DIETING - Could Lead To A Positive Drug Test...
source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327205.100-dieting-could-lead-to-a-positive-test-for...
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- TheJerryMadden
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...for recent cannabis users, that is.
Part-Time Pot-Heads Beware!
Recent studies show dieting (and other bodily stressors) might trigger "reintoxication", resulting in a positive drug test long after you last used the drug..
For those who arent aware, the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and once in the body it is readily absorbed into fat cells. Over the next few days it slowly diffuses back into the blood. Since THC is taken up by fat more readily than it diffuses out, continual intake means some THC can remain in the fat cells.
So when body fat is being burned (through excercise) the THC can be re-released into your body, there-for causing someone who has recently indulged in marijuana to fail a drug test; Altough the person has not used the substance for months!
-Be Sure to Check Out the Link-
Part-Time Pot-Heads Beware!
Recent studies show dieting (and other bodily stressors) might trigger "reintoxication", resulting in a positive drug test long after you last used the drug..
For those who arent aware, the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and once in the body it is readily absorbed into fat cells. Over the next few days it slowly diffuses back into the blood. Since THC is taken up by fat more readily than it diffuses out, continual intake means some THC can remain in the fat cells.
So when body fat is being burned (through excercise) the THC can be re-released into your body, there-for causing someone who has recently indulged in marijuana to fail a drug test; Altough the person has not used the substance for months!
-Be Sure to Check Out the Link-
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