Drug test
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A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva—to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of drug testing include detection of the presence of performance enhancing steroids in sport, employers and parole/probation officers screening for drugs prohibited by law (such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin) and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood commonly referred to as BAC (blood alcohol content). BAC tests are typically administered via a breathalyzer while urinalysis is used for the vast majority of drug testing in sports and the workplace. Numerous other methods with varying degrees of accuracy, sensitivity (detection threshold/cutoff), and detection periods exist.
See also
- Cannabis drug tests
- Drug checking
- Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
- Equine drug testing
- Forensic toxicology
- Lacing (drugs)
- Presumptive and confirmatory tests
- Reagent testing
- School district drug policies
- Urinalysis
- Occupational health concerns of cannabis use
