Happy Friday-eve all! I have a question or two for you. I had to take a pre-employment drug test, I knew I would need help with passing. I turned to my handy dandy Niacin that doesn't work for everyone, but it has gotten me 3 jobs over the years, including into the Army. I did my usual routine of 2500mg of niacin and a 24 pack of water, but then the employer held up the test for five more days. I was still drinking water but no more niacin. I took the test on July 1st. On the 7th the prospective employer called me to ask if I had taken the test that they could not locate my sample, and let me know I was now outside the time limit. (All I heard was "HIPAA violation, that bottle had my info. on it") I missed the call but called back with the info. from my chain of custody paperwork. On the 10th of July (today for me, and 3 days after they lost it), the employer and not the MRO called to say I did not pass the background check. When I asked why, they said I failed the drug test. I have not heard from the MRO at all. First question: What do I do/Is there anything I can do without the clinic admitting they lost it? I only heard about it from the prospective employer. I'm pretty sure it's a HIPAA violation since it had my DOB and SSN on it. Next: How is it possible to lose a sample for 9 days and still get results on it? Last: Is it not the responsibility of the MRO to contact me and let me know what they found in my urine to give me a chance to explain anything unusual? As I admitted, I smoke. I also detoxed, but that is never a guarantee. I was under the impression the MRO was supposed to call and I never heard from them. Only from the company that turned me down. I have the voice mail from the prospective employer about my missing test, but nothing from the lab. I am only assuming the test, if they actually did it, could have been positive for THC. Either that or it was considered a diluted sample, but either way I thought no news was good news, and no one called except the company that didn't give me the job.