There are people who will do practically anything to beat drug tests, especially when their jobs are on the line. But at the back of our minds, we can’t help but think: instead of trying to find ways to cheat tests, why not simply refrain from taking drugs?
A feature by AFP on The Sydney Morning Herald shared that there are retailers in New Zealand that sell synthetic urine to people who would like to beat drug tests for such substances as cannabis and ecstasy. The New Zealand Herald described the fake urine as something that has a similar chemical composition to real urine, and will help users get through drug tests that are imposed by employers.
Chris Fowlie, the owner of Hempstore, a shop in Auckland that sells synthetic urine, justified the product by saying: “Random drug testing goes against the Bill of Rights and the Privacy Act and violates the natural justice of presumption of innocence.”
The product, called “Quick Fix,” is offered on the Hempstore website. “Quick Fix” is pre-mixed synthetic urine, and it boasts of a 100 percent pass rate in drug tests in New Zealand. The product comes with a heating pad that brings the synthetic urine up to body temperature. Should anyone be watching while they are taking the tests, a pouring spout will make it look like the users are actually relieving themselves. The website even said: “With a bit of practice the pouring spout makes it look very realistic.”
A scientist from the Environmental Science and Research department, Paul Fitzmaurice, said that the fake urine is hard to distinguish from real urine; it did not, however, smell like real urine.
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