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Drug Testing Supplies

Detox Advisor — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:10:02 +0000

The writer of the following article once helped students to learn about drug testing supplies. At the conclusion of one “Red Ribbon Week,” she arranged for some California students to visit a facility where certain drug testing kits were manufactured. Although the students did not have enough knowledge to understand the science behind those kits, they could certainly appreciate the fact that a drug user faced a real challenge if he or she tried to hide his or her drug use from an employer. The writer hopes today’s employers have drug-free employees, perhaps even employees who have viewed selected test kits.

Drug Testing Supplies

The person who conducts an online search for drug testing supplies can expect to view both pictures of products and guides to information sources. Adequate drug testing requires acquisition of both materials and information. Thus aids of all types can be found among the available drug testing supplies.

Some websites feature products that can help those who hope to “beat” a future drug test. Such websites need to offer ways for disguising past drug use during a urine, blood, saliva or hair drug test. The range of their products mirrors that need.

A drug user who must pass a urine drug test might search for a source of synthetic urine. As an alternative, the same drug user might consider buying a urine additive. Were the drug user unsure about his or her ability to disguise use of synthetic urine or a urine alternative, then the drug user might purchase a detox kit, a kit that promises to help with flushing toxins from the system.

Certain detox drinks also offer help to those who must pass a blood drug test. Those drug users who expect to take a saliva drug test need a different sort of product. They need a good mouthwash. Drug users who face the prospect of a hair drug test might consider buying a special shampoo. Of course, a drug user with very short hair should try to remove the toxins in the longest hairs on his or her body.

In addition to the products mentioned above, the drug user needs certain information. A drug user could benefit from knowledge about the length of time that any drug stays in the body. For that reason, websites with drug testing products often offer a timetable, a chart that includes details on the passage of any drug through the body.

Some websites also allow the site viewer to obtain a list of companies that perform drug tests on employees or job applicants. Those same companies are looking for drug testing products. Of course, they do not want the sort of products that are desired by the drug user.

Employers need drug testing products that are inexpensive and easy to use. Employers must consider the conditions under which the drug test will be administered. Employers also look for proof that a drug test is not likely to produce a false positive result. An employer does not want to deal with the legal repercussions from such a result.

At the same time, employers do not want a drug test that yields a lot of false negatives. Such a drug test would undoubtedly lead to the discontinuation of one type of drug testing, and the initiation of a search for new drug testing equipment.

Drug Testing Laws

Detox Advisor — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:08:20 +0000

Drug testing laws have become a particular point of interest in recent months with increased celebrities’ bouts of trouble with the law bringing attention to the subject, But beyond the topic of shaved heads, DUIs, and rehab stints comes the question of legality. Are these tests legal and are they accurate? It might all depend on where you reside and what your circumstances are.

With more media attention than ever being drawn to ill-fated celebrities who have DUI mishaps and drug related issues, it might be interesting to know what all of the hype is concerning the drug testing laws. And yes, alcohol would fall under drug testing laws since in most states consent for a breath test must be given. What are drug testing laws, and how does a drug test work? Are drug tests reliable in detecting what they are supposed to detect? When are drug tests necessary?

Depending on the state, each one has its own version of what amount of alcohol can consider a person to be legally intoxicated, and of course personal variables like a person’s size can help make this even more difficult to determine. Drugs are something that are not so tangible: if they are in your system, you are intoxicated and in violation of the law. Drug tests of several different types can be used to determine your intoxication [or innocence] and then what happens from there is dependent upon the state.

For alcohol, most tests are administered via breath but a blood test is another possibility. For drugs, tests can be done that examine samples of blood, hair, urine, or skin. Depending upon what is being examined, such as hair, traces of drug residue may be present from months past. But what is the legality of these tests, and does one have to submit to taking one of them?

If it is a situation involving employment, operating a motor vehicle, or child custody, one can in most cases be legally forced to take a drug test. The grounds for this is that you are voluntarily seeking out a job, making a choice to operate a motor vehicle or other dangerous piece of equipment which could endanger the lives of others or yourself, or in the case of child custody, you are responsible for minor children and must prove to be fit to take care of them. These are all considered voluntary responsibilities and a drug test is proof that one is willing to undergo these obligations. Drug testing laws do have some loopholes, as do employment contracts, that may allow a person to legally escape having to take a drug test.

Under drug testing laws, an employer can have legal cause to fire or deny a promotion to someone who fails a drug test or refuses to submit to one, and a potential employer may refuse to hire someone who is not willing to submit to a drug test. Certain stipulations may be involved, such as operation of dangerous equipment, to make these laws valid, but the basic facts come down to an employer may ask for a drug test and though an employee or potential employee has the right to refuse, to do so means almost certain career death. You may not be guilty of anything, but you are certainly regarded as such if you refuse to submit to a test, though refusal is one’s right. It is controversial right now and will continue to be until more court cases set a precedent over what should be done.

Student Drug Testing Information And Your Child

Detox Advisor — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:08:21 +0000

In this day and age, it is pretty clear that drugs are out there, and it is easy for kids to get a hold of some if they want it. The bad thing is that drugs are no longer just found out on the streets, they can be found in your local school systems as well. However, there are different schools that do yearly drug tests on the students of that school. This is a good way to help keep kids off of drugs, and also inform the parents if their child is on drugs of any kind. This is the first big step to help keep our kids drug free, and keep our school system free from drugs as well.

Kids are able to get their hands on drugs a lot easier today than they used to a long time ago. Because of this fact, we are starting to see drugs pop up in locations that it should not, like our local school systems. This should be one place where your child can go where they do not have to worry about being confronted with drugs, however, that is not the case anymore. The good news is that many different schools are taking the right steps to help discourage kids from using drugs. In fact, in many schools across the United States of America, yearly drug tests are given on untold days to randomly screen for drugs. Because drugs stay in the system for a long time, it is hard for students to just not take any drugs before the drug test, because they are never sure when it is going to be. Because of the fear of the drug testing, this helps keep many kids from trying drugs in the first place. That makes just one less thing they have to worry about.

Another thing that helps keep the kids from taking drugs is so that their parents do not find out. If any drugs are found in your system, the school contacts your parents and lets them know. Most parents would frown on their children taking drugs, and this is another step in helping keep your kids drug free. It is hard for parents to help stop their kids from taking drugs if they do not know they are taking any. Thus, this is a way that the schools are helping keep the parents in the loop of what is going on. This also helps the cops find out what kind of drugs are most popular in that city. All over the world there are different drugs that get used more often in one area, and less often in another area. If cops can find out what kind of drugs the kids are able to get their hands on the most, they know what kind of drugs they should be keeping their eye on.

Drug tests are being used by a lot of people nowadays. We use to only here about cops and businesses giving drug tests, but now these kinds of tests are popping up in schools. I know that it sounds like something that does not need to happen, but you would be blown away by the number of kids in school that say they have tried drugs. To help these kids grow up into young adults, we need to be able to help directed them away from the use of drugs. However, it is hard for cops and parents to be able to do that alone. Now with the school systems help, we are one step closer to weeding out the use of drugs in our school systems.

Drug Detection Periods

Detox Advisor — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:52:14 +0000

The following chart gives approximate detection periods for each substance by test type. Data for urinalysis are reproduced from LabCorp’s . The ranges depend on amount and frequency of use, metabolic rate, body mass, age, overall health, and urine pH. For ease of use, the detection times of metabolites have been incorporated into each parent drug. For example, heroin and cocaine can only be detected for a few hours after use, but their metabolites can be detected for several days in urine. In this type of situation, we will report the detection times of the metabolites.

Drug Detection Periods

Substance	Urine	Hair	Blood
Alcohol	3-5 days via Ethyl Gluconoride (EtG) metabolite or 10-12 hours via traditional method		12 hours
Amphetamines (except meth)	1 to 2 days	up to 90 days	12 hours
Barbiturates (except phenobarbital)	2 to 3 days	up to 90 days	1 to 2 days
Benzodiazepines	Therapeutic use: 3 days. Chronic use (over one year): 4 to 6 weeks	up to 90 days	6 to 48 hours
Cannabis	Single Use: 2 to 7 days Prolonged Use: 1 to 2 years	up to 90 days	2 days
Cocaine	2 to 4 days	up to 90 days	24 hours
Codeine	2 days	up to 90 days	12 hours
Cotinine	2 to 4 days	up to 90 days	2 to 4 days
Heroin	2 days	up to 90 days	6 hours
LSD	2 to 24 hours	Up to 3 days	0 to 3 hours
Methamphetamine	1 to 2 days	up to 90 days	24 hours
Morphine	2 days	up to 90 days	6 hours
Methadone	3 days	Up to 30 days	24 hours
PCP	14 days; up to 30 days in chronic users	up to 90 days	24 hours
Phenobarbital	7 to 14 days	up to 90 days	4 to 7 days

* Oral fluid or saliva testing results for the most part mimic that of blood. The only exception is THC. Oral fluid will likely detect THC from ingestion up to a maximum period of 18–24 hours.
* Urine can not detect current drug use. It takes approximately 6–8 hrs. post-consumption for drug to be metabolized and excreted in urine. Similarly, hair requires two weeks, and sweat, seven days.