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Substance abuse can negatively impact every aspect of a person’s life.
Substance abuse can negatively impact every aspect of a person's life. If you're concerned that someone you love may be using illicit drugs or you are thinking to make a random drug testings to your employees in your workplace, the first step is buying drug tests in at a recognized center. Drug tests make it possible to screen for common illegal drugs in the comfort of your own home or office. Halux Diagnostic can help you purchase a drug test discreetly online.
A drug test looks for the presence of one or more illegal or prescription drugs in urine, blood, saliva, hair, or sweat. Urine testing is the most common type of drug screening. Each drug takes a certain amount of time before it becomes undetectable in testing, with some drugs taking longer than others to completely leave the body. Dosage, types of samples, and individual metabolisms can affect the detection time as well. Because drugs become undetectable after a certain amount of time, drug tests are often ordered at random.
The following are some of the most popular type of drugs that show up on a drug test:
• Marijuana
• Opioids, such as heroin, codeine, oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone, and fentanyl
• Amphetamines, including methamphetamine
• Cocaine
• Steroids
• Barbiturates, such as phenobarbital and secobarbital
• Phencyclidine (PCP)
If your results are negative, it means no drugs were found in your body, or the level of drugs was below an established level, which differs depending on the drug. If your results are positive, it means one or more drugs were found in your body above an established level. However, false positives can happen. So if your first test shows that you have drugs in your system, you will have further testing to figure out whether or not you are actually taking a certain drug or drugs.
