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.