Saliva test for drugs

The Sunday Mail ^ | 15jun03 | KAY DIBBEN

[Pern]

Another for the WOD list. And this one really sucks!

[Nitro]

I SPIT on the world...

oops!

[eno_]

I don't have a problem with commercial heavy equipment operators being drug tested. They are looking for speed and benzodiazapams (happy pills) as well as pot. While they mentioned alcohol, it didn't say if tests covered alcohol as well. In other words, they ARE going out of their way not to be the "lifestyle police," as they said.

They should also be looking for, and advising against the use of many over the counter allergy drugs, since some people are very susceptible to falling asleep at the wheel after taking them.

I am generally in favor of legalized pot since it is less harmful than alcohol, but if a heavy equipment operator wants to play it safe by testing for pot, too, that's fine with me.

[yonif]

Ping FYI

[chance33_98]

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[dogbyte12]

Actually I like this test. It only detects usage for marijuana 8 hours before the testing.

This seems alot better than testing somebody with urine, which can detect marijuana usage from 6 weeks back, while one was on vacation in Holland.

If you are employed working heavy machinery, you shouldn't be high on drugs. These tests seem like a reasonable thing. If you smoked marijuana 24 hours ago, no big deal... That morning before work, and you have a problem.

This allows people the freedom to do what they want on their own free time, while still respecting the safety, insurance, and productivity concerns of the employer.

[ActionNewsBill]

Another for the WOD list. And this one really sucks!

Actually, this is a pretty good development. The testing available now does little to measure actual impairment.

As it stands now, you can smoke a joint Friday night, be tested on Monday and fail a urine test, even thought you are not in the least bit impaired.

The test showed a positive or negative result for marijuana used within six to eight hours of the test and other substances consumed within the previous 24 hours – unlike urine tests, which could show drugs used weeks before.

With this system, you could smoke a joint the night before, and you could still pass the test the next morning.

I'm all for it being implemented on a wider scale insted of the current urinalysis.

[MrLeRoyForgotHisPassword]

Wod_list ping

[ActionNewsBill]

MrLeRoyForgotHisPassword

What's the deal with the new screen name?

[ActionNewsBill]

Are you fer it or agin it?

[dogbyte12]

My guess is that they are against this. This is an accurate test that shows somebody being currently intoxicated yet does not ring a bell if they did their drugs on Friday night as they started the week-end. Why would any freedom hating Drug Warrior approve of this kinda test?

[ActionNewsBill]

This is an accurate test that shows somebody being currently intoxicated yet does not ring a bell if they did their drugs on Friday night as they started the week-end.

They will have no argument for keeping drugs illegal with this test.

But they'll try anyways.

[bjcintennessee]

Sounds great to me. I hope they are more accurate and dependable than breathalyzers.

[Ramius]

Somebody needs to arrest the people that developed this. How could they possibly have actually tested this without having people smoke pot and use the system?

tsk tsk tsk... bust 'em. :-)

[Ramius]

I was just looking for a reason to use "depharmaceuticalized" in a sentence!) ;-)

hehehe... This may have been your last chance.

[OXENinFLA]

If this comes to the US and is put into law as something LEOs could us in a traffic stop, would the LEOs need a warrant before they could swab you during the stop?

I mean a LEO can't stop you and start off w/ a breathalyzer at the benign of the stop.

Doesn't the LEO have to have probable cause before you can be subjected to a breathalyzer?