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Saliva Drug Testing Saliva Tests for drugs is the least invasive and fastest way to test for current impairment from drugs in the workplace. As with any rapid test method including urine drug testing, a Non Negative result needs to be confirmed by a laboratory i n order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) are the preferred confirmatory methods. Here are some Questions and Answers regarding issues some have with Saliva Testing: Q: I had a candidate submit a negative test when the person appears to be under the influence of drugs or something else. A: There are a number of possible explanations:       1. I assume the candidate was tested for Alcohol       2. If the Saliva Test did not have a Benzodiazepine test strip this could be the cause.       3. There are very few substances or adulterants that can provide a false n...

Fake Weed! Did you see this on A Current Affair? http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/02/05/18/27/youth-issues-warning-about-fake-cannabis If not have a look now! People are still getting around the law and damaging lives, families, futures, we always portrayed drug pushers as people hanging around dark alleys, in night clubs and parties pushing their goods, now it is just available at some local stores so we are told, sold as incense but laced with deadly chemicals! The TGA has made the chemicals illegal, States in Australia have legislated against them, but these 'people' still sell it with a small label (in most cases) 'not fit for human consumption' and get a way with it. Ok, I know the end user has a choice, however, as with a lot of drug use particularly amongst the young, there is a lot of pressure to conform, to act like their peers, to belong, or to just experiment or just escape from the pressure, I also know until we as a society deal with these i...