Drug Testing

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Drug Testing

• Kristen Gieniec
• April 14, 2006

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Methods of Drug Testing

• Urinalysis
• Hair Screen
• Blood Screen
• Saliva Screen
• Sweat Screen
• (Ray Perrin)

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Methods

• Urinalysis Excreted within 48 hours.
• Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT)
• The use of light absorption to establish the
  level of a drug in the subjects urine.
• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
• gold standard of urinalysis separates
  compounds found in the urine and develops
  fingerprints for each.
• (Ray Perrin)

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Methods

• Hair Screen
• Can detect up to 6 months.
• Shows usage in a timeline on the hair shaft.
• Can substitute body hair for scalp hair.
• Absence of hair positive test.
• (wikipedia)

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Methods

• Blood Screen
• Can detect the degree of intoxication or the
  amount of substance in the system.
• Expensive due to biohazard.
• (wikipedia)

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Methods

• Saliva Screen
• Convenient, cannot be fixed.
• Detection period is short (12-24 hours).
• (wikipedia)

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Methods

• Sweat Screen
• Patches applied to the skin to absorb sweat over
  a period of 10-14 days.
• Drug abuse over a long period of time.
• Parole, child abuse services.
• (wikipedia)

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Timeline of Toxins

• Methamphetamine crank, speed, crystal
• Blood 1-3 Days
• Urine 3-5 Days
• Cocaine coke, crack
• Blood 5 hours
• Urine 12 hours
• Marijuana
• Length of detection depends on use.
• Blood Frequent user 12 days Infrequent 3-4
  days
• Urine Average- 30 days (depends on use)
• (wikipedia)

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Timeline of Toxins

• Steroids (anabolic)
• 14 Days 1Month
• Amphetamines
• 2-4 Days
• Other Performance Enhancers
• Average 2-4 Days
• (Erowid)

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Why Use Drugs?

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Cheating the Tests

• http//www.drug-testing-solutions.net/

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Guidelines

• http//www.ncaa.org/databases/compliance_forms/200
  5-06/05-3e.pdf Copy of NCAA Div II Drug testing
  compliance form.

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QUESTIONS
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References

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_testingUrine_dr
  ug_screen
• Ray, R Perrin, D. (2005). Management Strategies
  in Athletic Training, 3rd ed. Champaign Human
  Kinetics.
• http//www.erowid.org/psychoactives/testing/testin
  g_faq.shtml
• Illustrations
• www.psychemedics.com/
• http//health.howstuffworks.com/athletic-drug-test
  1.htm

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