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Xil · 11-08-2008, 11:55 AM

Just be careful people of using anecdotal evidence to show that a method works.
I've known people to pass drug tests the day after smoking. Its luck, nothing else.

Correlation does not prove causation, and you should only believe a detox/metabolite blocker works if its been proven with at least a somewhat clinical approach (besides things like powdered urine, for obvious reasons, the efficacy of these methods is extremely hard to gauge without a proper procedure that will yield empirical data to be analyzed. anecdotes lack control groups and are inherently flawed).

I hope some of that made sense and people will consider that before believing every new pass a drug test method they see. Im not saying this one doesn't work, im just saying that skepticism is a useful tool.

11-08-2008, 11:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
Xil OD'ing on sobriety Status: Offline Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL, MO Posts: 1,482 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 141 Thanked 203 Times in 134 Posts	Just be careful people of using anecdotal evidence to show that a method works. I've known people to pass drug tests the day after smoking. Its luck, nothing else. Correlation does not prove causation, and you should only believe a detox/metabolite blocker works if its been proven with at least a somewhat clinical approach (besides things like powdered urine, for obvious reasons, the efficacy of these methods is extremely hard to gauge without a proper procedure that will yield empirical data to be analyzed. anecdotes lack control groups and are inherently flawed). I hope some of that made sense and people will consider that before believing every new pass a drug test method they see. Im not saying this one doesn't work, im just saying that skepticism is a useful tool. __________________ Then we'd own those banks of marble, With a guard at every door; And we'd share those vaults of silver, That we have sweated for!