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Methamphetamine
What is methamphetamine?
d-Methamphetamine and its metabolites are central nervous system
stimulants whose pharmacological properties include alertness, wakefulness,
increased energy, reduced hunger and an overall feeling of well-being. Large
doses and extended usage can result in higher tolerance levels and
physiological dependency.
Urine based screening tests for drugs of abuse range from complex analytical
procedures to simple immunoassay tests. The sensitivity and rapidity of
immunoassays have made them the most accepted method of preliminary
screening for drugs of abuse in urine. This allows the laboratory to eliminate
the large number of negative specimens and focus on the smaller number of
initially positive specimens.
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About Our Test
The methamphetamine test is available in the 3, 5 or 10 panel tests.
The methamphetamine test is a one step rapid, qualitative immunoassay for
the detection of d-methamphetamine in urine. The cutoff concentration for this
test is 500 ng/ml, as recommended by the U.S. Department of Defense and
adopted by the U.S. Laboratory Certification Program. This corresponds to the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
recommendation for confirmation test cutoff concentration for GC/MS.
Street Slang Names For Methamphetamine
For a complete list of slang terms for drug and drug activity you can download the following file, drug terms (175K), complements of
ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse.You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software to view this file.
- Working man's cocaine - methamphetamine
- Yellow bam - methamphetamine
- White cross - methamphetamine; amphetamine
- Super ice - smokable methamphetamine
- Speed - methamphetamine; amphetamine; crack
- Hot ice - smokable methamphetamine
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