Saliva testing-swabs?

[Blindside]

I have seen people getting hired at my company putting swabs in their mouths for like 3 minutes.

I haven't seen anything on the boards about this. I am already in the company as a temp, and diluted to pass my test for that successfully. I am hoping to go perm, and might be subject to another test. I am just wondering what the story is on that method of testing. Time frame to be clean? Accuracy, etc.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

[billos]

Hard to beat if not impossible.....detection time is up to 3 days.

[Deige]

Swab tests have a detection window of about 24-48 hours, so stop 4 days before the test. If you can't then make sure you brush your teeth and gums and tongue very well before you take the test. When you take the test you should also position the swab so that it is barely touching the soft surfaces in the mouth.

[Blindside]

Interesting...thanks

[Storm Crow]

From "Granny Storm Crow's MMJ Reference List"

Roadside oral fluid testing: Comparison of the results of Drugwipe tests with laboratory
Roadside oral fluid testing: comparison of the results of drugwipe 5 and drugwipe benzodiazepines on-site tests with laboratory confirmation results of oral fluid and whole blood. (http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/3/1351.htm)

Portable Oral-Fluid Tests Still Unreliable For Pot, Study Says
Portable Oral-Fluid Tests Still Unreliable for Pot, Study Says - NORML (http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7636)

Interpretation of Oral Fluid Tests for Drugs of Abuse
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2700061&tool=pmcentrez

Evaluation of on-site oral fluid screening using Drugwipe-5(+(R)), RapidSTAT((R)) and Drug Test 5000((R)) for the detection of drugs of abuse in drivers.
Unbound MEDLINE | Evaluation of on-site oral fluid screening using Drugwipe-5(+(R)), RapidSTAT((R)) and Drug Test 5000((R)) for the detection of drugs of abuse in drivers. Journal article (http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/19913376/full_citation/Evaluation_of_on_site_oral_fluid_screening_using_D rugwipe_5_+_R___RapidSTAT__R___and_Drug_Test_5000_ _R___for_the_detection_of_drugs_of_abuse_in_driver s_)

Method For Detecting 23 Drugs And Medicines In Saliva Developed
Method For Detecting 23 Drugs And Medicines In Saliva Developed (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122532.htm)


Most of the people who bothered to post after taking an oral test, passed by abstaining for a couple of days and practicing excellent oral hygiene (bush, floss, and an alcohol-based or plaque-removing mouth wash). Hope that helps you.


Granny :hippy: