| Drug tests are conducted to find out whether a | | | | than urine tests. |
| person has abused illicit drugs or not. Drug tests are | | | | · They detect substance use over a longer period. |
| increasingly becoming compulsory at many work | | | | · Usually they do not detect usage within the past |
| places. People always look towards the ways to pass | | | | week. |
| the drug tests. They may look at a household product | | | | · It requires a sample of hair which is about 1.5 inches |
| or homemade solutions, or whether they need to go | | | | long - test cannot be done with a single hair. |
| through a Napolitano newborn’s screening. Drug | | | | · Test positive a little more than twice as often as a |
| tests are now a norm particularly when seeking | | | | urine test. |
| employment. Often, if a person does not clear the drug | | | | · They are not significantly affected by brief periods |
| testing it can lead to disqualifying for a job. | | | | of abstinence from drugs. |
| What are the Methods for Testing the Drug Abuse? | | | | · Sometimes they can be used to determine when |
| There are four primary types of testing the drug | | | | usage occurred and if it has been discontinued or not. |
| abuse by taking the samples: Urine, Hair, Saliva, and | | | | · It claims to be able to reliably differentiate between |
| Blood. Most common is the urine test which has the | | | | opiate and poppy seed use. |
| benefit of being inexpensive and less intrusive than the | | | | Method #3 - Saliva Tests |
| blood test. The following information gives about the | | | | · They can be done at home (for example by |
| methods which are followed by the drug abusers to | | | | parents). |
| pass a drug test. | | | | · It can detect usage primarily within the past week |
| Method #1 - Urine Tests | | | | (longer with regular use). |
| · They are the least expensive of the test methods | | | | · It can be affected by abstaining from use for a |
| · They can be done at home (for example by | | | | period of time before the test. |
| parents) | | | | Method #4 - Blood Tests |
| · They detect use primarily within the past week | | | | · They are considered the most intrusive method of |
| (longer with regular use) | | | | testing. |
| · They can be affected by abstaining from use for a | | | | · They are the most expensive method of testing. |
| period of time before the test | | | | · They are the most accurate method of testing. |
| · They are often temperature tested to insure | | | | · They are the least common method of testing |
| sample integrity | | | | (most likely due to cost). |
| Method #2 - Hair Tests | | | | This information helps to look for methods to test the |
| · They are considered as the least intrusive method | | | | drug abusage. As you saw, there are various methods |
| of drug testing. | | | | for testing the drug abuse, it is always suggestible to |
| · Currently they are many times more expensive | | | | get self-tested first and then be sure to pass any test. |