Have you ever found a tablet or capsule that has fallen out of someone’s pant pocket when washing laundry? Have you noticed small “chunks” in the ashtray between tobacco or traces of white powder on the table? This may not necessarily be drugs, however, it cannot be excluded.  Withdrawal from family life, a constant need for money, poor grades in school and an increase in aggressive behaviour are not necessarily signs of drug addition. However, warning signals should go off if there is a change in the circle of friends and/or if one begins to party excessively on a regular basis, e.g. if the test person regularly stays out all night and only comes home in the morning. Talk about your anxieties and fears and try to persuade the person in question to voluntarily provide you with a urine sample. With the SelfScreen drug and alcohol screening test you can check these substances for their drug content. The screening is highly sensitive, i.e. that even small amounts of the suspected substances is sufficient to supply reliable results.

Testing of solid substances

(e.g. powder, tablets, capsules or parts of plants)

In the case of tablets or pills, please do not test the entire tablet. Break off a small piece (about the size of a pin head) to be used as testing material. If you would like to test a powder, you only need a small amount of the powder for testing. If you would like to test plant parts such as leaves or stems, crumble or tear these into small pieces about the size of a pinhead. Do not use whole leaves or stems!

Testing of a urine sample

Many drug users come up with extraordinary ideas on how to manipulate urine samples. At times, these ideas are passed on or made public on the Internet to help drug users avoid being caught by the now nation-wide traffic controls of the police. If a urine sample is provided, please make sure that no liquids are accessible in the room where the sample is taken, which could be used as a replacement for the urine in the glass. Make sure that no person or pet is allowed in the room and check also for scents such as citrus fragrance or chlorine, which indicate the adding of cleaning agents to the sample. These are sometimes added to the samples to disrupt drug detection through chemical reaction. Request that the test person provide a urine sample in a glass, cup, etc. It is recommended to wear gloves in order to avoid contact with the urine sample. Now open the foil pouch of the test cassette. The foil pouch and the desiccant can be disposed of with your household refuse.

Testing contaminated surfaces

(e.g. ashtrays, desks, straps of the schoolbag or the steering wheel of a car)

Basically, it is difficult to prove that someone is consuming drugs, if the person is trying to keep their drug use a secret. Samples, such as tablets or capsules cannot be found and the person refuses to give a urine sample. Here it is also possible with the help of the SelfScreen drug and alcohol screeningtest to check contaminated surfaces. The drug screening test is so sensitive that invisible traces can be detected. In order to do this, consider which surfaces are theoretically most likely to have come in contact with the drug. Tabletops, ashtrays or small mirrors lying around are typical examples. In certain circumstances it is enough to simply test surfaces that the test person regularly touches, if they have been contaminated with drugs as a result of skin contact. In this case, traces of the drug can remain for example on the door handle, on the strap of a bag or a backpack and even on there mote control of a television. You should select surfaces, which are only touched by the test person. If during the surface testing drugs are detected, then the test person has had contact with drugs. Whether or not these drugs were also consumed can only be definitely detected by a urine test.

Testing liquids

(e.g. from ampoules or other containers with suspicious content)

Typical party drugs are not liquids. However, in almost every drug group there are individual derivatives that can be transported, dealt and consumed in liquid form. Typical preparations here include for example hash oil, LSD or so-called “liquid ecstasy”. Due to the very high concentration of the drugs, you should take corresponding cautionary measures. Put on gloves before using the test. Make sure that the suspicious liquid does not come in contact with your skin. Avoid contact of the substance with the mouth or the eyes. Do not spill the liquid. If this should happen, simply clean the corresponding surface thoroughly with water and a conventional household cleaner. Discard any food that has been contaminated. A positive test result only shows proof of the possession of drugs. Whether the test person has consumed these drugs can only be proved by using a urine test.
Note: LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is a commonly usedhallucinogen and is usually dealt in large quantities and inliquid form. Due to the nature of LSD the SelfScreen drug and alcohol-screening test is not able to detect this drug.The test evaluation must occur 5 to 8 minutes after inserting the test cassette into the cap filled with urine or mobile phase. Please follow the instructions exactly with regard to time, since delays can falsify the results. The SelfScreen drug and alcohol screening test must be evaluated in good light conditions, so that weak colour lines can also be recognised. The test cassette has six reading windows. Each reading window detects a different drug.
The abbreviations are to be interpreted as follows:
AMP = Amphetamine (e.g. speed,...) 1000 ng/ml
MET = Methamphetamine (e.g. pep,...) 1000 ng/ml
THC = Tetrahydrocannabinol (e.g. hashish, marihuana,...) 50 ng/ml
COC = Cocaine (e.g. cocaine, crack,...) 300 ng/ml
OPI = Opiates (e.g. heroin, morphine...) 2000 ng/ml
MDMA = Ecstasy 500 ng/ml

Detection of alcohol in the saliva

Increased and excessive alcohol consumption is one of the most common and quickly spreading problems in our society. It is a factor, which contributes to many accidents, injuries and health problems. The blood alcohol level in which a person is influenced depends on each individual. Individual features such as the height and weight of a person affect the individual onset of alcoholic influence.

Course

• Do not eat or drink anything 15 minutes before the beginning of the test. This also includes non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, coffee, peppermint drops, meals, etc.
• Open the foil pouch and remove the test strip. The reaction field at the end of the test strip must be a light beige colour. A test strip that indicates colouration of any kind should not be used.
• Wet the reaction field briefly with saliva (from the lip or a cup) and evaluate the results after 2 to a maximum of 3 minutes.
• Green or blue colouration indicates the presence of alcohol and therefore a positive result. No change in colour indicates a negative result.
• Estimate the approximate blood alcohol level by comparing the colour of the reaction field with the coloured square printed on the foil pouch.