Beating Drug Tests and Defending Positive Results: A Toxicologist's Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781607615262 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 152 str.

Amitava Dasgupta

Opis

A majority of the Fortune 500 Companies implement some practice of workplace drug testing in their company policies. This practice was first initiated by President Ronald Reagan when he ordered federal agencies to drug test federal employees involved in sensitive positions as well as positions involving public safety.

As a practicing toxicologist, Dr. Amitava Dasgupta is involved with the pre-employment drug testing at his own hospital and aptly shares his expertise in Beating Drug Tests and Defending Positive Results: A Toxicologist's Perspective, which covers all major issues concerning how people try to beat drug tests and defend positive test results. In each chapter, extensive references are cited so that readers can access more information on a particular topic that may interest them. The book will undoubtedly prove helpful to toxicologists, medical technologists, pathologists, human resources professionals and anyone interested in workplace drug testing.

Spis treści

Preface Chapter 1. Beating Drug Tests and Defending Positive Results: A General Overview Chapter 2. Pharmacology of Commonly Abused Drugs Chapter 3. Workplace Drug Testing: SAMHSA and Non-SAMHSA Drugs Chapter 4. Diuretics, Flushing and Detoxifying Agents for Beating Urine Drug Tests: Are they effective? Chapter 5. Household Chemicals and Internet Based products for Beating Urine Drug Tests: How to detect such Adulterants? Chapter 6. How People Try to Beat Drugs Tests using Hair, Saliva and Sweat? Chapter 7: Defending Positive Opiate and Marijuana Test Results. Chapter 8. Defending Positive Cocaine Test: Handling paper Money Contaminated with Cocaine, Drinking Health Tea, Dentist Used Procaine etc. Chapter 9. Defending Positive Amphetamine Results: Taking OTC Cold Medications, Taking Weight Loss Products, Using Vicks Inhaler Chapter 10. Analytical True Positives in Workplace Drugs Testings Due to Use of Prescription and OTC Medications

O autorze

Amitava Dasgupta , University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA.