Normal Reference Ranges
Adult
Negative Qualitative
Pediatric
Negative Qualitative
Clinical Significance
Rapid immunoassay for common drugs of abuse. Highly prone to false positives (e.g., PPIs triggering false positive THC, or Poppy seeds triggering Opiates) and requires confirmatory GC/MS.
Causes of High
- Use of Amphetamines, Cocaine, Opiates, PCP, THC, Benzodiazepines
Causes of Low
- Normal finding