{"id":107530,"date":"2022-09-09T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=107530"},"modified":"2022-09-16T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:06:02","slug":"which-five-panel-drug-test-are-you-using","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/which-five-panel-drug-test-are-you-using\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Five Panel Drug Test are you Using?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"107530\" class=\"elementor elementor-107530\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7835127 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7835127\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89429e8\" data-id=\"89429e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288fdfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288fdfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The most common drug test ordered is the 5-panel drug test, but what really is in the 5-panel drug test? There are actually at least three versions, be very specific about ordering a 5-panel drug test. Do you know which version of the 5-panel drug test you are utilizing in your non-DOT drug testing program?<\/p><p>DOT requires a 5-panel drug test, a specific panel as specified by the DOT but created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This DOT 5-panel drug test includes the following: Marijuana (THC), Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP).<\/p><p>Now we must explain this further because these five categories of drugs actually include other metabolites which include:<\/p><ul><li>For Amphetamines: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDMA, and MDA which includes ecstasy<\/li><li>For Opioids: Codeine, Morphine, 6-AM (heroin), Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, and Oxymorphone<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Although a total of 14 metabolites are tested for in this DOT 5 panel test, the DOT still calls this a DOT 5 Panel test. This panel went into effect January 1, 2018.<\/p><p>Joe Reilly, President of National Drug Screening, Inc recently commented on drug testing panels \u201cI believe that the current DOT 5-panel drug test as described above should become the standard also for non-regulated or non-DOT testing. Laboratories are offering at least two additional versions of a 5-panel drug test which becomes very confusing.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5626106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5626106\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-414088a\" data-id=\"414088a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4a2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d4a2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 5-Panel Drug Test<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1430792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1430792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Below we show the October 1, 2010, version of the DOT 5 panel drug test, this is also offered at the labs for non-DOT or non-regulated drug testing.<\/p><ul><li>Marijuana (THC)<\/li><li>Cocaine<\/li><li>Amphetamines<\/li><li>Opiates<\/li><li>Phencyclidine (PCP)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8efeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff8efeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The amphetamines group included initial testing for MDMA and confirmatory testing for MDMA, MDA, &amp; MDEA. The opiates group included Codeine, Morphine, 6-AM (heroin). It is important to note that the opiates group did not include the expanded opiates of Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, and Oxymorphone.<\/p><p>Prior to October of 2010, we had another version of the DOT 5-panel drug test. This 5-panel included Amphetamine with Methamphetamine, Opiates with Codeine &amp; Morphine, Marijuana (THC), Cocaine, and Phencyclidine (PCP). So, note on this version, no metabolite for heroin (6AM), no ecstasy and no expanded opiates &#8211; Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, and Oxymorphone were included.<\/p><p>A fourth version of the five panel is also floating around at some labs which is similar to the one mentioned just above but includes the metabolite for heroin (6AM)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee142c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee142c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c5a59\" data-id=\"50c5a59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d49496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d49496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which 5-Panel Drug Test are you Ordering?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b59e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b59e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>So which version of the 5-panel drug test are you using for your non-DOT drug free workplace. As shown above there are 4 different versions. Employers need to ask questions, make sure you are the getting the panel you need and that it matches up to your drug free workplace policy. Third party administrators (TPS\u2019s) need to ask questions, which version of the 5-panel test are you getting from your laboratories and selling to your employer customers.<\/p><p>National Drug Screening, Inc recommends always the use of the newest version of the DOT 5-panel drug test or for non-regulated or non-DOT situations. We call this either the 5-Panel DOT Like or the 5-Panel with Expanded Opiates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most common drug test ordered is the 5-panel drug test, but what really is in the 5-panel drug test? There are actually at least three versions, be very specific about ordering a 5-panel drug test. Do you know which version of the 5-panel drug test you are utilizing in your non-DOT drug testing program? 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