I took 1 ecstasy pill a month ago and hadn’t taken any in over a year before that. I have to give a hair sample for a job next week and they are supposed to be going back a few months. Is one pill in that time frame enough to make me show positive on a hair test.
Is your hair more then a month old?
It’ll probably test positive for amphetamines. The only way you might get lucky is that it might test positive, but under the threshold that requires them to call it a negative.
I keep my hair cut really low and have had two hair cuts since then. I heard that drugs can stay in your hair for years. I’m small guy with a fast metabolism, so it should be gone from my system. I guess I was wondering if a one time one pill experiment is enough push me over the theshhold, on top of that X is usually cut with other stuff so I have those to worry about too, but I would assume the cuts were in really small quantities.
It depends somewhat on their threshold. Highly sensitive jobs might test for any detectable presence. Other jobs might test for levels more associated with sustained use/abuse.
It depends on the test they run, whether your hair still has enough of it to register, and how they react if they get a ‘hit’. I don’t think anyone here can really answer your question with 100% certainty.
If you feel lucky you can roll the dice and take the test, otherwise decline the test for whatever reason you want to give them and hope that they hire you anyway.
Good luck!
Could you find a place that tests and use some of your hair to see what turns up? I’m sure there are places where a parent can get their kids hair tested.
BTW: They can use any hair on your body, not just from your head. So you’d have to shave a lot more than your head to foil them. And since you want the job, they’ll probably just reject you if you show up for the test with a full body brazilian. If you are really lucky your hair grows fast, and if you keep it cut pretty close they won’t read anything in the sample. But one month may not be enough.