Drug of Abuse Tests

Sep. 19, 2017

Creative diagnostics^® offers a complete product range of on-site Drug of Abuse Tests products, including but not limited to:

Single drug urine/saliva test

Cat. No.	Product Name	Cut-off (ng/ml)
DTSJYJ003	CDIATM Amphetamine Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	2000/1000/500/300
DTS151	CDIATM Barbiturates Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	600/300/200
DTSJYJ038	CDIATM Cocaine Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	600/300/150
DTSJYJ039	CDIATM Ecstasy Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	2000/1000/500
DTS137	CDIATM Opiate Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	2000
DTSJYJ044	CDIATM Tramadol Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	200
DTSJYJ045	CDIATM Methcathinone Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	500
DTSJYJ046	CDIATM Methadone Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	300
DTSJYJ047	CDIATM Acetaminophen Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	5000
DTSCB012L13	CDIATM Propoxyphene Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	600/300
DTS269	CDIATM Oxycodone Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	100
DTSJYJ043	CDIATM Phencyclidine Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	50/25
DTSJYJ048	CDIATM Poppy Capsule Colloidal Gold Test Cassette, Urine	300

Customized drug urine/saliva test panel

●   Multi-Drug Urine Test Cup

●   Multi-Drug Test Urine Dip Card

●   Multi-Drug Test Saliva Dip Card

CDIA^TM Drug of Abuse Test ranges from single drug test to simultaneous multi-drug test. The speed and sensitivity of test have made them the most widely accepted method for screening and detecting for drug of abuse. CDIA^TM Drug of Abuse Test supports different cut-offs for drug of abuse test for satisfying world various countries’ demands.

Drug of Abuse Testing

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Drug of abuse testing is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva-to determine the presence or absence of specified drugs or their metabolites. A drug's overall effect on a particular person depends on the response of the person's body to the substance, on the quantity and combination taken, and when it was taken.

Major applications of drug testing include detection of the presence of performance enhancing steroids in sport, employers screening for drugs prohibited by law (such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin) and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood commonly. In 2009 the number of drug-related emergency room visits in the United States reached 4.6 million. Of these visits, cocaine and heroin represent the largest portion of illicit drugs at 43 and 22%, respectively, followed by methamphetamine, PCP, MDMA (known as ecstasy), and LSD. For pharmaceutical drugs, oxycodone, hydrocodone and diazepam are at 14.1, 8.4, 2.4%, respectively, and acetaminophen and ibuprofen are at 4.8, 2.7%, respectively. Overdose can result in a variety of symptoms. For example, cocaine may cause myocardial infarction, hypothermia, seizures, hallucinations, and/or arrhythmias. Acetaminophen overdose symptoms include abdominal pain, convulsions and sweating.

Screening and verification are two approaches to determine drug abuse and overdose. Sophisticated instruments, such as gas chromatographs coupled with mass spectrometers, are used to verify drug identification, as well as provide quantification. Unfortunately, these analyses, performed in the clinical laboratory, usually take in excess of an hour to perform, delaying patient diagnosis and selection of appropriate medical care. Drug of Abuse Test, as screening devices, provides immediate results for drug screening. Results usually come within 5–20 min with high sensitivity and ease of use. Appropriate quality-control specimens should also be analyzed to ensure the validity of the screening tests performed. Any positive results determined by drug of abuse test should be confirmed by a more specific laboratory method to ensure that no false-positive results are being used for diagnostic purposes.