Leg hair test after smoking three months ago.

[onceonthemoon]

Okay, so I went for a drug test today and the lady told me that, not only are they going to do a hair test, but she is also going to take it from my leg. Well...I smoked the last time a little more than three months ago. I smoked lightly about a month or so before that. I had no idea that they would take it from my leg so I didn't prepare. I'm 6'3" and 195 lbs. What are the chances that I'm below cut off (for Quest Diagnostics) with my smoking history?

My apologies if this is already somewhere out there in a thread, I just couldn't find something that matched my scenario all that well.

onceonthemoon Reviewed by onceonthemoon on 05-07-2010. Leg hair test after smoking three months ago. Okay, so I went for a drug test today and the lady told me that, not only are they going to do a hair test, but she is also going to take it from my leg. Well...I smoked the last time a little more than three months ago. I smoked lightly about a month or so before that. I had no idea that they would take it from my leg so I didn't prepare. I'm 6'3" and 195 lbs. What are the chances that I'm below cut off (for Quest Diagnostics) with my smoking history? My apologies if this is already Rating: 5

[Deige]

Okay, so I went for a drug test today and the lady told me that, not only are they going to do a hair test, but she is also going to take it from my leg. Well...I smoked the last time a little more than three months ago. I smoked lightly about a month or so before that. I had no idea that they would take it from my leg so I didn't prepare. I'm 6'3" and 195 lbs. What are the chances that I'm below cut off (for Quest Diagnostics) with my smoking history?

My apologies if this is already somewhere out there in a thread, I just couldn't find something that matched my scenario all that well.

The rule of thumb is 3 small smoking sessions in 90 days if your hair is atleast 1 1/2 inches long. The reason they took your leg hair is because your head hair must have been too short. Most testers look for a sample length of atleast 3/4 of an inch to test. Given your smoking history I would rest easy, you didn't smoke enough to surpass the cutoff thresholds.

[onceonthemoon]

The rule of thumb is 3 small smoking sessions in 90 days if your hair is atleast 1 1/2 inches long. The reason they took your leg hair is because your head hair must have been too short. Most testers look for a sample length of atleast 3/4 of an inch to test. Given your smoking history I would rest easy, you didn't smoke enough to surpass the cutoff thresholds.

Well that's certainly a relief. Made my weekend less stressful at least. I'll post next week if I pass or not.

BTW, what exactly is considered a small smoking session? That has always been an elusive definition for me.

[Deige]

Well that's certainly a relief. Made my weekend less stressful at least. I'll post next week if I pass or not.

BTW, what exactly is considered a small smoking session? That has always been an elusive definition for me.

A small edible, joint, or bowl. I would say no more than a 1/2 gram.

[NORMLnate]

How did it turn out? I'm in the same boat, 3 months clean and they took hair from my leg.

[nneedinghelp]

also curious to know. no one ever posts results.....hmm