True test for ecstasy.Ecstasy ecstasy, either of two drugs used for their euphoric effects. The original ecstasy, a so-called designer drug, also known as MDMA, is an analog of methamphetamine (see amphetamine). users who happen to be in the job market have new reason to beware. A new hair drug test being used by many companies in preemployment screenings can detect the popular party drug. It also detects marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. , cocaine, heroin, and PCP PCP abbr. 1. phencyclidine 2. primary care physician Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in hair samples up to 90 days after usage, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Psychemedics Corp., which is marketing the test. Psychemedics officials say the company has 1,700 corporate clients, including many in the Fortune 500. In addition, the company does drug testing for four of the country's largest police departments and five Federal Reserve banks. In August company officials announced they had seen a surprisingly high level of positive tests for ecstasy in the first five weeks of screening. The addition of testing for ecstasy, a methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. , led in fact to a doubling of positive results for all methamphetamines. California had the highest number of positive tests, followed closely by Nevada and Florida. |
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