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Producing Clean Urine
THC is fat soluble, and it gets stored in your fat cells. Cleaning it out
of
your lipid tissue is very dicult. Many herbal products claim to clean out
your system, yet they do nothing to remove THC byproducts from fat cells.
A study was done in Germany in 1993 on 50 of the most common herbs used
by people trying to pass the test. All 50 herbs failed to cause a negative.
Unfortunately, this rumor will not die. Goldenseal is useless; yet it's the
most common thing for people to use. The only way to extract THC from
fat cells is to exercise (5.8). Fat cells secrete fat with THC metabolites
at
a constant rate, regardless of what herbs you consume. You may be able
to temporarily rid THC metabolites from your bloodstream, or dilute your
uids to yield a larger urine/THC ratio, but your bloodstream will continue
collecting THC metabolites from fat. Your urine will continue collecting
THC metabolites from your bloodstream.
Dilution
Hyper saturating your body with uids will dilute metabolites possibly below
the 50 ng/mL threshold, depending on your metabolism. Be aware that
creatinine levels are often tested, and will show that the sample has been
diluted. Diluting your sample will also produce clear urine, with virtually
no yellow color. They will assume that you've diluted your sample, and they
may reject your sample on the basis of color alone. It's only necessary to
start drinking just before the test. Those who drown themselves in uid days
before a test are only causing unnecessary discomfort. Those who stay up
41.42 CHAPTER 7. PRODUCING CLEAN URINE
all night drinking don't have any better chance than one who drinks heavily
rst thing in the morning. Get up early if the test is early, but don't lose
sleep over a test that is given in the daytime.
Water
Drink at least eight hefty glasses of uid (preferably water) just prior to
the
test. Many people start drinking water several days before the test; which
is useless. Water does *not* clean any THC metabolites out of your system
because THC is not water soluble. Water only dilutes urine temporarily. Do
not over do it; you can get water intoxication. People can actually overdose
and even die from water intoxication. It's very hard to do, and you'll vomit
before anything gets serious.
Creatinine Level
Eating red meat will boost creatinine levels. If you eat a lot of red meat
for
the 3 days prior to the test, your creatinine level will be normal, and the
lab
won't know that you've diluted your urine sample.
Vitamin B
Color your sample yellow by taking 50 to 100 milligrams of vitamin B. Many
vitamins will work, but B-2 or B-12 (found in B-complex vitamins) are the
most e ective, though some will argue that vitamin C is better. This will
also
help if you plan to dope your sample (section 7). This does not guarantee
that dilution will work. Diluted samples have been red- agged when speci c
gravity and creatinine levels are tested and below normal. If you're taking
vitamins at the last minute, check to see if they're time release. If so,
crush
it up and consume the powder. Coloring your urine is not all that important
because it is normal for people to have clear urine even when they don't
consume much uid.
Diuretics
Diuretics make people urinate frequently. Co ee, cranberry juice, beer, iced
tea, herbal tea, and Pepsi are all good diuretics. Grapes are known to be
very good diuretics. Diuretics without ca eine or alcohol are recommended
because ca eine and alcohol have negative side e ects. Cranberry juice is
also
the cheapest. Avoid salts. Herbal diuretics do better than home remedies
like juices.
Ultimate Blend (c)
This product used to be known as Test Free, but the name was changed.
Ultimate Blend is a diuretic designed for the test, but works no better than
other diuretics. Ultimate Blend is sold by Zydot Unlimited Inc.
Detoxify Carbo Clean (c)
This is a very new product, untested by a third party. It claims to absorb
toxins, however, experts say that absorbing THC metabolites from fat cells
is impossible. Here is a copy of the ad from Party Hut Enterprizes:
[Detox] Is a scienti cally formulated carbohydrate blend that
works by absorbing toxins and imuurities[sic]. It has been fea-
tured in High Times, and we are so con dent of the results that
we are o ering a double-your-money-back guarantee for any failed
results. This is the most complete program for the cleanest re-
sults! Precleanse (tm) herbal capsules are enclosed in every box
of Carbo Clean. This extra advantage helps you begin cleansing
the evening before the deadline. B-Complex tablets complete the
program.
Naturally Klean Herbal Tea (c)
Naturally Klean claims to clear any drug metabolites for a few hours after
taking. Drink this shortly before the test. Naturally Klean was also listed
as a drug screen in previous versions, but according to Nightbyrd, "it
will
do NOTHING to help you pass a urine test;" with the exception that it
will
dilute your urine. You can get Naturally Klean from Martha Butter eld-Jay
Foundation or J&J Enterprizes. An anonymous user provided the ingredients
list: dandelion root, burdock root, red clover top, chamomile ower, alfalfa
leaf, licorice root, slippery elm inner bark, hibiscus ower, dog rose hips,
natural fruit avors. Dandelion root is said to be the e ective diuretic.
Goldenseal
Goldenseal is a plant and you can get either the root or the leaves in pill
form. It's also a liquid or tea. The liquid is rumored to absorb slower
than the capsules. Goldenseal is a diuretic, but works no better than other
diuretics. Furthermore, NORML reports that Goldenseal is now being tested
for. Taking Goldenseal is a foolish waste.
Certa or Certo
This is an untested diuretic. Certa "has something to do with canning.
Some
people swear by it. Trouble is, it's always somebody else, a third party not
present during the conversation, who uses it" (Pearson). I've heard rumors
about people who smoked right up to the day before the test, consumed fruit
pectin (a canning substance similar to Certa), and passed the test. However,
there hasn't been any tests to validate those claims. Will someone with a
lab at their disposal please test this stu ?
Vales Original Formula
Another herbal remedy like Goldenseal. It does nothing. The water you
must take with it does everything Vales claims to do.
Lasix
Take an 80 milligram dose of prescription diuretic lasix (furosemide). Pre-
scription diuretics are the most potent. Some over the counter diuretics will
color your urine blue and should be avoided. WARNING! -Diuretics can be
harmful to people with kidney problems, pregnant women, and diabetics.
Vinegar
There is a myth that drinking vinegar will mask drugs; it won't. However,
vinegar lowers the pH of urine. Amphetamines are excreted up to 3 times as
fast when urine is acidi ed. So vinegar could reduce the detection time period
for amphetamines. The e ects on detection time are generally insigni cant,
and it in my opinion it really wouldn't be worth it to drink vinegar. If you
do decide to drink vinegar, I hear it's easiest to get a shot glass and do
it in
shots. It will cause diarrhea.
Dexatrim
There is a myth that taking phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim's active ingre-
dient) will work. It won't. In fact, Dexatrim is a false positive, and may
work
against you. The myth may have originated because Dexatrim was claimed
to speed metabolism. However, the fact that Dextrim causes a positive makes
it useless.
Fiber
A high ber diet will help by redirecting fat soluble metabolites to the colon
rather than bladder. "THC is eliminated primarily in the stool via bile
acids.
Both EMIT and RIA detect a secondary metabolite which is reabsorbed from
the intestines. Thus a person with a high ber diet will excrete a majority
of THC [metabolites] in the stool" [Anon1]. A ber-based laxitive will
also
help by binding bile-acids. Use caution. Fiber laxitives can alter one's bowel
schedule and lead to dependancy.
Vitamin Lecithin
A recent method that's still under development is to take vitamin lecithin.
This vitamin breaks down your stored fat and disperses it into your blood
stream, to help clean out drugs that store themselves in lipid tissue, such
as
THC. NORML recommends taking Lecithin right up to the day of the test.
To me it sounds as though this would work against you because by putting
THC back in your blood stream, you are increasing metabolites in the urine
Someone has suggested that you take vitamin lecithin on a regular basis to
clean lipids of THC metabolites. Then quit before the test, which seems to
make more sense. It MAY be useless to take lecithin supplements orally. I've
been told that the digestive system breaks it down too much before entering
the blood stream. Most aren't willing to take vitamins intravenously. (If
you do decide to take lecithin, you might as well take B5 with it. B5 aids
in the process of turning lecithin into acetylcholine.) Another solution is
to
take nutrients which help the body manufacture lecithin. Lipotrophics cause
the liver to produce lecithin. A good source for this information is Austin
Nutritional Research page.
How to Give A Clean Sample
Don't give urine from your rst urination of the day. It's the dirtiest, and
can
be heavily lled with metabolites. Urinate a couple of times before giving
a
test sample. Also, don't give the beginning or end of the stream. Piss in
the
toilet, then quickly stop and go in the cup. Stop, and shift back to the toilet
for the last portion. Only give a midstream sample. Just be sure to give 60
cc's.
Exercise
Athletes have a big advantage over normal civilians. When fat is burned,
THC byproducts are released into the blood. This is the only way to get
THC metabolites out of lipid tissue. "Normal living will burn them slowly,
as your fat reserves get turned over" (Dr. Grow). Due to an athletes
high
metabolic rate, THC moves through an athletes system signi cantly faster.
Exercising between drug tests will clean THC metabolites from the system
at a faster rate, thus lowering the detection period. It is important to stop
burning fat cells near test time. On test day, it doesn't matter what's in
your
lipid tissue. What's in your blood and urine does matter. Exercise increases
the amount of THC metabolites in the urine; so quit exercising a week before
the test. Be lazy, and eat big. This will put the body in an anabolic fat-
storing stage. At this point, the "buried" THC metabolites won't
escape
and go the the urine. There are drugs that will increase metabolism the way
exercise does, but these are the same drugs that they are usually testing
for.
Exercise should only be considered when the subject knows that he or she
will not be given a pop quiz in the near future.
Beta-2 Agonists
Studies have shown that Clenbuterol reduces fat, which would help rid lipid
tissue of THC metabolities. Clenbuterol also increases metabolism. No stud-
ies have directly shown that Clenbuterol will help pass a drug test. However,
provided that it reduces fat, I would assume that the fat breakdown would
result in less fat soluble substances in the system. Caution: Clenbuteral
is
labeled as a performance enhancer, and it's on the banned list for athlete
testing. If are being tested as an athlete, avoid Clenbuterol!
Beta-3 Agonists
Beta-3 agonists are drugs that stimulate the beta-3 andrenergic receptors
on
brown fat cells. The beta-3 andrenergic receptor is located on the surface
of
fat cells, and controls the amount of fat the cell releases into the bloodstream.
When brown fat is stimulated, white fat is burned (converted into heat).
Many people have mutant beta-3 andrenergic receptors, causing calories to
be burned too slowly; thus leading to obesity. These people will bene t
most from beta-3 agonist drugs. If the drug works as claimed, I believe it
would reduce the detection time of fat soluble drugs by continually excreting
metabolites into the bloodstream at a faster pace. As with vitamin lecithin
and exercise, you would take beta-3 agonists between tests, and quit a couple
days prior to the test. Beta-3 agonists have been in the development phase
for the past 13 years. One rm is already testing a beta-3 drug in early
clinical trials. It's not on the market yet.
Low Dosaging
If you're an athlete and get tested for steroids, you can still use anabolic
steroids and possibly beat the cuto . The body naturally produces testos-
terone (a steroid), and small amounts of testosterone show up in urine by
default. Some athletes are able to keep their steroid intake low enough to
indicate a natural level of steroids. A study was done nding that 67recom-
mended amount, and they stack (meaning they take two or more di erent
kinds of steroids). Steroids are only meant to be used in small amounts to
begin with. Anything over a normal dose goes unused. Also, no study has
shown stacking to be bene cial.