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30 Jun 2011There are many different types of home drug testing kits which screen for a wide variety of substances with different origins. One of which is an OPI drug test. As the abbreviation suggests this form of testing looks for opiates and opiate derived synthetic versions (OPI). With substance abuse numbers on the rise for opium, [...]
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17 Jun 2011BZO drug testing is a relatively new screening method that has risen in popularity in the past decade. BZO is the shorthand abbreviation for Benzodiazepines. Benzos, as they are referred to, are a sedative and relaxant classification of chemicals, often relaxing muscles, and putting the user into an almost hypnotic state of mind. This drug [...]
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8 Jun 2011Most people that whom submit to a COC drug test might have a few questions, most importantly what is this test? COC drug testing analyzes a person’s urine and looks for signs of Cocaine use within it. It does this by looking for metabolites created after Cocaine is consumed and broken down within the body [...]
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27 May 2011So you’ve been told that you might be taking an AMP drug test, but what substance does AMP screen for? AMP is the medical abbreviation for amphetamines and the drugs that contain them, most of which can be obtained legally through a prescription. Amphetamines are classified as stimulants and are the precursors to many illegal [...]
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25 May 2011So you may have heard of something called a BUP drug test, but what is that? Well a BUP analysis screens for the chemical known as Buprenorphine. Buprenorphine also goes by the name of Subutex, Temgesic, or Suboxone; and is given to patients detoxifying from opiate addiction. Opiate addiction is extremely hard to break, often [...]
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21 May 2011What do OXY drug tests do? Simple, they test for oxycodone, sometimes spelled oxycodin. Oxycodone is a powerful analgesic, or painkiller, available either through the black market or with a doctor’s prescription. Often it goes under numerous generic and copyrighted names. Two of the most commonly prescribe and abused is Percocet and Oxycontin. In recent [...]
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19 May 2011Most people that have to take a THC drug test either for school or as a pre-employment measure might have a few questions; what is this test and what does it look for? THC testing analyzes a person’s urine and detects signs of Cannabinoid use. Cannabinoids are the leftovers (or metabolites) created after Marijuana is [...]
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2 May 2011The cost of employees using drugs is far greater than one might think at first thought. Perhaps this prospect of associated costs of employee drug use is demurred by the fact that many employers subject their employees to random drug testing and pre-employment drug screening. However, this, contrary to popular belief, does not cause many [...]
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