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Drug Testing in Professional Sports |
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 By Lena M Butler
The use of drugs to enhance athletic performance is not a new phenomenon. Even in the earliest examples of the ancient Greek Olympics were marred by reports of athletes consuming foods, herbs, or other items believed to give them a great edge in their performances. Today, drug testing has become a hotly debated topic and has cost many athletes their titles, careers, and reputations. |
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Drug Testing and Detection Periods of Commonly Abused Drugs |
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 By David Williams Hernandezd
There are various methods to check for drug abuse by an individual. Various testing methods like urine test, saliva test, hair test, sweat test are done to identify whether or not a specific drug or metabolite (substance formed after processing in body) is present in body. The time after last drug consumption for which the drug as metabolite can be detected is called the drug detection period. The range of detection periods depend on amount and frequency of drug use, type of drug, metabolic rate, body mass, age, sex, and overall health. The five most commonly abused drugs are |
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Drug Testing - What You Gonna Do When They Come For You? |
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 By Douglas Beatty, M.D.
Drug testing has become a very common practice in our current society. There are a number of reasons for this increase. First, the actual tests themselves have become relatively easy to perform. They often require only a urine dipstick. More complex confirmatory testing is readily available at any number of labs for very reasonable prices. A second reason is the parallel objectives of employers and industries to screen out drug abusers prior to employment consideration, and to maintain later vigilance by subsequent random testing. The Government has mandated certain workplace safety |
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