Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Using Saliva-Drug Test for Investigation Purpose

Now-a-days, saliva-drug test has become popular. Drugs can be traced by this test easily because of immunoassaying. It gives the results fast, it just takes 5 to 15 minutes and gives results which are accurate. There are different types of saliva-drug test kits available. They are easy to use, one can also test at home.

Usually different types of testing methods used at different points of time. Saliva drug test can be conducted to detect a substance from the time of consumption through a period of hours or days. Means it is used for most recent drug consumption, from immediate usage to two to three days after consumption. This saliva-drug test is used for pre-employment drug testing at work place to detect whether a person is abusing drugs or not, before appointing. As, it is convenient and gives immediate results.


Saliva-drug test is approved for use in cases where immediate evidence is required, like for accident investigation. This test is used to test the drivers in case of accidents, it reveals that whether driver has taken drug or not while driving. This test is also used in many organizations or companies to monitor the existing workers. It is mandatory to screen the usage of five substances for both Federal and private companies, such drugs are opiates, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and phencylidine.


If it is compared to other drug tests like urine test, it is little more expensive. It has become more common in drug testing. Saliva drug test more reliable to detect the methamphetamine, opiates.

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