Articles > Federally and non-federally regulated drug testingFederally and non-federally regulated drug testing There is federally and non-federally regulated drug of abuse testing. First one started by Ronald Reagan executive order, requiring all specified occupations federal employees refrain from consuming forbidden narcotic substances. Special institution called Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA regulates narcotic testing guidelines and processes (formerly National Institute on Drug Abuse or NIDA established federal legislation standards). It is required that companies, who use professional drivers, specified safety sensitive transportation, oil and gas related occupations workers, and some other particular federal employers check their staff for presence of certain types of drugs. These test classes were established decades ago. They include five specific drugs of abuse groups and basically are not topical for current drug usage patterns. For instance, SAMHSA / DOT tests do not include semi-synthetic opioids, such as oxymorphone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and very popular nowadays prescription medications. According to federal SAMHSA/NIDA guidelines laboratories report quantitative results for the "NIDA-5" official tests. At the same time many drug testing private laboratories and on-site employer’s testing facilities offer wider and "more appropriate" set of drug screens which are more reflective of current drug consumption patterns. These screens include prescription medications and pain killers such as benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, Restoril), Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone and barbiturates in other drug panels. "Panel" is a predetermined list of tests to run. The confirmation tests (usually LC/MS/MS or GC/MS) are sensitive to the difference between chemically similar drugs formulations such as methamphetamine and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy). If in the sample there is absence of detectable amounts of methamphetamine, the laboratory may either admit the sample as negative or recognize it as positive for MDMA, if MDMA is included in the panel as something to be tested for.
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Federally and non-federally regulated drug testing
Federally and non-federally regulated drug testing There is federally and non-federally regulated drug of abuse testing. First one started by Ronald Reagan executive order, requiring all specified occupations federal employees refrain from consuming forbidden narcotic substances. Special institution called Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA regulates narco... read more...
Private drug testing
Private drug testing Federal narcotic testing guidelines established by SAMHSA/NIDA give the official laboratories opportunity to report quantitative results for the "NIDA-5" drug tests. If one needs independent private drug screen he can verify specific substances concentration at home or seek help at professional laboratories, which ensure confidentiality. One can test himself or his re... read more...
The role of organism detoxification
The role of organism detoxification There is a good observation that first we accumulate various diseases for a long time; then the rest of our life we are fighting for our health. It is not a secret that our conditions are influenced by different stresses: psychological, mental and social. Negative mental attitudes, improper diet and inadequate physical exercises plan also make their co... read more...
Detoxification Diet
Detoxification Diet It’s a fact that stresses cause our psychological conditions. People eat to excess under the tensions; and overweight creates various malfunctions and disorders. There are different detoxification diets; we decided to review a lemonade one. Lemonade diet successfully demonstrates its eliminative and building ability. This special lemonade may be used safely for every k... read more...
Detoxification through fasting
Detoxification through fasting Primarily because of imbalanced diet and improper nutrients assimilation vital substances deficiencies occur. These deficiencies impact toxins production as the cells get through deterioration and degeneration. We should admit that humankind has only one disease, and it called toxinemia. With one simple process we can say goodbye to all diseases of whatever ... read more...
Types of drug tests
Types of drug tests "Drug tests" could be of different kinds. One is when a pharmaceutical company develops a new disease treatment drug; it is required to conduct a lot of tests over a period of time to prove that the medicine is efficient as claimed and safe to use. The second type of "drug test" is done when it is necessary to verify whether or not an individual has any specific sub... read more... |
