{"id":97626,"date":"2023-02-16T12:47:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=97626"},"modified":"2023-02-16T12:47:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:47:31","slug":"what-is-drug-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/uncategorized\/what-is-drug-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS DRUG SCREENING: Meaning, Need, and Methods","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Employers carry out drug screening to find out if you have abused one or more drugs. It cannot, however, detect a drug use disorder (addiction). There is a significant difference between a drug screen and a drug test. But, drug screening and testing use similar methods.<\/p>

What Is Drug Screening <\/span><\/h2>

A drug screen involves the scientific analysis of a biological specimen, such as urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or oral fluid\/saliva, to determine the presence or absence of a particular parent drug or its metabolites. The detection windows are influenced by a variety of factors, including drug class, dosage, frequency of use, metabolic rate, body mass, age, general health, and urine pH.<\/p>

A biological sample (such as blood or urine) is used in a drug screen to determine whether a substance is legal or illegal. The settings and procedures used to order and conduct drug screening vary greatly. Drugs include legal substances like alcohol and tobacco as well as over-the-counter, prescription, and illegal narcotics. A single drug test is unable to determine the frequency and intensity of substance use and cannot differentiate between normal substance use and substance use disorders.<\/p>

Because different drugs are metabolized (broken down) by your body at varying rates, it can be difficult to predict when you will be able to test positive for a particular drug. The most widely used method of detecting drugs is urine drug testing (UDT).<\/p>

The most basic (and frequent) drug tests look for amphetamines, heroin, morphine, cocaine, PCP, and the basic opiates (heroin, morphine, and codeine). The length of time it takes to receive the results of a drug test depends on the type of test, the purpose of the test (such as an emergency or employment screening), and the reason for the test.<\/p>

Results from urine <\/a>and blood drug tests are typically available more quickly than those from hair drug tests.<\/p>

The results of drug tests are either positive or negative. A positive test result means there is the presence of a drug at or above the reference range for that particular test. A negative test result means the drug wasn’t found or the amount detected wasn’t enough to produce a positive test result.<\/p>

Interpreting The Drug Screening Results<\/span><\/h2>

A positive drug test result simply indicates that the subject had a substance in their system for a specific amount of time. A positive test result doesn’t necessarily mean the subject is high or under the influence of the substance. Additionally, a positive outcome does not always indicate that the subject suffers from a substance use disorder. In most cases, they will carry out additional testing to confirm positive results from an initial drug test. Some drugs and foods can lead to erroneous positive results.<\/p>

A negative result on a drug test simply indicates that they could not detect a specific substance; it does not, however, exclude recent substance use or a substance use disorder. False-negative results, which occur when a person tests negative for drugs despite using or abusing drugs, can occur for several reasons, such as:<\/p>