People are asking about drug testing

March 2005

People are asking about drug testing.

They want to know what drugs will show up...for how long...whether some substances can trigger a false positive...if it's possible to fool a drug test...etc.

Some substances can cause a false-positive on a SCREENING test...but these are ruled-out with a confirmation test.

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People are asking about drug testing

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