A saliva drug test is a lot easier to pass than any other kind of drug test, so there’s really no excuse for failing one. But I have a sad story about someone who managed to fail one anyway, and I think it’s a good cautionary tale. It was a situation that could have been avoided SO easily – if this guy had only taken his saliva drug test more seriously.
Ryan’s Saliva Drug Test Fiasco
This all happened a couple of months ago. Ryan bought my e-book on a Monday, and he had a pre-employment drug test coming up on Thursday that same week. The reason I know this is because he emailed me on that Monday with a question after he read my e-book.
Turns out he was having a combination drug test and physical. Ryan’s lab appointment was for 8 a.m. on Thursday, and he mentioned that the instructions he’d been given said for him not to eat or drink anything after 10 p.m. the night before, except for water, plain coffee or plain tea. For some reason (I have no idea why) this made him absolutely certain that he was going to be given a piss test, and he had some questions about that. In his email he didn’t mention anything about passing a saliva drug test, and I could tell it wasn’t on his mind at all.
Weird Saliva Test Requirement?
Now, before this happened I’d never heard of someone being told not to eat or drink anything before coming in for their drug test, so it’s obviously pretty rare. And from everything I know about how to pass a drug test (which is a lot), there’s no hard evidence that what you eat makes a bit of difference in any drug test method. But knowing what I know specifically about how saliva drug tests work, common sense told me that the only possible test it might be required for would be a mouth swab.
So I emailed Ryan back right away and I told him that although I didn’t have any direct knowledge of this requirement, I was 99% certain that he needed to follow the method I give for beating a saliva drug test. I also told him he could prepare for a urine test at the same time if it would make him feel more secure, since the two methods don’t interfere with each other in any way. But it’s just SO EASY to pass a saliva test if you prepare for it, so I really tried to get across to him that he needed to do this, just in case I was right. (And I also reassured him that it is impossible for labs to detect when someone uses the methods I give, so he didn’t need to worry about that.)
A Saliva Test Horror Story…
Well, you can probably already see where this is going. Yup, sure enough, he was given a saliva drug test – which he hadn’t done any preparation for AT ALL – and he failed his test. I have no idea why he didn’t take my advice. False confidence? Maybe a touch of laziness? He sent me another email after he got his test results and admitted that he was a complete idiot for not listening to me. But this is one time when I really would have preferred to be wrong, because he missed out on a really good job as a result of all this.
So, long story short, Ryan and I kept in touch and fortunately things did eventually work out for him I’m happy to say. He finally got another job offer about a week ago, AND he had to pass another drug test. But this time they told him upfront that he was getting a urine test, so he followed the instructions in my e-book for that (again) and passed with no problem. He sounds pretty happy with the job he ended up with, but I don’t think he’d want to go through all that grief again if he had it to do over.
So what’s the moral of poor Ryan’s story? Just that even if passing a saliva drug test is really easy, you MUST take them seriously, folks. You and I know that it’s complete insanity for employers to be wigged out about the humble weed, but the fact is that there are a lot of insane people who pull the strings and decide who gets hired and who gets to keep their job. And like I said before – this sooo did not have to happen, because a saliva drug test is so freakin’ easy to pass.
How To Pass A Saliva Drug Test – The Easy Way
You want to know just how easy it is? You can beat 95% of all saliva tests just by not smoking for about 3 days. Sometimes even less, if you happen to be a light smoker. So don’t bother spending your money on outrageously expensive ’saliva cleansing’ products (that almost never work anyway!!).
p.s. By the way – if a lab ever gives you instructions not to eat or drink before you go in for your drug test, JUST IGNORE THEM. They’re only asking because they want to get the most accurate results possible. So if your goal is beat a saliva drug test, why help the lab?
March 11th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
im a heavy smoker and i might get a saliva drug test, i do what now to pass??
January 18th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
we need more answers than questions here who’s got the goods?
January 21st, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Ironically enough, my local Lowes store has been calling me to come in for an interview. I know that they give the swab test and as of right now, after reading everything, I am most likely going to put my trust in vinegar. I just wanted some clarification on exactly what type of vinegar to use and exactly when and how to use it. I have smoked about 5-6 gb’s everday for the past 6 months.
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:52 am
yoo ! i went to lowes for an interview as well and I noticed they were giving the Swab Tests to 2 other people. .and I was like WHAT ! never heard of a swab test before.. meanwhile ive been smoking like everyday for the past month. and I want ACCURATE results on how to pass.. Im nervous and feel as if theres no way to get around it
February 1st, 2010 at 9:43 am
haha…chance? ….is that you starbucks man?
February 11th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
thats creepy all i smoke is GB’s and i have the final interview for lowes tomorrow im scared i havnt smoked since 9:00p.m. yesturday IM NERVVVVs I NEED THIS JOB…. lest me know how it went and what you used and how many days did you smoke before the test
February 1st, 2010 at 8:07 am
CJ – If you can stop smoking for like, 3 days before you go in you’ll be golden. If not just brush the inside of your mouth(cheeks, tounge, gums, teeth) 2-3 times before leaving for the test. Once you are there put listerine strips in each cheek and one on your tounge. It burns a bit but all they will pick up is clean saliva and listerine.
Like Sarah said, they are testing your cells not your saliva. It’s not hearsay, I’m currently working with a drug testing facility right now. So I am taking a mouth swab test about every month or so and I haven’t stopped smoking.
I have never failed a drug test and I have never stopped smoking longer than 2 weeks. Just keep your mouth clean and you will be fine. If you want to try vinager I would go the white vinager route since it’s more acidic. But I would still use the listerine strips on site.
February 5th, 2010 at 11:31 am
I have passed a saliva test once. I quit smoking a couple days before and didn’t let the swab touch the inside of my cheek or tounge. Is that any way to beat one without quitting altogether?
February 17th, 2010 at 7:49 am
I have not smoked in 16 days, have little to no body fat and have a test next monday which would be around 22 days with nothing in my system…..will I pass a mouth swab test?
February 8th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
yes you can pass very easy, see some people get the swab test and it gets dipped in a fluid that will change colors if ur dirty and some get the lolipop test where you let it sit in ur mouth usually under ur tongue but either way get ur mouth coated in something before, my suggestion, which worked for me in a random testing situation is cepacol (sp?) cough drops they make ur whole mouth feel numb and supposedly coat ur throat (and mouth) just make sure yo can’t feel any part of ur mouth and take the test as soon as you can, but if they tell you to keep it under ur tongue try to move it around as much as possible because u don’t want the THC to seep out you just want the spit that’s infused with the cough drop, I know it sounds too good tobe true, but honestly I smoked and 5 hours laters I had to take a drug test I had no idea about, I had the drops with me and in a last ditch attempt I tried, it worked and now I have a Job
March 10th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
well from what i have read on Wikipedia, saliva testing is mainly to determine if you are high at the time of the test, and lucky for the “pot heads” the detection period for THC (whether you are a chronic user or not) is from 12 to 24 hours, I’m sure it can vary a bit from person to person, but to be able to post these types of results on a credible website such as “Wikipedia” there must have been some major testing done in the matter, so to be safe wait 2 days and you should be close to guaranteed to have negative results, this is for weed only, for other drug detection periods check Wikipedia and look up “drug test”.
March 11th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
you know that wikipedia is composed of entries from people like us right? have you read some of the dumb shit posted on this thread? you might want to before you back up the credibility of wikipedia hahaha