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'Several days' doesn't sound like enough for a lot of drugs. Aside from quoting employers complaining about not being able to find employees, I wish the NYT ha
by aab0 10y ago
'Several days' doesn't sound like enough for a lot of drugs.
Aside from quoting employers complaining about not being able to find employees, I wish the NYT had covered some more on the topic of, does drug testing even meaningfully help with finding better employees? Yes, it may be mandated or legally required of employers in a few cases, but that's far from universal; so are the rest doing it because it works, or because they just assume it works because everyone else has always done it?
- jlgaddis 10y ago"Several days" is typically plenty of time for almost all drugs except for marijuana, due to their half-lives. Those who regularly use larger amounts of drugs may need an extra day or two to pass but a week, for instance, should be more than enough for most people's levels to be below the thresholds that are tested against.
- aab0 10y ago> "Several days" is typically plenty of time for almost all drugs except for marijuana, due to their half-lives. So enough for an unknown number of drugs and oh yeah - the most popular drug in the country after caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine?