Perhaps you work for a company that requires
routine standard drug tests, or perhaps a drug test is a condition of a legal
settlement. A drug test might use a sample of your urine, hair, blood, or
saliva. It is to your personal and professional benefit to testing negative for
drugs in your system. The best way to pass a drug test by far is to understand
how long drugs remain in your system and discontinue drug use for the proper
amount of time
Recognize that urine tests are the most common
drug test.
If your employer requires a drug test, it is
likely that you will be providing a urine sample. In rarer cases, an employer
may also require a blood, saliva, or hair test. A urine test may be done
privately (in a bathroom stall at a laboratory) or it might be observed by a
laboratory employee.The synthetic urine.
Provide a list of your medications.
False positive drug tests are very rare in
licensed, reputable laboratories. However, certain prescription medications,
over-the-counter drugs, and herbal remedies can be mistaken for drugs of abuse
in drug tests. For example, some decongestants might lead to a positive drug
test for amphetamines. In order to ensure that your drug test does not provide
a false positive, make a thorough list of all your medications and provide the
list to your employer, along with any supporting documentation required.
Know what drugs are tested for in the 5-panel
test.
Urine tests can detect a variety of substances
in your system. The particular drugs tested for are depend on a variety of
factors: your personal or legal history, the requirements of your job, legal
guidelines, or the occurrence of workplace accidents might all affect the
specific drugs your employer chooses to test for. However, the most commonly
administered drug test is the 5-panel urine test. Most 5-panel tests detect the
following drugs.
Know what other drugs are tested for
While the 5-panel test is the most common, some
employers or legal personnel might choose to add other drugs to their
screening. They might add testing for any or all of the following substances