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Types of Drug Tests 1.Urine drug screen
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Types of Drug Tests 2.Hair drug screen
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Types of Drug Tests 3.Blood drug screen
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Types of Drug Tests 4.Saliva drug screen
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Types of Drug Tests 5.Sweat drug screen
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Detection Periods Summary SUBSTANCEURINEHAIRBLOODSALIVA Alcohol12-24 hrsn/a12 hours6-12 hours Amphetamine (except meth)2-3 days90 days12 hours3 days Barbiturates2-14 days90 days1-7 daysunknown Benzodiazepines1-5 days90 days6-48 hours2-3 days Cannabis (single use)2-3 days90 days2-3 days12-24 hrs Cannabis (habitual use)2-3 weeks90 days2 weeks12-24 hrs Cocaine4-5 days90 days1 day Codeine/Morphine2-4 days90 days6-12 hours12-36 hrs Heroin2-4 days90 days6 hoursunknown LSD2-24 hoursunknown0-3 hoursunknown Methamphetamine3-5 days90 days24 hours3 days PCP3-7 days90 days1-3 days3 days
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Drug Testing Methodologies Tamper-evident seal Make the sample testable Screening test Confirmation test Test sensitivity SUBSTANCESCREENING TESTGC / MS Cannabis50 ng/mL15 ng/mL Cocaine300 ng/mL150 ng/mL Opiates2000 ng/mlL* Amphetamines1000 ng/mL500 ng/mL PCP25 ng/mL *raised from 300 ng/ml in 1998
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Ibuprofen Decongestants Diet pills Antibiotics Others Legal drugs Poppy seeds? False Positives True Positives ibuprofen Selegiline levoamphetaminen
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Breathalyzer Measurement of blood alcohol content http://hasylab.desy.de/news__events/research_highlights/archive/the_fate_of_ ecotoxic_hexavalent_chromium_in_the_environment/i%20%20ndex_eng.html
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Forensics Identification of Unknown Compounds –Patient symptoms –Appearance of tablet/capsule –Microscopy –Organic chemistry Physical properties Functional groups Chromatography Spectroscopy
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Forensics Ninhydrin Luminol
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