Facts You Need To Know About Urine Drug Testing

1. Drinking a lot of water will dilute the drugs in your urine.

Drinking a lot of water can dilute your urine making it harder to detect drugs. But this also reduces the natural levels of creatinine, the chemical waste in your urine. Reduced levels of creatinine,below the known normal level is a red flag for drug testing collectors during specimen validation. Drug testing collectors also read the temperature guage on urine testing cups to detect false urine specimens that have temperatures lower than normal urine.

2. Poppy seeds can cause a false positive result.

Yes, consuming poppy seeds before a drug test can create a false-positive result for opium. Avoid poppy seeds before taking drug tests.

Poppy seeds and opium are derived from the same plant. However, the seeds do not contain opium. They are only covered with it from harvest. Proper washing of the seeds can remove most of the opium residue on them. That said, you would have to eat several unwashed poppy seeds to test positive for opium in a drug test.

3. A urine drug test is the most commonly used method of drug testing.

Urine drug testing kits that are certified to Australian standards detect a wide range of drug groups, as per AS4308:2008 Urine drug tests are the most accurate and reliable drug screening method for modern drug abuse. If you have a large workforce, urine drug testing would be a cost-effective way of conducting drug tests. It is highly accurate, and it has specimen validation measures like the temperature guage and specificity test which are built into the testing kits.

4. Urine drug tests can be used for several drug testing incidents.

It can be adopted for pre-employment and on-the-job drug testing. A urine drug test may be used during staff promotion, or after workplace accidents. It may also be conducted randomly in accordance with the company’s drug policy to identify drug abusers. Urine drug tests are also used with court orders to monitor employees on probation. Other places urine drug tests are frequently used include clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and sporting events.

5. Urine tests can detect a wide range of drugs.

You can screen for the presence of several drugs using urine testing. These include amphetamines , benzos, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, methadone, opiates, oxycodone , synthetic cannabinoids (Spice), . The Eco II Cup and InnoScreen are examples of urine drug testing kits capable of detecting 6 major illicit drug groups with a single test.

6. Urine drug testing can be conducted at the collection site such as a worksite, clinic, or a doctor’s office.

The test requires a minimum of 30 ml of urine. Urine is collected in a private space such as a restroom. The urine sample and completed Custody and Control Form (CCF) are taken to the laboratory for further analysis if the results are non negative .

7. Some people try to cheat during urine drug tests.

One may try to circumvent a urine drug test by diluting the urine sample, or using apple juice, or substituting their urine sample with another person’s urine. However, the specimen validity procedure during a urine test uncovers any attempt to cheat the test.