A Health Educator's Guide to Understanding Drugs of Abuse Testing

The drug free workplace initiative was started in 1986 by President Ronald Regan when he issued an executive order to develop guidelines for drug abuse testing for Federal Government employees. Since then, most state, government, and private employers have adopted the policy of a drug free workplace. Today, pre-employment drug testing is almost mandatory and passing the drug test is a condition for hire. A Health Educator's Guide to Understanding Drug Abuse Testing describes in laymanrs"s language the process of testing for drugs and provides coverage of what potential employees are being tested for, how the tests are performed, and what foods and drugs may affect the test results and may jeopardize a person's chance of being hired. Written by a practicing toxicologist, this text gives health educators a solid foundation in the process of drug testing and helps them understand how different methods of cheating drug tests are rendered ineffectual.

Chapter1 Drugs of Abuse: Past and Present
Chapter 2 Pharmacology and Genetic Aspects of Abused Drugs
Chapter3 Designer Drugs: A New Challenge
Chapter4 Evolution of Pre-Employment and Workplace Drug Testing
Chapter5 Testing of SAMHSA and Non-SAMHSA Drugs
Chapter6 Legal Issues
Chapter7 Methodologies for Drugs-of-Abuse Testing
Chapter8 Point-of-Care Devices for Drug Testing: Advantages and Limitations
Chapter9 "Beating" Drug Tests with Flushing, Detoxifying Agents, and Synthetic and Substituted Urine
Chapter10 Household Chemicals as Urinary Adulterants
Chapter11 Urine Luck, Klear, Urine Aid, Stealth, and Related Urinary Adulterants
Chapter12 Alternative Explanations for True Positives in Drug Testing
Chapter13 Miscellaneous Drugs-of-Abuse Testing Issues
Chapter14 Over-the-Counter Drugs That Interfere with Drug Testing
Chapter15 Prescription Medications That Interfere with Drug Testing
Chapter16 Passing Pre-Employment and Workplace Drug Tests
Chapter17 Drug Testing of Hair, Oral Fluid, Sweat, and Meconium
Chapter18 Herbal Remedies and Drugs-of-Abuse Testing