What Are Some Common Drug Screens Employers Are Requesting?
A person could have the perfect resume and passed the interview with flying colors yet still not get a job. What is one reason that would stop this person from getting the job, other than another perfect candidate stepping up to the plate? How about a failed drug test.
Don’t be that person. Not getting a job because you failed a drug screen is terrible form. Drug screen programs are put into place for a reason — to find the perfect candidate, and to find someone who isn’t going to be doing drugs on the job.
A drug test can be a very scary thing for future employees, even if a future employee has never done a drug in his/her life. If you know you haven’t taken a drug, then you should feel at ease.
With that in mind, employees might be wondering what drug tests are actually screening for. To get a better idea of that, let’s pose this question: What are some common drug screens employers are requesting?
There are two rather common drug screens employers are incorporating, and they are the five-panel drug screen and the 10-panel drug screen. With that said, as marijuana becomes legal in more and more places, employers are starting to incorporate a four-panel drug test instead of the five-panel drug test.
What A Five-Panel Drug Screen Tests For
- Amphetamine/Methamphetamine
- Cocaine
- Opiates
- PCP
- THC
What A 10-Panel Drug Screen Tests For
- Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Methadone
- Opiates
- PCP
- Propoxyphene
- Quaaludes
While 10-panel and five-panel tests are rather common, there are other drug screens available for employers. Like we said before, a four-panel drug screen could become more popular as a result of marijuana legislation changing.
There are plenty of options when it comes to a drug screening program, and figuring out what kind of drug screen an employer is going to use is one of them.
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