Going by guidelines stipulated by SAMHSA, tests conducted in order to check for presence of drugs in a person’s body should include five that are considered to be illicit. This may also include tests for alcohol presence, also called ethanol by chemical name. The five primary compounds which undergo drug testing include amphetamines, consisting of crank, speed, meth or ecstasy. Another one is THC, which is present in cannabinoids, hash and marijuana. Cocaine is also tested as a banned substance, either as coke or crack. Opiates like codeine, opium, morphine and heroine undergo screening too, as well as phencyclidine found in the form of angel dust or PCP. Private employers will at times go beyond these five common tests and check for the presence of other drugs, which are given by medical practitioners under prescription. Some panels of drug tests are conducted as additional by most employers, once they determine more tests are needed. An 8-panel test in typical fashion consists of the five basic mentioned above plus three other vital chemical agents. These are barbiturates, comprising of Phenobarbital, secobarbital, downers and butalbital. Another class of restricted substances checked is Benzodiazepines, among them Xanax, Librium and Valium, which are tranquilizers. Methaqualone, specifically Quaaludes is the last of the list of 8 tested drug compounds.
Alternatively, you may be asked to undergo a typical test classified as 10-panel and comprising two more compounds to the 8-panel test regime. Methadone is one of the additional substances in this panel set and is an important drug administered to people on drug rehab programs. Davon compounds, tested as Propoxyphene, seal up the list in the 10-panel testing program. There still is supplemental testing which may be conducted by an employer to check for other chemical compounds of interest. These are hallucinogens, composed of mushrooms, LSD, peyote and mescaline. Inhalants like paint, glue and spray might also be of interest to employment prospects that could test the presence of muscle-building hormones which are synthesized, known better as anabolic steroids. Hydrocordone is another drug screened in this list and is checked in specific terms for Licodine, Lortab or Oxycodone.
Ecstasy, whose chemical designation is MDMA, completes the list of chemical agents that your employer might in ask that you do, so as to supplement primary ones. Several kinds of laboratory specimens are used in checking and determining the presence of different drugs. Certain State Laws dictate the ones that an employer can ask for in spite of the fact that there are many equal number of feasible alternative tests. Urine is the specimen form that most tests utilize, in establishing illicit drug use, as per SAMHSA’s guidelines. Breath is on the other hand more common as specimen when checking alcohol abuse, which is in line with DOT guidelines. Urine test results indicate the level of drug metabolites in a person’s body, whereas blood-alcohol test show alcohol concentration within the individual’s blood. Oral fluids, hair and blood also provide efficient results of a drug addict, or a person under addiction recovery.
