The Importance of Drug Testing

By Elizabeth Wilcox

Taking drugs is normal for a sick person. But then, taking drugs even without illness is not good to our health. In fact, it will only destroy the body system little by little until it finally breaks down. Although there are certain actions done by health agencies worldwide, we can't deny the fact that there are still people who are taking prohibited drugs until now. Unfortunately, the numbers of illegal drug victims are increasing instead of decreasing. Nowadays, there are a series of drug test done by medical agencies which forced employees, athletes and suspected persons to take.

A Drug test is a technical examination of urine, blood, hair and other fluid samples from the body's system. This test traces weather a person is taking drugs or not. Drug tests are common in schools, work places and medical institutions. Actually it's one of their requirements before they will hired or allow a person to enroll. Despite the fact that it's evidently an invasion of privacy, everyone is required to take a series of tests before engaging in several activities. Even out of school youths and unemployed individuals are still required to take the test. Drug tests can come up in several forms. It can either be urine test, hair follicle test or saliva test. Traditionally, a series of tests were done under the supervision of lab experts. But as of now, even parents can determine whether their children are taking drugs or not. With the help of home kits, parents can easily get samples without knowledge of their children.

Among the numbers of tests, hair follicle test is the most reliable. It's because hair is attached on a person's scalp wherein the number of toxins and contaminants can be easily determined. Besides, urine and saliva can be easily replaced. Hence, there is a huge possibility of getting incorrect results by taking such tests. Yes, drug test are accurate but then, there are instances wherein tests are counterproductive. Let's say for instance a person is taking drugs. Upon taking drug test, he or she can easily replace the samples. In other words, it is easy to cheat. Besides, drugs can be easily isolated in our body for about one to two days. Thus, there is a great chance of getting false positive results.

Today, more and more people are engaged with illegal drugs. Some are adults and some are too young. However, the campaign against drug addiction still continues. For many parents who want to know if their children are taking drugs, don't be afraid. Let them undergo a series of tests.

Elisabeth Wilcox was a 20 years old student from South East Asia. She often market products on the internet particularly cool gadgets like cell phones, computers and IPods. Before, she's a weird gal who sells testing devices such as Elisa and IFA. But then because of the hard competition, she was forced to change her idea about online marketing. Elisabeth is also fond of publishing blogs and creating multiplies.