Articles > Types of drug testsTypes 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 substances in his organism. For instance insurance companies test the clients for the presence of alcohol or nicotine in order to determine health risk and insurance premiums. It is usual practice to check a driver for the presence of alcohol during a traffic stop or after any industrial or automobile accident. Test is performed by a law enforcement officer and lab. Government concerns that alcohol and drugs obstruct effective job performance and lead to accidents, that’s why various governmental agencies, law enforcement divisions, and even employers have started drug testing activity. The question is if there is presence of prohibited substances in body systems, and nobody really concern about actual concentration of the drugs sufficient for a person to be refused a job, fired or taken to jail. There are four main types of drug tests: Urine test Urinalysis is the most popular organism condition checking test. Nowadays it is widely used for the testing of alcohol and drugs as it shows the presence of the substances had been taken several days or even weeks ago, depending upon the type and amount of prohibited substance. Hair test Hair test is the most accurate type of drug tests, as it detects substances for weeks and months after use. At the beginning of hair drug testing large clumps of hair were collected. Now the method have been improved, and tiny amounts of hair are taken. Saliva test Saliva tests were very popular in the past but now they are losing their position; the reason is that the time period when detection of drugs presence is possible is about from 3 hours to 4 days max. Blood test Blood tests are often applied by various checking groups from law enforcement agencies to employers and insurance companies. It is reliable way of obtaining the most thorough information about one’s condition.
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