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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.

How Drug Tests Work

Detox Advisor — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:33:42 +0000

If you are looking to defeat drug test there are many things you can do to beat the drug test equipment. The first thing you need to have is a clear understanding of how the drug test equipment works. If you are looking for this read on and I will get into details about what the test looks for, how it works, and most importantly how you can beat it. People would have you believe that a drug test is infallible, but the truth is that if you know what you are doing you can get through it and beat the drug test.

There are many factors that determine how long a drug toxin stays in a person’s body and these factors will vary from person to person, sot here really is no tried and true method to defeat these tests. For each person and each test you will need to use something different, although the same principles apply.

The first type of drug test is the urinalysis. Just like the name suggest the test uses urine and tests those sample at a lab to see what it contains. Urine is the specimen of choice many times since it contains the most metabolites of any drug taken. There are several types of tests that can be run on the urine, but the key to defeating these tests are all similar. First off you need to drink lots of water, at least two quarts a day several days before to wash all traces out of your body. Water is a natural cleanser and assists the body in the detoxification process. Next, when providing a sample make sure to make it one of the later ones in the day. In addition, do not use the initial part of your stream. Try to catch it mid stream and use the last half. Before the exam, exercise and use a dry sauna to help remove the drugs from your system. However, you need to stop exercising right before the test as THC (marijuana) is fat soluble and will come out if you exercise. Avoid any toxins or medications 48 to 72 hours before your exam. Absolutely the most important thing however is to STOP USING. It is amazing to me how many people will go through all these steps and then get high right before the test. In my opinion those people deserve to get caught.

The next type of test is hair follicle drug testing. A one inch piece of hair will contain about 50 strands and a lab can use it to detect and drug use within the past two months. If you think shaving your head will work think again because they can use any hair sample for this test. In addition if you have dark hair you are 10 to 50 times more likely to test positive. This test is nearly impossible to beat as the hair has recorded your drug use. The only hope is to shave you entire body, which in turn might be a bit suspect to your new employer.

Companies can also use the sweat patch method and this method is highly effective, but can be defeated much the same way the urine test can. The sweat test however can be applied and done with very little intrusion and even shorter notice then the other tests, and if you are caught unprepared it can be very difficult to trick.

The most expensive and intrusive test is the blood test. This test is most effective for determining intoxication. Blood testing is primarily used in accident investigation. Marijuana can be detected up to 22 hours after ingestion through this method.

Drug Test Types

Detox Advisor — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:07:18 +0000

The drug test types reviewed in the following article focus on tests that deliver a quantitative result. Those are the tests that give an employer the most valuable information. The following article does not touch on tests that make use of thin layer chromatography. During that test, the tested substance moves over a solid. The distance of that movement is then compared to the distance moved by a standard. Thin chromatography allows the employer to learn whether or not some drug is in an employee’s system, but it does not reveal exactly how much of that drug is in his or her system.

Drug testing requires the possession of a testable substance. That substance should come from a part of the body that is known to hold the drug of interest. A hair drug test can uncover evidence of drug use in the past, as well as recent drug use. Any drug metabolite in the blood will eventually travel to the head, where it has chance to remain in the hair shaft.

Yet a drug test does not always seek to uncover proof of drug use in the past. For that reason, the hair drug test is not the most favored of the various drug test types. Asked to choose one type of drug test, an employer usually selects the urine drug test. That is the least expensive type of drug test.

The savings that come from the decision to use a urine drug test reduce the ability of the employer to feel confident about the test results. The blood test is the most sensitive drug test. Unfortunately, it is also the most expensive type of drug test.

The hair drug test, the blood drug test and the urine drug test all demand a bit of pre-planning on the part of the employer. Those three tests need to take place at a scheduled time. The saliva drug test can be a spur-of-the-moment test. The can saliva offer proof that an employee has recently used alcohol, marijuana, meth or cocaine.

A drug test can be categorized according to the substance that is tested. A list of drug test types can also offer details on the methodology used in the testing process. An initial drug test is usually an immunoassay. The test kit has been designed to facilitate the binding of antibodies and a drug (or metabolites of that drug).

The cheapest type of immunoassay makes use of enzymes. It is called the enzyme multiplied technique. While simple and cheap, that type of test can not be counted on to deliver reliable results.

The military has the resources for performance of radioimmunoassay techniques. The reading from an immunoassay is taken by a machine that can detect radiation. A radioisotope competes with the drug, as a substance that can bind to a particular antibody. Fluorescence polarization forms the basis for the most frequently used of the immunoassay techniques. When a drug test includes use of fluorescence polarization, then selected antibodies display their affinity for a drug, or its metabolites.

If any of the above-mentioned drug test types yield a positive result, an employer normally calls for a confirmatory finding. The confirmatory test is done using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The gas chromatograph separates the components in the tested substance. The spectroscopy looks for tell-tale signs that a drug of interest (or its metabolite) is present in any of those separate components.

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.

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Detox Advisor — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:25:53 +0000

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If you have teenage children, or young friends, or vulnerable partners, you may worry about them being exposed to illicit drug taking.

Newer technology in drug tests now allow for hair testing. In the present, this is regarded as the most foolproof drug test. Drug residue from drug use, whether ingested or injected, remains inside the hair cuticle. Even if the user bleached, colored, or cut his hair, the residue would still be present and can be detected. This is also very popular since the collection of samples is not difficult and possible without embarrassing the tester and the candidate. Candidates do not need to worry about ruined hairstyles since the snips are done in inconspicuous places and are not noticeable. The latter kind of drug testing are also more cost-efficient for employers. Though the fees for the test is pricier than urinalysis, the company saves more because hair testing can effectively weed out drug abusers from the company’s ranks. This is because a drug-dependent employee cost a company as much as $10,000 in terms of unproductively, absences, and benefits. They are usually the perpetrators of office theft. Plus, the employees would be deterred from using drugs because they know that is cheat-proof. All in all, investing in drug and hair testing are worthy expenses for the employer

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THC Drug Tests

Detox Advisor — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:18:26 +0000

The chemical called THC produces a number of physiological changes. It can cause a drug user to develop a dry mouth. It can increase the heart rate of the person who has taken-in the THC. It can depress a person’s coordination, balance or reaction time. It can wipe out some of the person’s short term memory. Still, a THC drug test does not search for evidence of those physiological changes. A typical THC test uses existing assay techniques to detect the presence of THC in fluid from a test subject. Blood and urine are the two fluids that are most often tested.

The THC drug test looks for evidence of the chemical that scientists refer to as delta-9-tetra hydrocannabinol. Over time, THC works its way into all of the tissues in the body. The THC drug test can call for collection of urine, saliva, hair or blood. All four of those tissues have the ability to retain THC for a set period of time. All four of those tissues can be removed from the body without conducting a surgical procedure.

While marijuana contains many different chemicals, scientists point to THC as the mind-altering element in pot. THC can lower a person’s perception; it can affect his or her ability to maintain sound judgment. Employers look to the THC test as a way to limit the use of marijuana among their employees.

The amount of THC in a sample of marijuana reflects a number of different factors. The marijuana plant produces more THC under certain weather conditions, and when grown in specific types of soil. The time of harvest affects the amount of THC in the marijuana plant. Not every type of marijuana plant makes the same amount of THC. Not every plant part contains the same level of THC.

Sinsemilla, a popular type of marijuana, is made from the buds and flowering tops of the female marijuana plant. It has a THC content of 7.5%. The results of THC tests reveal marked changes in the THC level for other forms of marijuana. In 1974, most marijuana had a THC content of 1%. By 1994, that level had risen to 4%.

The THC test relies on the fact that THC is a fat soluble substance. When inhaled or ingested by the marijuana user, THC is stored in the body’s fat cells. As the body burns fat, the THC becomes released from the fat cells and enters the blood stream. Fat cells generally store THC for two days. Once filtered through the kidneys, THC shows-up in the urine. That takes place about three days after the drug user has enjoyed his or her marijuana-induced “high.”

The passage of blood through the kidneys does not remove all of the THC in the blood stream. The blood can retain THC for a period of two to four weeks. A THC test done using human blood is the most sensitive type of THC test.

Every THC test demands the use of immunoassay techniques. Test makers produce a teat kit that contains monoclonal antibodies. Those particular antibodies have an affinity for THC. The kit equipment thus picks-up THC in the blood or urine.

The test makers obtain antibody-producing cells from the spleen of a mouse, and fuse them with mylemoma cells. The test makers can thus produce a large amount of the desired monoclonal antibody. That monoclonal antibody then becomes an important element on the devices that are used to conduct a THC test.