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THC (Tetrahydrocannibinol) is an active component in marijuana, which is commonly ingested by smoking and can also be eaten. It is the drug which is commonly a choice of teenagers and young adults. Low concentrations of THC persist in urine at a detectable concentration for many days after smoking. It is a common recreational drug [...]
TEST TYPES
There are five primary types of drug tests: urine, blood, hair, saliva, and sweat. Most common is the urine test which has the benefit of being inexpensive and less intrusive than the blood test.
Urine Tests
* Are the least expensive of the test methods (~$7-$50 for home version).
* Are considered an intrusive method of testing.
* Can [...]
WHAT DO THEY TEST FOR?
The first thing to know about drug testing is what the standard test looks for. What is being tested for varies greatly based on testing company, expense, expectations, federal requirements, etc. Following is a description of what to expect from the standard tests.
Federal government guidelines (by SAMHSA-the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) require [...]
Comparison of Hair Drug Testing With Saliva Drug Testing
April 27th, 2011 72 Comments
An examination of specimen to detect specific drug presence or to determine prior drug abuse is known as drug test. Several methods have been developed to trace drug presence. Among those Hair and Saliva drug testing methods have emerged rapidly and accepted widely throughout the world.Characteristics Of Hair Drug Testing And Saliva Drug TestingHair drug [...]
Hair Drug Testing and Sports
April 25th, 2011 64 Comments
Hair drug testing has been going on for quite some time to test if criminals were under the influence during a crime, help parents gain custody of their children by proving their sobriety and to screen employees for highly skilled jobs. Now, athletes have been added to the list of people most often screened using [...]
Drug Testing In A Nutshell
April 15th, 2011 53 Comments
For people who want to have a loved one undergo drug testing or for anyone who just wants to (or has to) go through it, here are some highly important points to take note of. First of all, however, it really is high time for people all across the United States, even the entire world, [...]
Hair Follicle Drug Testing
April 8th, 2011 173 Comments
One of the most popular way of drug testing is hair sample drug testing as it has the capacity to detect the presence of drug in the persons body whether or not the same person has used drugs in the past 3 months. It can detect all of the major types of drugs, including marijuana, [...]
Drug Testing 101 for Los Angeles Parents
March 2nd, 2011 53 Comments
Few will argue that drug abuse has become one of our nations biggest domestic problems. Drugs and the heartbreak that follows have invaded both urban and rural communities across the country, inflicting devastation wherever they appear. Younger and younger children are experimenting with drugs and now, even elementary school age children have been found abusing [...]
Why Drug Testing?
February 13th, 2011 No Comments
Marijuana, Cannabis, Ganja, Grass, Mary Jane, Pot, Skunk, Smoke, Weed, etc. whatever you call it, is considered illegal by the state Government due to its addictive nature that has its ill effects on the workplace and the pleasure to remain high as described by the Marijuana consumer is engulfing slowly and gradually many people in [...]
Drug Testing at Workplace-check the Sobriety of the Employees
December 24th, 2010 1 Comment
It has been reported in a survey that the management of 81% organizations admitted to subjecting their employees to workplace drug testing in order to check their sobriety that highlights the fact that the reputation of drug testing is intensifying all over the world. Drug Testing aims at identifying drug users so that suitable steps [...]
The Common Ways to Pass a Drug Test
November 25th, 2010 No Comments
Drug tests are done to find out whether a person has abused illicit drugs or not. Drug tests are increasingly becoming compulsory at many work places, for college admissions, and in sports. This has led to drug abusers to find out the ways to pass a drug test. Information is given below on the methods [...]
Drug Testing Kits
October 20th, 2010 1 Comment
Drug testing kits are easy to handle and can be used anywhere. These are unlike drug testing equipments as it is not needed any third person intrude to test on any other equipment. Parents at home are increasingly using these drug-testing kits to test their children.In organizations rather than sending potential employees (or employees chosen [...]
