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Drug Testing is usually planned to check for substances that could either provide an unfair advantage over those who do not use them or contribute to problems in the individual’s life, including impaired performance. Some people would like to remain anonymous, so they were hesitant to go for drug tests to any laboratory or consultant. [...]
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 [...]
Hair Drug Testing in the News
October 5th, 2010 2 Comments
Hair drug testing has been catching the news wires lately as it touches Celebrity rumours, family issues, and concern in the workplace and public service. Let us take a quick look of some interesting news articles that has hit the hair wires on drug testing.Fire-fighters in Drug TroubleIn the Boston fire department, forty fire fighters [...]
Usefulness of hair follicle drug testing
September 27th, 2010 61 Comments
Hair follicle drug testing is a method by which it can be tested whether you are drug addicted or not. It is a sure and reliable and accurate way of testing your drug addiction. In your workplace you may have to go through this test and therefore you can test this beforehand. Nothing is good [...]
Pre-employment Drug Testing
September 18th, 2010 113 Comments
Pre employment drug testing is extremely important for any organization. Verification of employee’s background is always considered as essential of assurance in the hiring process. Employee drug testing programs protects the health and safety of all employees. This testing proves to be an efficient method of managing drug abuse. It is a valuable tool to [...]
Drug Follicle Hair Testing- the Uproar Over Student Rights
September 8th, 2010 81 Comments
Although drug follicle hair testing isn’t new, the new means of using the technology has many communities wondering where student rights stand.Recently, private high schools and many public ones are using drug follicle hair testing technologies to screen students for drugs and alcohol. Public schools get away with the controversial test by making it mandatory [...]
It’s No Crime Scene at Your Office- It’s Just Drug Follicle Hair Testing
July 24th, 2010 61 Comments
If your boss has asked your office to give blood, urinalysis or breathalyzer test for random drug testing, it’s no wonder that one might feel violated on top of grossed out. Since alcohol detection drug testing often involves body fluids, you may wonder if there is a better way to test employees for drugs and [...]
Why Hair Drug Testing is The Preferred Method For Screening Individuals for Drugs
July 18th, 2010 4 Comments
Hair drug testing is able to detect drug use history as far back as 12 months and also determine the levels of consumption on a monthly basis. Not only can hair drug testing determine someone’s long term usage, hair drug testing technology is more accurate than other forms of drug testing available.How Hair Drug Test [...]
Hair Drug Testing in Other Countries
June 14th, 2010 34 Comments
The relevance of drug testing in the workplace has different degrees of variability across the globe. The view of the importance of hair drug testing varies from one country to another. Hair drug testing is more applicable for developed countries that have more stringent laws in relation to the quality of work environment. Among developing [...]
Why is Hair Follicle Drug Testing Better?
June 3rd, 2010 3 Comments
Hair follicle drug testing is a new alternative to urine testing which is more reliable is easier to conduct. Unlike urine drug testing where the collection of the sample requires privacy and thus promotes a multitude of evasion methods. Hair follicle drug testing is much more reliable since it goes back up to 90 days [...]
Hair Follicle Drug Test
April 13th, 2010 1 Comment
Hair sample drug testing is a great way to detect whether or not a person has used drugs in the past 90 days. Hair sample drug test is efficient in determining an individual’s drug use history when compared with other drug tests because trace amounts of drug chemicals become trapped inside cortex of each hair. [...]
