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Offline thundley4

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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2008, 05:23:33 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on December 15, 2008, 05:20:12 PM
Doesn't happen. Another liberal myth.

I thought MythBusters showed that poppy seeds would cause a positive.
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2008, 05:33:25 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on December 15, 2008, 05:23:33 PM
I thought MythBusters showed that poppy seeds would cause a positive.

They can, I believe you have to have a lot of them before it will show up.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24090561-2,00.html

I'd imagine that one could notify the testing officer that you'd consumed a quantity of poppy seed within the previous x hours before the test and be retested the following day. This assumes that you've only had a small quantity of poppy seed and the metabolite they test for should be entirely gone.
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2008, 05:45:16 PM »
When I ran the coffee shop we had a random drug testing policy.  Once the owner asked me if we should test everyone I said "Sure, if you only want you and me to run the place while we hire a new staff."  We didn't test anyone.  LOL

At the dealership we had a piss cup test before employment, and they have a policy for random testing, but they've never done it.  You pretty much know who smokes pot after work.  And again, I don't think they want to have to hire a bunch of new techs and parts guys either.  lol
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2008, 05:48:31 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on December 15, 2008, 05:23:33 PM
I thought MythBusters showed that poppy seeds would cause a positive.

You'd have to eat a lot of them.  A couple of poppy seed muffins won't do it.
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2008, 06:15:47 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on December 15, 2008, 05:45:16 PM
When I ran the coffee shop we had a random drug testing policy.  Once the owner asked me if we should test everyone I said "Sure, if you only want you and me to run the place while we hire a new staff."  We didn't test anyone.  LOL

At the dealership we had a piss cup test before employment, and they have a policy for random testing, but they've never done it.  You pretty much know who smokes pot after work.  And again, I don't think they want to have to hire a bunch of new techs and parts guys either.  lol

The last time I was working for someone other than myself, they didn't have a pre-employment test , but it was written into your contract that you could be randomly tested.

Never happened though. If they'd tried that there would have been maybe 2 or three staff out of 30 or so remaining after.
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #30 on: December 16, 2008, 01:02:20 AM »
Quote from: mamacags on December 15, 2008, 02:22:44 PM
Where I used to work we had pre-employment tests plus random ones plus accident ones, and ones to get a raise.

I would never knowingly let someone stoned so anything for me even as small as trying on shoes.  I think it is an insult and a total disservice to customers to NOT give your employees tests.  Then again I am not a drug addicted loser idiot that posts on DU.

I get random test for my bondsman license, got a pre-employment test from the retail outlet I work part-time for which also has a clause for accidents and or merchandise destruction over $200. Like dropping a $600 door off the forklift!

We had one guy zoom out the back door without lowering the forks. Put two nice holes above the door and ruined the door to the tune of $3500. Surprise, surprise! He tested positive for Mary Jane and meth! Lucky he didn't kill himself or somebody else!

Tell me again employers shouldn't be allowed to drug test their employyees! DUmbasses!  :whatever:

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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2008, 09:17:24 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on December 15, 2008, 05:48:31 PM
You'd have to eat a lot of them.  A couple of poppy seed muffins won't do it.

I used to joke with our safety director about eating poppy seed muffins for breakfast, but only because i got hit with 3 random test in 1 year.  Idiots, I've never done anything but alcohol and caffeine.  :hammer:
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #32 on: December 16, 2008, 05:31:35 PM »
The son of one of my parents' neighbors was in the Army (and it really pissed me off that he did this as a cavalryman!) came up hot for opiates, and he blamed it on poppy seeds.  It worked on his parents, but not on the drug control people in 11th ACR.

Good for the Blackhorse.  Today, said offspring goes from one job to another, knowing that his father (who is well-connected in that local Dem party) will help him out.
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Re: Poll question: Should pre-employment drug testing be legal?
« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2008, 06:01:02 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on December 15, 2008, 05:45:16 PM


At the dealership we had a piss cup test before employment, and they have a policy for random testing, but they've never done it.  You pretty much know who smokes pot after work.  And again, I don't think they want to have to hire a bunch of new techs and parts guys either.  lol

Good to know that the guys in charge of making your car safe are burnt out stoners. :thatsright:
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