| Testing for marijuana use is becoming more and more | | | | the test. A hair drug test analysis can provide a drug |
| popular on the job market today. Not only for health | | | | history from over a 90-day period and has consistently |
| reasons, but also for safety issues. For those of you | | | | proven to be more effective than urinalysis and other |
| who are not familiar with marijuana, it is a | | | | methods in correctly identifying marijuana users. Hair |
| greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves, | | | | analysis evaluates the amount of drug metabolites |
| stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant, Cannabis | | | | embedded inside the hair shaft by using a small sample |
| sativa. It is typically smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes | | | | of hair cut at the scalp.Saliva drug tests provide fast |
| (joints), cigars (blunts), pipes, or water pipes (bongs). | | | | and accurate results. This is the preferred method of |
| The active ingredient in marijuana is | | | | drug screening at home and in the workplace and the |
| delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is | | | | saliva drug test can detect up to 6 drugs at a time, |
| responsible for the potency and effects of marijuana | | | | instantly. This drug test shows marijuana use and the |
| intoxication. Over the past two decades, THC levels of | | | | residues of marijuana use for up to 3 days because |
| marijuana in the United States have increased.There | | | | the residues do not remain in oral fluids as long as they |
| hasn't been a formula discovered to compute how | | | | do in urine. Most saliva drug detection kits come |
| long it takes a person to rid their system of THC. | | | | equipped with a sponge, which is used to rub the inside |
| There are only guidelines and even they are | | | | of the cheek to collect a saliva sample.Residue tests |
| somewhat arbritrary.When testing for marijuana use, it | | | | or drug identification tests are effortless and easy |
| is determined how clear the THC is in a person's | | | | methods of determining what drug is being used. |
| system by the following factors: frequency of use of | | | | Simple wipes can be used on a surface of a table, |
| marijuana, duration of use of marijuana, amount of | | | | desk, or an other surface where drug use is |
| marijuana smoked and the potency of the marijuana. | | | | suspected. Law enforcement agencies and school |
| Clearance of THC in a person's system varies from 10 | | | | officials now have the ability to test substances at the |
| to 90 days according to the usage of the previous | | | | scene and obtain fast and laboratory accurate |
| listed factors.There are five types of marijuana tests | | | | results.Perspiration tests are also approved for testing |
| used on testing for marijuana use; a urine test, a hair | | | | for marijuana use. There are studies that have shown |
| test, a saliva test, a residue test and a perspiration | | | | the value of detecting drug use through sweat patch |
| test.Urine drug tests are one of the most popular | | | | testing. But, the major drawback of sweat patch |
| methods of random drug testing for recent marijuana | | | | testing is that the production of liquid perspiration varies |
| drug use, as they are easy and convenient to use and | | | | with room temperature and amount of physical activity. |
| provide fast and accurate results. Also, the big | | | | So, the volume of perspiration collected by the patch |
| advantage to urine drug testing, is that you have the | | | | during the week that it is worn is unknown.There is |
| ability to test up to 10 different drugs at one time.Hair | | | | nothing anyone can do to hasten the metabolism of |
| drug tests are one of the most trusted methods of | | | | THC before testing for marijuana use! Not drinking lots |
| drug detection today. This method is not only accurate | | | | of water, no special teas or vitamin formulas. |
| but even the smallest amount of drugs will show up on | | | | |