There are different kinds of tests that can be used to detect drug users. The most widely used one is that which involves analysis of a person’s urine. This is called the urine drug test.

Also sometimes called toxicological screening, urine drug screening is intended specifically as a means to test a person for drug abuse. Possible drug overdose (or drug poisoning) – whether intentional or accidental – can be evaluated by means of this drug test.

Other uses for urine drug screening are as follows:

-To determine the amount and type of drug (illicit or prescribed) a person used.

-To keep track of drug dependency.

-To determine the exact cause of drug poisoning.

-As a pre-employment requirement – to insure that a person is free of any illegal substance.

In general, urine drug screening is used to determine the presence of drugs of any kind in the body for medical and/or legal purposes.

This drug test can detect the general classes or types of drugs, especially those considered most commonly abused. These include the hallucinogens (LSD and such other substances that induce hallucination), opiates (heroin, morphine, and other narcotics), cannabis (marijuana and hashish), and the central nervous system (CNS) stimulants (amphetamines, cocaine, and crack) and depressants (barbiturates and tranquilizers).

The test, however, is incapable of marking the difference between prescription and illicit drugs within the same group or class. For example, a person taking prescribed tranquilizers to relieve his stress and another one using barbiturates would both manifest positive urine screening tests for CNS depressants.

Sometimes, a false-positive result can turn out. This means that a person who has taken only some over-the-counter drugs and submits to urine drug screening may be detected positive for either prescription or illegal drugs. In some cases too, a false-positive result may be due to some foods acting as interfering factors.

In performing urine drug screening, it is important to collect midstream urine sample. The person will be asked to stay in a room where it won’t be possible for him to make chemical alteration of his own sample (as in diluting it with water) or substitute someone else’s urine. The sample is then evaluated in the laboratory.

Another testing method that’s more sensitive may be used to corroborate a positive urine drug screening result. The test called gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is the most widely used for this purpose. This test is able to determine the specific compound present in the body.

Marijuana has been used by mankind for many thousands of years and yet there is a paucity of information about the exact number of people who are addicted to it: Although hard evidence is lacking about 5-10% of smokers who smoked pot will turn into chronic abusers of pot. Chronic smokers usually smoke more than two reefers a day and some may smoke as much as 10 reefers per day.

Addiction to marijuana is similar to addiction to other drugs in that the individual initially smoke with control and over a period of time they tend to smoke more quantities of weed to get high and this leads to addiction. However there is a major difference between weed and other drugs in that weed does not cause physical dependence. It the high of grass that the smoker is in search of!

Most smokers start pot in high school or college. Initially these are kind of social sessions with a lot of friends and fun. But over a period of time people start to smoke all by themselves and then the joint fills every single space and void in their lives. The enslavement of the individual is now complete.

Therefore to help people figure out their addiction, I have designed this simple questionnaire about marijuana addiction. By honestly answering these questions one can reliably learn about their addiction status.

Marijuana Addiction Test

Answer these questions in simple yes or no format. There is no time limit, but it is advisable not to spend too much time on these questions as your answers can get biased.

1. Why do you smoke pot? Is it only for pleasure?
2. Is pot affecting every single aspect of your life? Do you leave office or parties to smoke a joint? Do you choose friends based on their marijuana use?
3. Do you smoke alone?
4. If you are out of pot, does it make you anxious and jittery?
5. Do you think that weed is a panacea to all your problems and avoid dealing with in the first place?
6. Are your memory concentration, judgment and motivation getting affected by smoking pot?
7. Does marijuana use let you live in a make believe world?
8. Do you feel the need to cut back or quit smoking pot?
9. Have you tried to quit smoking pot before and failed?
10. Do you find yourself constantly facing concerns from your friends and family members about your pot usage?
11. If weed is not around, do you instead drink alcohol or do other drugs?

If you answer yes to more than six of these questions then you probably have a problem with marijuana abuse and the earlier one recognises it, easier is the remedy.