Everyone always wonders how long cannabis stays in your system. Since flowers and concentrates are different potencies and consistencies, does one stay in your system longer than the other? Keep reading, and let's find out all about dabs in your system.
What Are Dabs?
Dabs are a modern form of cannabis consumption. Dabs are an extracted, concentrated form of cannabinoids that make consumption using the dabbing method more clean and potent. Dabs have an almost immediate effect and can usually last a long period of time.
How Long Do Dabs Stay In Your System?
Dabs, still being a form of cannabis, can stay in your system anywhere from 1 week to months, depending on how avid of a dabber you are. If you smoke once or twice, it would be in your system for a couple of weeks, but if you are considered a daily dabber, it can take months for the dabs to fully be out of your system.
How Long Can Dabs Be Detected In Drug Tests?
Dabs can be detected by a few different types of tests, each with its own detection times. This will also vary depending on how frequently of a smoker you are.
Drug Test Detection Times: Urine, Saliva, Sweat, And Hair.
Different drug tests have different detection times. Urine, saliva, hair, and sweat are all different ways of testing for cannabis. Urine tests can show 1-30 days. Hair can trace up to 90 days. Saliva can trace for up to 24 hours. Sweat can be detected for 7-14 days. These tests chosen for detection are typically determined by the reasoning or job you need the test for.
What Factors Affect How Long Cannabis Is Detectable?
Several things can factor into how long dab stays in your system. This can include how often you smoke and how much you smoke, age, body mass, and more.
Consumption Levels
One of the number one factors of how long cannabis is detectable is going to be your consumption levels. It makes a huge difference in the THC levels in your body if you are a once-in-a-blue-moon toker or a daily driver smoker.
Dosage
The next factor is going to be your dosage. The amount of cannabis consumed can also make a difference. A lot of THC consumed is going to have more THC cells connected to your fat cells and in your bloodstream compared to a smaller amount.
Your Metabolic Rate
Your metabolism can help break down THC cells. If you have a higher metabolism, you tend to break down active cells faster compared to a person with a slower metabolism.
Body Mass (Body Fat Content)
THC cells are fat soluble and therefore stick to your fat cells easily and therefore, stay in your system for longer periods of time.
Your Physical Activity Levels
Exercise has actually been known to increase your chances of a positive test result for THC. So if you are looking to pass a drug test, it is not recommended you work out right before.
Your Age
So far, there has been nothing that says your age factors into how THC cells bind to other cells in your body.
Your General Healthiness
Your body fat determines a lot about how THC binds to your fat cells. If you are a larger person with a higher BMI, you are more likely to hold on to those THC cells for longer vs. eliminating them quickly and in comparison to someone with a lower BMI.
Your Genetics
Genetics play into how much and how long your body can absorb THC cells. Some people inherit a variation of enzymes that eliminate the cells from their bodies in a quick fashion.
Can You Remove THC From Your System Faster?
Is detoxing a real thing, and can it really be done, or is it just an old myth? Some people say it works, while others argue it is a waste of time, no matter which side you are on; here are some ways that are said to work and remove the THC from your body faster.
Detox Kits
Detox kits can literally be found in-store or online anywhere these days. Most detox kits are said to be unsuccessful in times of quick need, and you should never fully rely on a product if you don't know it's 100% guaranteed unless the risk is worth it to you.
Detox Drinks
Detox drinks definitely get better reviews as far as a quick fix. Detox drinks are usually flavorful and are said to be taken with lots of water. They make you urinate frequently and are said to give you a 5-hour window for a clean pee test. After the 5 hours, though, no guaranteed results that you will pass.
Activated Charcoal Products
Activated charcoal is actually a powder or pill form of detox that even some facilities use for a drug overdose. The activated charcoal absorbs THC cells and significantly lowers the THC percentage in your body. This, combined with lots of fluids, can easily be a good detox method.
Drink Plenty
Some people believe that if you drink enough water, you can flush out your system quickly and efficiently. This can be great for hydrating, but it isn't 100% effective, and you can always over hydrate your body, so be mindful.
Final Verdict
All in all, if you have a drug test coming up, it's probably best you just don't smoke at all. Give yourself time to truly prepare. Detoxes don't always work, and sometimes they aren't always worth it.
Be safe, be smart, and if you have a drug test, be ready, as there is no truly known method or factors that can accurately predict how long it will take to eliminate the THC out of your system.
