Drug Testing: Urine Vs. Hair Follicle

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Drug Testing: Urine vs. Hair Follicle

Urine Testing

Testing urine for drug use is a highly effective and accurate method to test for drug use within the past 5 days, which also provides the quickest results – often in less than one day. Urine can be tested for alcohol, prescription drugs, and a number of common illegal drugs including THC/marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy. Here is a comprehensive list of drugs which urine can be tested for:

Amphetamines such as:

Methamphetmamines

Benzedrine

Dexedrine

Desoxyn

Barbituates such as:

Phenobarbital

Butalbital

Secobarbital and more...

Benzodiazepines such as:

Diazepam

Lorazepam

Clonazepam and more...

Buprenorphine such as:

Carisoprodal

Subutex

Soboxone

Cocaine

Cotinine

Fentanyl

Heroin

Methadone

Methadone Metabolite

Opiates such as:

Codeine

Morphine

Hydrocodone

Hydromorphone

Oxycodone such as:

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Oxycodone (Percocet)

Oxymorphone (Opana)

Oxycontin(Roxicodone)

Propoxyphene

Ecstasy

Tapentadol

Tramadol

Marijuana (THC)

Zolpidem

Alcohol

Alcohol Metabolite (EtG/Ethyl Glucuronide)

Urine tests can also be used to detect “flush-kits” in the event that the individual being tested may have made an attempt to beat the test.

Hair Follicle Testing

Hair samples can also be tested for drug use. A couple of strands delivers accurate results of drug use history over the course of the past 90 days in just a couple of business days (however, it does not detect drug use within the most recent 5 day window). Hair tests are not affected by “flush-kits” or other adulterants, and can be used to detect the following substances.

Cocaine

Marijuana

Opiates (Codeine, Morphine, Heroin)

Expanded Opiates (Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone)

Methamphetamine (Methamphetamine, Amphetamine, Ecstasy)

Phencyclidine (PCP)

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated

mountain girl's Comment
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Good stuff ... I mean ... information. (just kidding)

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Thanks Anchorman. That's a great, comprehensive explanation.

If people out there are contemplating "getting clean" because trucking is the one thing that motivates them and therefore they might totally straighten out their lives and become great drivers, they should have the opportunity to do so.

-mountain girl

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