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Q: What drugs does the
PDT-90® Personal Drug Testing Service™ screen for?
A: PDT-90® checks your child for five
different types of drugs: marijuana,
cocaine (including crack cocaine), opiates
(including heroin), methamphetamine
(speed and uppers) and PCP (angel dust).
Q: How does the test work?
A: The PDT-90® Personal Drug Testing
Service™ uses a simple, in-home hair
sample collection. The hair is tested by
Psychemedics for evidence of drug use
which occurred during the approximately
previous 90 days.
The package provides instructions on how to collect a small hair sample from your child. You simply send the hair sample to Psychemedics for laboratory testing in the envelope provided. Use your PDT-90® code number to receive the results confidentially and anonymously over the phone.
Q: Will Psychemedics keep my
child's test results confidential?
A: Yes, your child's results are kept
completely confidential and are for your
use only. NO NAMES ARE EVER
USED IN THE TESTING PROCESS.
YOUR PDT-90® NUMBER
KEEPS ALL TESTING CONFIDENTIAL
AND ANONYMOUS.
Q: How long will it take to
receive my child's test results?
A: Test results are available typically 5
working days from the time that they are
received at the lab, provided that all of
the instructions for submitting the sample
are followed properly.
To receive the results, simply call our toll-free results hotline at 1-800-720-4247 with your PDT-90® code number.
Q: Is testing very accurate?
Will the results come back
positive if my child is not
taking drugs, but has been in
contact with drug users?
A: The Psychemedics PDT-90®
Personal Drug Testing Service™ uses one
of the most effective tests on the market,
the same patented technology relied upon
by corporations nationwide. Hair samples
are purified to remove any external
contaminants.
As with any drug testing, cutoff levels are utilized to help ensure that inadvertant or unintentional contact with drugs will not create a false positive result. The testing technology is designed to show the presence of drug levels which would only be consistent with the ingestion of drugs.
All samples are tested using a radioimmunoassay screen. Before any positive test result is reported, the sample is subjected to a second, confirmatory test using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), considered the gold standard for forensic drug testing.
Q: How does the
PDT-90® Drug
Testing Service™ compare with
urinalysis tests currently on the
market?
A: Urinalysis can only check to see if
drugs were used within the previous 2-3
day period for most drugs. PDT-90®
testing can check for drug use within a
90-day period. This makes it harder for a
child to evade detection.
Ways of beating urine tests are widely known by teens. They can tamper with the specimen, flush their systems with water, and even purchase clean urine to substitute for their own. However, the easiest way for them to beat a urine test is just not to use for 3 days. In addition, PDT-90® testing should be less embarrassing to you and your child than urinalysis, since collection and handling is clean and easy.
Q: Can I obtain hair from my
child's hairbrush if I don't want
to confront him/her right now?
A: The best way of using the PDT-90®
Personal Drug Testing Service™ is with
your child's knowledge and cooperation
and by collecting the hair sample as
described in the materials provided. We do
not recommend that parents try to collect
hair from their child in a secretive manner.
Warning: It is important to remember that
children often share each other's hair
brushes; if hair samples are taken from
hair brushes there is no guarantee or
proof that the hair sample is actually from
your child.
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