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drug screening
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drug screening
Clinical toxicology A method for identifying the presence of one or more drugs of abuse, usually in urine, by 'stat' methods–eg, EMIT–enzyme-mediated immunologic technique, FPIA–fluorescence polarization immunoassay, TLC; DS is used in the ER, for preemployment testing, and identifies the most commonly abused substances–eg, cocaine, opiates, tranquilizers, sedatives–barbiturates, and hallucinogens–PCP, LSD, tetrahydrocannabinol


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A traditional drug test analyzes a subject's urine sample for the presence of drug chemicals.
``If the drug tests scare you away, you're going to be blown away by the rest of it.
Athletes who flunk a drug test could submit proof of a "therapeutic-use exemption" after failing, says Rachel Corbett, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association, which governs the Outgames.
 
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