navy and roids

**built2k** · 06-02-2002, 05:41 PM

does the navy test for anabolics when they give a random urinalysis. Please i need to know!!!1 Im shrinking and its time to grow again...but i dont what to fuck up my career. Is there anyplace i can find the answer. Thanx

**03733+$** · 06-02-2002, 09:52 PM

Not unless you are suspected or gear is found in your possesion!
They test for the "Party drugs" IE ; Weed, Coke, Speed!

**tanguy** · 06-02-2002, 11:11 PM

iknow many in the service that juiced. all those jarheads in calli go to mex and juice. the military is broke. they only test for the basic 4 drugs as stated above

**tanguy** · 06-02-2002, 11:12 PM

by the way i was in the service

**gunslinger** · 06-05-2002, 01:31 AM

DOD Urinalysis (Drug Test) Program

DoD labs test 60,000 urine samples each month. All
active duty members must undergo a urinalysis at least
once per year. Members of the Guard and Reserves must
be tested at least once every two years. There are
several protections built-in to the system to ensure
accurate results.

First, individuals initial the label on their own
bottles. The bottles are boxed into batches, and the
test administrator begins a chain-of-custody document
for each batch.

This is a legal document Everybody who has had
something to do with that sample signs it - whether it
be the observer who watched the person collect the
sample, the person who puts it into the box or the
person who takes it out of the box. There is always a
written record of who those individuals are.

The chain-of-custody requirement continues in the lab
as well. People who come in contact with each sample
and what exactly they do to the sample are written on
the document.

After arrival at the lab, samples then undergo an
initial immunoassay screening (using the Olympus
AU-800 Automated Chemistry Analyzer). Those that test
positive for the presence of drugs at this point
undergo the same screen once again. Finally, those
that come up positive during two screening tests are
put through a much more specific gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry test. This test can
identify specific substances within the urine samples.

Even if a particular drug is detected, if the level is
below a certain threshold, the test result is reported
back to the commander as negative.

DoD labs are equipped to test for marijuana, cocaine,
amphetamines, LSD, opiates (including morphine and
heroin), barbiturates and PCP. But not all samples are
tested for all of these drugs.

Every sample gets tested for marijuana, cocaine and
amphetamines, including ecstasy. Tests for other drugs
are done at random on different schedules for each
lab. Some laboratories do test every sample for every
drug.

Commanders can request samples be tested for steroids .
In this case, the samples are sent to the Olympic
testing laboratory at the University of California at
Los Angeles.

Commonly available substances such as golden seal and
lasix are often touted as magical substances that can
mask drugs in urine. In fact, they can make it easier
to get caught. These substances are diuretics, so if
they're taken before giving a urine sample they flush
chemicals out of the body - right into the collection
cup. Drugs are often more concentrated in the urine
after a service member takes one of these substances.

And other "sure-fire" solutions are even worse for
you. Some people drink vinegar. There are stories of
some people drinking bleach. None of these will defeat
the urinalysis test.

Over- the-counter cold medications and dietary
supplements might cause a screening test to come up
positive, but that the more specific secondary testing
would positively identify the medication. In this
case, the report that goes back to the commander says
negative.

How the results of drug tests can be used legally,
depends upon the reason for the urinalysis test.

Random Testing. By regulation, each military member
must be tested at least once per year. Reserve members
must be tested at least once every two years. This is
done by means of "random testing." Basically, a
commander can order that either all or a
random-selected sample of his/her unit be tested, at
any time. Results of random testing can be used in
court-martials (Under Article 1128a of the Uniform
Code of Military Justice), article 15s (nonjudicial
punishment), and involuntary discharges. This includes
using the results to determine service
characterization (honorable, general, or
other-than-honorable). Members do not have the right
to refuse random testing. However, commanders cannot
order specific individuals to take a "random" test.
Those selected must be truly "random."

Medical Testing. This is testing which is accomplished
in compliance with any medical requirements.
Urinalysis tests given to new recruits falls under
this category. As with Random Testing, results can be
used in court-martials, article 15s, and involuntary
discharges, to include service characterization.
Members do not have a right to refuse medical testing
in the military.

Probable Cause. If a commander has probable cause that
a person is under the influence of drugs, the
commander can request a search authorization from the
Installation Commander, who is authorized to issue
"military search warrants" after consultation with the
JAG. Again, results of urinalysis tests obtained
through search authorizations can be used in
court-martials, article 15s, and involuntary
discharges, including service characterization.
Members cannot refuse to provide a urine sample which
has been authorized by a military search warrant.

Consent. If a commander does not have probable cause,
the commander can ask the member for "consent to
search." If the member grants consent, the results of
the urinalysis may be used in court-martials, article
15s, and involuntary discharges to include service
characterization. Under this procedure, members do not
have to grant consent.

Commander Directed. If a member refuses to grant
consent, and if the commander does not have enough
evidence to warrant a probable-cause search warrant,
the commander may order the member to give a urine
sample anyway. However, commander-directed urinalysis
results may not be used for court-martial or article
15 purposes. The results MAY be used as a reason for
involuntary discharge, but MAY NOT be used to
determine service characterization. In other words,
the member can be discharged, but what kind of
discharge he/she receives (honorable, general,
other-than-honorable) depends upon his/her military
record (WITHOUT using the urinalysis results).

DOD Urinalysis (Drug Test) Cutoff Levels)
Drug Screening Level (Nanograms per milliliter)
Confirmation Level (Nanograms per milliliter)
THC (Marijuana) 50 NG/ML 15 NG/ML
Cocaine 150 NG/ML 100 NG/ML
Opiates:
Morphine 2000 NG/ML 4000 NG/ML
Codeine 2000 NG/ML 2000 NG/ML
Heroin (6 MAM) 300 NG/ML 10 NG/NL
Amphetamines 500 NG/ML 500 NG/ML
Methamphetamine 500 NG/ML 500 NG/ML
MDA/MDMA (Ecstasy) 500 NG/ML 500 NG/ML
Barbiturates (Amobarbital, butalbital, Pentobarbital,
Secobarbital) 200 NG/ML 200 NG/ML
PCP 25 NG/ML 25 NG/ML
LSD .5 NG/ML 0.2 NG/ML
Drug Detection Windows
Drug Detection Windows
THC (Marijuana) 3-5 Days*
Cocaine 2-4 Days
Amphetamines 2 Days
Barbiturates 1-2 Days
Opiates` 1-2 Days
PCP 5-7 Days
LSD 1-2 Days
Steroids 3 Days or Longer**
Notes:

* Longer than 5 days is indicative of chronic or heavy
use.
** Length of detection determined by type and duration
of use.

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Basically, don't tell anyone, hide your gains, lied and say you're doing andro, norandro, creatine..., don't piss off you boss or any officers, especially commander...have your stuff mailed off base..pobox, mbe...and you're good to go.