burns, the company changed the formula to make it milder and this brief moment of respite flushing toxins out of people’s hair to pass a drug test vanished. But just before the pandemic, a company called Test Clear, you are very well respected in drug testing products, recreating the exact old formula.

They now sell it as “old-style” Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo. It’s not cheap, but it’s the only hair detox shampoo on the market that can genuinely flush out all the drug toxins when given the opportunity to do so as part of the Macujo method.

Aloe Rid hair detox shampoo

What About The “Jerry G” Method – Does That Still Work?

The “Jerry G” method is another hair-washing method that appeared on the Internet around the same time as the “Mike Macujo” method.

Although both can do the same thing, they use radically different household ingredients and the detox shampoo is very different to achieve it. The Jerry G method advocated using cheap detox shampoo, I can’t even remember what the name of the one they used at the time was but it was not very good.

The big problem with the Jerry G method is that it uses ammonia bleach to achieve cleanliness alongside some other household ingredients which aid the heavy lifting process.

A lot of people reported scalp burning and permanent hair damage, including follicle damage because you are using bleach and hair dye twice each in just seven days.

On top of that, for me, the thing that put me off just as much was the fact that you were going to turn up for drug test with freshly bleached and dyed hair! How suspicious would that look, especially if you are a guy?

So sure, the Jerry G method can work, and people do advocate for. But four runs through with hair dye containing bleach and ammonia means that you are really gambling heavily on getting away with no damage.

How To Pass A Hair Follicle Drug Test – Full Macujo Method Steps

For me, the Macujo method was always the one that seemed the best option. Because it didn’t contain hair damaging products, and because it utilized the power of the best detox shampoo.

Of course, you could have swapped out the old-style Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo into the Jerry G method rather than using a cheap detox shampoo, but you’re paying exactly the same money then to still have the problem around damage to your hair and scalp.

Let’s show you exactly what you have to do to use the Macujo method.

First, you’ll need to gather the things you need:

  • 1 x bottle of old-style Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo from Test Clear
  • Rubber gloves, clingfilm, and goggles
  • Access to plenty of warm water and a large sink or bath
  • Tide liquid detergent (or similar)
  • Clean & Clear Pink salicylic shampoo (or similar salicylic shampoo)
  • Good quality bottle of vinegar
  • Zydot Ultra Clean detox shampoo

Once you’ve got the ingredients together, you’ll need to run through the Macujo method several times to achieve full cleanliness. Let’s talk you through the Macujo method steps to complete a single run through now.

Before you start step one, ensure you are wearing goggles and a pair of rubber gloves (nitrile gloves preferred) to protect yourself.

  1. Step one is to rinse your hair with warm water thoroughly and then liberally apply white vinegar to it. You’ll be wearing gloves, so you don’t get the acidic vinegar into your skin. Use your fingertips to work the vinegar into the scalp and roots of your hair, because this is where it really matters.
  2. Without rinsing the vinegar out, then apply a liberal amount of Clean & Clear Pink salicylic shampoo or an equivalent brand. Work it in in the same way.
  3. Your head will be stinging by now, but don’t worry it’s not doing any damage. Next, tightly wrap clingfilm over your hair, both to stop the solution dripping down your head and also to pack your hair tightly together to ensure every single strand gets the vinegar and shampoo worked into it.
  4. Leave the solution for as long as you can up to a maximum of 30 minutes, but aim for at least 15 minutes each run through the Macujo method. Then, take the clingfilm off and rinse your hair thoroughly in warm water.
  5. The next step, done immediately after the last, is to use a good palm sized portion of old-style Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo. Again, you are working this into the scalp thoroughly and leaving it for about 10 minutes.
  6. Rinse your hair thoroughly, and then repeat step five again.
  7. Once your hair is thoroughly washed again, you’re going to use Tide liquid detergent. Use a conservative amount, and work it into your scalp and hair until your hair squeaks (you’ll know the feeling and sound when you get it). Leave it in for 10 minutes.
  8. The last step of the Macujo method is to then wash your hair thoroughly with warm water. Do not use a standard conditioner, as this coats the hair shaft and shuts the cuticles up, making it harder for the next run-through to work.
  9. On the day of your test, 30 minutes before you leave, prepare clean clothes and then use the Zydot Ultra Clean shampoo. Use a clean towel, and ensure you don’t get cross-contamination from anything that could have drug metabolites on it. Dry your head gently, and then go and submit your hair drug test sample immediately.

zydot ultra clean detox shampoo

How Many Times Do I Need To Run Through The Macujo Method To Ensure Success?

There is some real trash advice online, which messes people up and fails them drug tests. The Macujo method is no different because some of the information out there is ridiculous, depending on the site you visit.

I’ve recently seen a big site about cannabis smoking talking about the Macujo method in detail. They claimed you could run through it once the night before your test. That’s just complete and utter nonsense.

Ideally, you need to do the Macujo method once per day for the seven days leading up to your drug test.

The reason is simple. No single run-through opens up the entire hair of every hair on your head and flushes out every toxin.

It’s incremental, and you need several run through is to get all the toxins out. The more toxins you have, the longer it takes. So the more drugs you have taken in the previous 90 days, the more times you need to run through the Macujo method.

To give you an idea, here is how many times you should do it in a simple format:

  • The ideal is once per day seven days
  • Can shrink that to twice per day for three or four days
  • A minimum of three times is required to stand any chance at all

So look, you need to spend as much time on this as you can before the day of your test. Ideally, seven times, once per day. That will flush the toxins out and put the least strain on your hair and scalp.

If you haven’t got that time, then go for twice per day as far apart between the run-throughs as possible, and as many times as you can in the lead-up to a test for a minimum of seven if you can.

Do Not Buy This Fake Macujo Drug test Shampoo

If you start googling to find the old-style Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo and also think that you might find a cheaper way of getting the same thing, then you will quickly come across called “Macujo Aloe Rid” shampoo on Amazon.

You’ll even see it’s paired up with Zydot Ultra Clean in a bundle price for $209.95. Sounds great value, and only slightly higher in price than the proper shampoo. On the listing, they will show you the ingredients list, and then show you the ingredients list aside it for the old Nexxus Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo.

They claim in the Amazon listing that the ingredients list is identical and that they carefully reconstructed it.

Who are you to disagree with that, and how would you unless you pay for a full chemical analysis?

The problem is it’s all lies and misinformation. Ingredients lists may look identical on the packaging, but it’s not what’s in the bottle. There’s just no way of knowing, but you can look at what people say.

So many people have bought this product and it hasn’t cleaned out the drug toxins, despite following the full Macujo method.

They even go a step further by sending you links to video tutorials which will talk you through the Macujo method. But the thing is, following it won’t work because the shampoo they have sold you is not the real deal in the first place.

Take my advice and do not go near this. There’s no shortcut you can take, there’s no saving money, the only people who have genuinely invested the time and money in recreating the formula are the reliable company called Test Clear.

fake hair drug test shampoo

Where To Buy Macujo Method Toxin Rid Shampoo

Test Clear is the only place you can buy the original formula “old style” Aloe Toxin Rid shampoo.

Click here to view pricing and details for Aloe Toxin Rid.

(Includes combo deal with Zydot Ultra Clean for a great price)

It’s literally the only detox shampoo for hair drug test success when used as an integral part of the Macujo method, the only way to pass a hair follicle drug test with any certainty.

I’ve been through the full Macujo method steps with you and you can see it’s quite involved and will take about one hour each time.

You’ve also learned that you need to do it once per day for seven days really, but you could halve that time by doing it twice per day to still stand a great chance of being clean. That will put more stress on your hair though.

Unfortunately, you can’t cheaply test if you will pass a hair follicle drug test at short notice either. These sorts of tests are not instant and have to be sent away. They also cost quite a lot of money. But follow the advice I’ve given you here and you’ll stand the best chance of passing a hair drug test that you would otherwise fail.

How To Pass A Nicotine Test For Surgery

Facing a nicotine test can sound bizarre because not many people realize that there are situations when you could actually face one. But you can pass a nicotine test in the same way as you can evade a standard drug test (blood, saliva, and urine test).

There are several ways to do this, and you can check out the products right now if you want a head start:

  • Toxin Rid Detox Pills
  • Oral Clear Saliva Neutralizing Gum
  • Quick Luck Synthetic Urine
  • Rescue Cleanse Detox Drink

I’m going to talk you through how to use a nicotine detox drink, how to use synthetic urine, how to use saliva-neutralizing gum, and how to use detox pills to pass a nicotine drug test.

The Situations Where You Could Face A Nicotine Drug Test (And Their Importance)

One of those situations where you could suddenly face a nicotine test is to obtain surgery. For example, a nicotine test before bariatric surgery.

This is a quite crucial and common reason. Bariatric surgery is a gastric bypass the people who are obese. If you smoke, then it risks ulcers growing between the pouch and the intestine. And can increase the chances of abdominal pain and obstruction.

So, this isn’t trivial, and the main reasons why you could face a nicotine drug test are as follows:

  • Child custody cases
  • Smoking cessation program continuance
  • Surgery authorization
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Suspected nicotine overdose

Which Drug Tests Look For Nicotine?

It’s important to state here that they aren’t actually looking for nicotine at all. They are looking for cotinine, which is created when your body processes nicotine. They look for cotinine because it is easier to detect unusual levels, and also cotinine hangs around in your body for longer.

Everyone has cotinine in their bodies, but usually at a very low level of around 10 ng/mL.

In a moderate smoker, these levels can jump to about 50 ng/mL, and in a heavy daily smoker, as high as 10 times that (500 ng/mL and even higher).

Because it’s just another substance to detect, it can be on its own, or as part of a bigger drug test that looks for narcotics and other substances. Therefore, as part of the panel test, a cotinine panel can be present in any test, whether it’s a blood test, urine test, hair test, or saliva drug test.

Nicotine (Cotinine) Detection Times

I’m going to tell you the average detection times for cotinine now. But these are idealistic as I will explain in a moment.

  • Detected in blood for up to 3 days
  • Detected in saliva for up to 4 days
  • Detected in urine for up to 4 days
  • Detected in hair for 90 days (standard tested sample length)

The problem is that these are detection times for your average user, averaged out from testing.

But that doesn’t take into account the uniqueness of you as a person:

  • The amount of nicotine you take in
  • Level of exercise
  • Other drugs and alcohol you take
  • Speed metabolism
  • Level of body fat
  • Level of exercise
  • Your diet and water intake
  • Lung health
  • General health

If you only smoke every few days, and I am generally fit, younger, and not overweight, then yes, you are the average person. But a regular daily smoker who is unfit, who has a poor diet, and whose body systems are not in peak condition, could test positive for nicotine a week after the last cigarette, sometimes two weeks or even longer.

Even in blood, where metabolites of all substances disappear first, a chronic daily smoker could be detectable for as long as 10 days.

Think About Using Nicotine Vapes, Gum, And Patches

Just a quick reminder here that you are not in the clear if you use a vape, gum, or patches, that contain nicotine.

It’s exactly the same as smoking. It takes exactly the same time to be processed and exit the body again. You do not lower the detection time by taking nicotine in these ways.

If you have genuinely stopped smoking, but take in nicotine through any of these methods, then you need to make the people conducting the test aware as soon as possible as the tests can sometimes be tailored to spot elevated cotinine levels alongside inhalation of other substances from tobacco smoking.

How To Pass A Nicotine Saliva Drug Test

Although cotinine can’t be detected in saliva for long, the danger is that it can be administered with very short notice.

Worse than that, anyone can do it as long as they’ve got some basic training. So you could be caught out, and you don’t have to visit the drug testing company location to submit your sample. The best way to pass a nicotine saliva drug test is to use Oral Clear gum. Actually, it’s not a gum at all, it’s a capsule of highly concentrated mouthwash. It’s discreet and potent.

Instructions:

  1. You can use it even with someone in the room with you. In the palm of your hand, cough, put in your mouth, and pop it.
  2. Then, swill the liquid around.
  3. You’ll want to move it around your mouth for about 60 seconds, or longer if you can manage it.
  4. Use your tongue to work it into your gums and teeth, around the inside of the cheeks, and under your tongue. These are the areas where drug metabolites will gather most.
  5. Then, simply swallow the lot to leave absolutely no trace. You’ll stay clean to pass an oral drug test for about 15 minutes.

The best place to buy Oral Clear gum from is directly from Clear Choice.

How To Pass A Nicotine Blood Drug Test

The only way to pass a nicotine blood test is to detoxify your body as fast as possible because you can’t just draw toxins out of the blood.

This means natural detoxification, sped up by high-quality detox pills. Toxin Rid is the brand I would recommend as they are high potency, and completely natural.

They help to speed up the removal of toxins from the body in multiple ways using completely natural ingredients proven to do this.

Teamed up with a natural detox (eating small and lean meals, exercising and sweating, drinking plenty of water, sleeping, and generally trying to speed up your metabolism), you can speed up the removal of drug toxins by 50% or even faster.

This is obviously only suitable if you have several days before your test. But if you get them in stock in advance, and you have a few days notice, you can start taking the pills alongside a natural detox to get rid of the toxins from your body and cleanse your bloodstream.

You’ll want to have a nicotine test kit to hand the day of your test though, and a good quality detox drink handy just in case you have stray toxins to mask if the test is still positive. But, unless you’re really unlucky, in just a few days, Toxin Rid will rid your body of all the cotinine in your body.

The best place to buy Toxin Rid is directly from Test Clear. It’s available in course lengths between a single day and 10 days in length.

How To Pass A Nicotine Urine Drug Test

When it comes to a urine drug test you have two good options. The first is synthetic urine, which is the best option if it’s an unsupervised test. The second option is a detox drink, which is best if it’s a supervised test.

For synthetic urine, Quick Luck or Sub Solution are your best bets. These are highly complex, look like urine, smell like it, and even froth-like it.

Containing 14 chemicals found in urine, they are both incredibly complex and will fool modern drug testing. Quick Luck is premixed, while Sub Solution requires mixing with filtered water.

They also come with heat activator powder which is far better than using a heatpad (every other type of fake urine uses a heatpad) because it gives you better control over the temperature of the sample. If you are new to synthetic urine, please check out our review.

The alternative is a detox drink. Rescue cleanse is the best option.

90 minutes before your test, you drink the contents and it helps to flush out toxins faster than you can naturally, leaving a gap in the toxin flow into the bladder. This break gives you maybe three or four hours to submit a clean sample.

Sub Solution and Quick Luck are available directly from Clear Choice.

Rescue cleanse is also available directly from Clear Choice.

Where To Get Good Quality Nicotine Test Kit

If you want a nicotine test kit that is good quality and highly sensitive, then the best ones I know of are available from Test Clear. If you’re going down the route of using Toxin Rid, you can get the drug test kits directly from Test Clear at the same time.

Then, all you need is a bottle of Rescue Cleanse as an insurance policy. 90 minutes before you leave for your test, do the nicotine test and if you’re still positive, use Rescue Cleanse to mask those remaining stray toxins