Drug Abuse: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: Are there home drug tests to test for prescription drug abuse?

(Posted by: j dddddd on 2009-12-25 21:07:41)

Presciption drugs like ADHD medicines? Thanks!!!

Posted by: Kelle on 2009-12-25, 21:12:23

No. blood has to be sent to a lab. Even a pee test at the jail will only show illegal drugs. It would be very rare for someone who was prescribed an ADHD med. ( and needed it),to abuse it. That would just make them VERY sleepy. They wouldn't want that. Of course people for whom it is not prescribed , who are looking for a dangerous high, could abuse it. Whoever owns the drugs needs to keep it on their person.

Posted by: Diogenes on 2009-12-25, 21:28:41

Yes--in part. Urine tests will show abuse of amphetamines such as adderall but will NOT show abuse of ritalin (methylphenidate) since that does not show up.