Drug Testing Overview

Flashcards covering key concepts from Drug Testing lecture notes.

The process used to detect the presence of legal or illegal substances in a person’s body is called __.

Drug testing.

Pre-employment testing is required by employers to ensure a __ workplace.

drug-free

Random testing is conducted as __ tests to deter drug use.

unannounced

Post-accident testing determines if __ use was a factor in an incident.

drug

Forensic testing is used in legal cases, including __ and criminal investigations.

DUI

When used in medical testing, drug testing helps monitor __ compliance in patients.

medication

The most common type of specimen used in drug testing is __.

urine

Blood testing is highly accurate but has a __ detection window.

short

Scalp hair testing can detect long-term drug use for up to __ days.

90

Saliva (oral fluid) testing is non-invasive and detects recent drug use within __.

hours

Sweat monitoring involves wearing a patch for to days.

7 to 14

The documented process that ensures the integrity and security of a drug test sample is called __.

Chain Of Custody (CoC).

Immunoassay methods are used for __ screening based on an antibody-antigen reaction.

preliminary

Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Gas Chromatography (GC) are types of __ processes.

chromatographic

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is a common __ method.

confirmatory

Proper labeling is essential for __ and security in drug testing specimens.

integrity