Quote Originally Posted by dustton90210
"An important characteristic of the Hubbard detoxification program is the use of niacin. Niacin has the well-known effect of causing "vasodilation", often called the niacin flush, which is an opening of the small blood vessels, the capillaries, so that more blood flows through them. These are the blood vessels which are of most value in reaching fatty tissues.In this way the toxins which are stored in these fatty tissues can be removed, into the bloodstream, and processed out of the body"

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The role of niacin in detoxification
Ahh, yes. The oft-quoted healingdaily link.
And complete with references to L. Ron Hubbard, the father of the Scientology movement. If youve expanded your research a bit, you would discover that Hubbard was a crackpot with no medical training whatsoever, charges $20,000 to join his sect, advocates total silence during childbirth, and claims (along with his chief minions Tom Cruise and Brooke Sheilds) that niacin can cure anything from sunburns, to post-partum depression, to toxic-shock syndrome.
And all this from a group of wackjobs that also claim frequent forehead pats can "rid ones mind of demons"..

Is this the kind of source youd want to place credence upon in order to pass a U/A?
Cannabis users that have careers, families, and freedoms hinging on outcome of a U/A deserve better.

And another thing: the article itself makes no specific references to THC. Theres a mention of "toxins". Anyone who had done their research on THC would understand that THC is non-toxic, therefore, it is erroneous to label THC a "toxin". These niacin proponents need to spend more time researching THC and how the human body processes THC ...and less time trying to perpetuate a debunked myth.

And anyone who had done their research on how the human body processes THC would understand that the rate limiting step in THC elimination is not the size of the blood vessels. It is the bodys Glomerular Filtration Rate. GFR is the rate of which the kidneys filter THCA from the bloodstream. The use of niacin has no effect on GFR and neither does drinking large amounts of water.

Finally, taking more niacin than the recommended 15mg amount can have some serious health consequences:
Misusing Vitamin To Foil Drug Test May Be Toxic; Plus, It Doesn't Work
Morons Overdose on Niacin While Trying to Beat a Drug Test | Wired Science | Wired.com