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Post by Katy Burke - State Coordinator on Jan 18, 2018 17:18:13 GMT
Does your court use saliva testing for drug use as a "quick and dirty" test, similar to the instant u.a. cups? My question is whether people feel it is a good stop gap for increasing frequency of testing if you don't have a consistent UA testing regime? Also, wondering what brand of saliva test may be effective for quick and dirties?
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Post by conniechampion on Jan 18, 2018 17:29:00 GMT
Yes Columbia County does. We use 13 panel UA cups, ETg dip tests, saliva tests, soberlink, and intoximeters. We figured it was best to have everything available in case a UA could not be done at the time. It helps with frequency and just keeping everyone on their toes so things are so random they think more about using substances when the time comes. Brand from Alere
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Post by Katy Burke - State Coordinator on Jan 18, 2018 17:30:07 GMT
From Eau Claire: We do not but have asked our testing site to look into the cost and accuracy of the results.
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Post by Kevin Peters on Jan 18, 2018 20:42:14 GMT
In Portage County, we do have the Saliva Scans that we actually use often. It is a great tool to use when we do not have that "same gender" person available to preform a supervised UA. Also, I use it to surprise the participants with a test prior to Case Management. The tests that we have are 10-panel/instant read. It is also nice that we can order these in large quantities and they have a 2 year expiration date on them. These are also very convenient to use during home visits!!
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Post by rcdrugcourt on Jan 18, 2018 21:28:23 GMT
Rusk County: We have the Saliva Scans, Sweat Patches, 12 Panel ua/instant read, mobile breathalyzer, and recently purchased and starting using intelligent Fingerprint sweat tests. Our UA's Saliva tests, breathalyzer, and fingerprint testing come from SmartTox. Our sweat patch comes from Pharm Chem. The saliva and finger print allow for testing on the spot with out concerns of gender, or ability to alter the test on the spot. The patch gives continuous monitoring. UA's are our preferred testing.
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Post by Anne Patton on Jan 19, 2018 16:54:41 GMT
We do not use Saliva Testing. We tried this method in the past and it was too problematic in terms of accuracy. We use Siemens and our Health Department lab tests the urine samples.
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Post by Angie Wanta on Jan 22, 2018 16:33:34 GMT
Marathon County does use saliva testing. I believe it has been successful in filling the "gaps" for the random UA testing. The brand we use is Oralert which is through Redwood Biotech- a division of Redwood Toxicology. 6 panels.
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