The process of getting a drug screen done is discussed below. Most of the time, if you get a drug screen done whether it’s for pre-employment for which they can use these techniques of testing; or its for post-accident for which you have most commonly a DOT drug tests, say for regaining your driving license back. The DOT drug screening test is a little more in-depth which is more suitable for those drivers who drive tractors, lorries or trailers. For a normal accident, say you hurt your hand at home or your workplace which arises reasonable suspicion, when your employers tend to think you are having a literal overdose of prescription drugs or are getting addicted to it.
Med talks provide the official form in which you fill out your drug screening information. In this form you can specify the hospital you were admitted to during your accident, the name of your doctor, there are also columns or boxes where you can specify the level of medical care you received during when you underwent your treatment. For a drug test related to pre-employment, in the form, you can specify your employer’s name, their contact or fax number, your name, details such as your residence, number of family members in your home, the reason of you getting admitted to the hospital and the duration or length of leave you had from your workplace (if any) because of this accident. It also mentions whether you are undertaking follow-up tests due to this accident and undergoing recovery for joining your workplace as early as possible.
Post-accident, basically if everything is negative, then the results or screenings get sent to the organization’s records. Now, for a positive result, it indicates that something drug-related is actually present in your system or blood and the sample and results get sent to the toxicologists immediately. The toxicologists run more specific tests to identify what kind of drugs are giving positive results for the sample. They also verify whether the person concerned is actually consuming that particular kind of medication and not buying and taking something illegally.
The two main kinds of drug tests are: a five panel and a ten panel.
The five-panel drug test is for: amphetamine, cocaine, opiates, fitness cyclopes and cannabis (THC, short for Tetra Hydro Cannabinol). Now, there are different cut-off levels for each drug. Drug levels in your system also depend more on the acidity of your body. When one is more acidic, things will go out of your body faster. Because of amphetamines, if you are excited most of the time, it may produce acidic conditions as frequently as say, 1 in 3 days. THC is known to stay in the body for a period of 1 to 7 days.