Exactly, Web. If these niacin touters had done any real research on how the body processes THC, they would understand that the rate limiting step to THC elimination is NOT the size of the blood vessels. It is the bodys Glomerular Filtration Rate. GFR is the rate in which THCA is filtered from the bloodstream by the kidneys. Niacin has no effect on GFR and neither does drinking excessive water.Quote:
Some like to claim that because it is a vasodilator that having bigger tunnels for blood to flow is tantamount to faster THC metabolite excretion. They are taking an illogical leap that has no basis in fact.
The vasodilator claim and the so-called efficacy of niacin began way back around 45 years ago by the father of Scientology L Ron Hubbard. Hub was a crackpot who had no medical training whatsoever, charges $20,000 to join his sect, advocates total silence during childbirth, and claimed (along with his chief minions Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields) that niacin can cure anything from post-partum depression to toxic-shock syndrome. He also claimed that frequent pats on the forehead can "rid ones mind of demons". :rolleyes: Is this the kind of source of (mis)info that you want to place credence upon to help pass a U/A?
In the drug testing forum, we tend to stick with proven factual info and not a bunch of junk science brought on by Hub, Cruise, and the rest of the wackjobs of the Scientology movement. Especially since careers, families, and freedoms are riding on the outcome of a U/A.
