Testing at home with a test kit is a quick and economical way to determine drug abuse. For a parent, the decision to start a testing program using at-home test kits is going to be difficult. But when you find evidence of drug paraphernalia or see sudden behavioral changes, you have to consider the next step. The use of home drug test kits is the best solution to help understand what drugs are being abused.
Wow! Why are they so cheap? Often when a product is cheap there must be something wrong with it. It confirms the saying “Its too good to be true” Well not always, let’s check out the specs. A 5 panel drug screen is a simple product designed to detect five drugs of abuse. It does…
Learn more about substance abuse Stuff you should know about illicit and prescription drugs. Abuse of drugs and alcohol is often painful for families and friends to endure. Testing an individual for abuse is straightforward. The list below outlines the most abused substances and from there you can find a suitable test. We have put…
Buying a drug test kit for marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The first thing you need to know is how many panels you need on the device. Using a five-panel device, for instance, you can analyze five drugs simultaneously each panel analyzes a specific drug. The results are displayed on the face of the…
Drug Abuse. The attraction of Oxycontin® as a preferred drug of abuse over other products such as Percodan® and Percocet® is there are no associated toxic side effects. Abusers will either chew the tablets prior to swallowing, crush the tablets and snort the powder or crush them and dissolve in water and inject it. This…
What is a urine drug test? A urine drug test is a method used to detect drugs of abuse by analyzing a person’s urine sample. The test is designed to detect a parent drug or a metabolite of a drug; When a drug is consumed the body metabolizes it into a modified form. For example,…
Urine Temperature – The Art of Drug Testing I was reminded a few days ago about an individual who wanted a drug test for their job. They requested a 10-panel drug test which is fairly standard. We try to be vigilant when we test and have all the safeguards in place to catch the cheaters.…
Urine temperature must be between 93º to 98º F for testing.
Was it in range when you tested?
Out of range temperature indicates the sample was substituted. Why is this so important? Many times a drug user who wants to pass a drug test will use fake or substituted urine instead of their own. By checking the temperature first, you are ahead of the game. More.
