Drug Testing FAQ
What are the drug detection times in the body?
Drug detection times, or the amount of time the drug remains in the body, could vary from drug to drug.
DRUG CATEGORY | DRUG DETECTION TIMES (DAYS) |
Amphetamines (AMP) | 2-6 Days |
Barbituates (BAR) | 3-8 Days |
Benzodiazepines (BZO) | 2-14 Days |
Cocaine (COC) | 2-5 Days |
Marijuana (THC) | 14-30 Days |
Metamphetamines (mAMP) | 2-6 Days |
Methadone (MTD) | 2-8 Days |
Opiates (OPI & MOP) | 2- 5 Days |
Oxycodone (OXY) | 2-5 Days |
Phencyclidine (PCP) | 3-8 Days |
Tricyclics (TCA) | 10 Days |
Propoxyphene (PPX) | 2-3 Days |
Buprenorphine (Suboxone) (BUP) | 48 To 72 Hours |
Ecstacy (MDMA) | 5 To 7 Days |
What are the cut-off levels for drugs in your tests?
Our FDA approved tests have the following SAMHSA industry-standard cutoff levels:
DRUG NAME | SYMBOL | Nanograms/ml |
Marijuana | THC | 50 ng/ml |
Cocaine | COC | 300 ng/ml |
Phencyclidine | PCP | 25 ng/ml |
Opiates | OPI | 2000 ng/ml |
Morphine | MOP | 300 ng/ml |
Amphetamines | AMP | 1000ng/ml |
Methamphetamines | mAMP | 1000 ng/ml |
Barbiturates | BAR | 300 ng/ml |
Benzodiazepines | BZO | 300 ng/ml |
Methadone | MTD | 300 ng/ml |
Tricyclic Antidepressants | TCA | 30 ng/ml |
Buprenorphine | BUP | 10ng/ml |
Ecstacy | MDMA | 500ng/ml |
Propoxyphene | PPX | 300ng/ml |
Oxycodone | OXY | 100ng/ml |
Is there a way to get a sample without my child’s knowledge?
Some children may refuse to comply with taking a drug test. We address this issue in our program manual. As a last resort, we do offer parents a method to test their child without the child’s knowledge.
Is drug testing at home really that simple?
Yes, it is. All it takes is a few minutes with our rapid drug testing products.
In a multi-drug test, how will I know which drug tests positive?
Each panel shows the positive or negative result for a particular drug or drug category. So you know at a glance which drug you have tested positive for if there is one red line on the test strip.
If I receive a positive drug test result, what should I do?
Confirm that it is indeed positive through a laboratory test.
If a drug test shows positive, can it be proved how long ago the drug was taken?
Saliva, urine and blood only show up a positive or negative result, not how long ago a drug has been taken.
I am an employee (for example, truck driver, merchant mariner, pilot, etc) covered under the DOT regulations. Can you give me specific information on the DOT regulations?
Please call DOT directly at 202-366-3784 or visit its website at www.dot.gov/ost/dapc
How do your rapid drug tests work?
Rapid drug tests detect the presence of drug metabolites in saliva or urine in minutes. When a detection strip is wetted with a saliva or urine specimen, the specimen reacts with the reagents and antigens on the strip and produces a color reading so you can interpret a positive or negative result.
Will substances that I use regularly like vitamins, penicillin, aspirin and caffeine affect the results in any way?
No – because our rapid drug tests react to drugs and drug metabolites, not to these substances which have a different chemical structure.