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Mar 29, 2023 · This comprehensive chart shows screening and assessment tools for alcohol and drug misuse. Tools are categorized by substance type, audience for screening, and administrator. The chart also provides other assessment tools that may be useful for providers doing substance use work.
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- Overview
- What is a 10-panel drug test?
- What drugs can the test find?
- Detection times
- How and when to get one
- What to expect
- What do the results mean?
- Summary
A 10-panel drug test is a common way to check for various drugs in a person’s body. It typically involves testing urine for drugs, such as cannabis, opioids, and more.
Typically, traces of these substances in the urine mean the individual has these substances in their body. However, false positives can occur, where the test detects drugs when a person has not taken any.
A 10-panel drug test will look for 10 of the most common drugs that a person may be abusing. This selection usually includes five common prescription medications and five illicit street drugs.
Standard 10-panel drug tests normally test a person’s urine. This is a simple approach, as these drugs leave traces in the urine when it passes out of the body.
As a study in the journal Analytical Toxicology notes, urine testing is also more likely to detect substance use than other forms of tests, such as saliva tests.
There are some tests that use other substances, such as blood or hair, to test for the drugs. These may be more accurate in some cases, but the process is more complicated.
Marijuana
10-panel drug tests will test for marijuana and its resins, such as: •marijuana •hashish •extracts, including THC oil, wax, and glass
Cocaine
10-panel drug tests will also test for cocaine and other drugs containing cocaine, such as freebase or crack cocaine.
Opioids
Opioids come in many different forms, from prescription pills to illegal drugs. Some of the most common include: •smoked opium •heroin •morphine •codeine •oxycodone •hydrocodone
While a 10-panel drug test may help screen for drug use, it has limitations.
Detection times refer to the amount of time it takes for the body to get rid of the byproducts of the drugs. Detection times for different drugs vary greatly.
Detection times may depend on the type of drug, how much the person took, and how fast their metabolism works.
Another important fact to note is that a 10-panel drug test will not tell if the person is currently on the drug. The tests measure byproducts in the body that come from breaking down the drug, so they cannot detect how much of the drug is circulating in the body.
10-panel drug tests are widely available online and from some specialist stores selling pharmaceutical equipment. Ordering a test through a doctor’s office or lab itself is the most direct way. However, there are also some kits a person can buy and send to the lab themselves. This latter option may be a bit more tricky, however.
Most companies or doctors will work directly with a lab that analyzes the results of the test. Going through them to get the test done is a simple, direct approach.
If a company or organization requires a person to take a 10-panel drug test, they will generally give them notice of about 24 hours. Some professions may require the person to agree to random drug testing where they have little to no knowledge of the test beforehand.
The test administrators may have special preparation instructions as well. These may include not urinating for a couple of hours before the test or avoiding drinking extra water before the test.
Positive results
A positive result indicates that the drug or its byproducts are present in the person’s system in detectable amounts. This finding suggests they have used the drug recently. As the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration point out, federal employees and employees in many other safety fields have the right to have a second lab test their specimen if they receive a positive result. This precaution helps protect the individual from disciplinary action due to false positives.
Negative results
A negative result indicates that the drugs tested for are not present or are not present in a high enough quantity to detect. It does not indicate that the person has never used the drugs or that they will not use the drugs in the future.
Inconclusive results
An inconclusive result means the test was not successful. Labs may order the test again if results come back as inconclusive.
A 10-panel drug test is not the most common drug test. For instance, most employers who require testing will use a 4- or 5-panel drug test and an alcohol test. With that said, some professions involving personal and public safety may require regular 10-panel drug tests.
10-panel drug tests can effectively test for 10 substances within their own window of detection. These detection times vary with each drug and personal factors, such as individual metabolism.
- 48 hours
- Time detectable in urine
- 2-4 days
Our goal is to provide clinically relevant information that can be used to interpret urine drug screens (UDSs) for commonly abused drugs (ie, alcohol, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, opioids, marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine [PCP], and tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]).
- Karen E. Moeller, Kelly C. Lee, Julie C. Kissack
- 2008
May 7, 2017 · Our goal is to provide clinically relevant information that can be used to interpret urine drug screens (UDSs) for commonly abused drugs (ie, alcohol, amphetamines, ben-zodiazepines, opioids, marijuana, cocaine, phencyclidine [PCP], and tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]).
Mar 18, 2017 · In this report, we review technical information related to detection methods of urine drug tests that are commonly used and provide an overview of false-positive/false-negative data for commonly misused substances in the following categories: cannabinoids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, CNS stimulants, hallucinogens, designer drugs, a...
- Karen E. Moeller, Julie C. Kissack, Rabia S. Atayee, Kelly C. Lee
- 2017
All tobacco use, all alcohol use above the low-risk drinking guidelines and all use of cannabis and illegal drugs should be followed up with a brief assessment. For positive responses, document daily and weekly use. For more visit the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).
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