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Toll awarded $18,000 from drug-test faking employee by Victoria Bruce HC Online Logistics giant Toll Holdings has scored a win from the Fair Work Commission as a former employee has been ordered to pay the company $18,000 after falsifying drug test results to support an unfair dismissal claim. The commissioner ordered the former Toll Holdings employee, who was fired in June 2015 after a positive drug test, to pay the company $18,000 in compensation, AFR reported. The employee had tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in his system after a workplace drug test, yet before his dismissal the worker told Toll urine sample tested by a doctor had showed up negative to the drugs. But at subsequent proceedings to hear the worker's unfair dismissal claim, the doctor gave evidence that the test had been "manipulated", and the original test showed the former employee had tested positive.   Read the full article here. Comment: It

As many are aware accuracy of Saliva Drug Testing and the detection of THC is frequently questioned. There is substantial research in the last 15 years that indicates that Saliva Drug Testing for THC is quite unstable, even with monumental advances in technology in recent years it still remains so. I don't want to create a "how to buy good marijuana article" however some practical facts need to be covered as well as the technical information.   Below is a typical product insert for a saliva test device showing the types of THC molecules tested. This tests detects both the Parent THC and the metabolite THC-COOH   Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Parent) 50 ng/mL (-)-11-nor-Δ 9 -THC-9-COOH 12 ng/mL 11-Hydroxy-Δ 9 -THC 300 ng/mL 11-nor-Δ 8 -THC-9-COOH 12 ng/mL The emphasis is on detection of the Parent Drug at 50ng as that is deposited in the mouth via when marijuana is smoked.

Saliva Drug Testing Saliva Tests for drugs is the least invasive and fastest way to test for current impairment from drugs in the workplace. As with any rapid test method including urine drug testing, a Non Negative result needs to be confirmed by a laboratory i n order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) are the preferred confirmatory methods. Here are some Questions and Answers regarding issues some have with Saliva Testing: Q: I had a candidate submit a negative test when the person appears to be under the influence of drugs or something else. A: There are a number of possible explanations:       1. I assume the candidate was tested for Alcohol       2. If the Saliva Test did not have a Benzodiazepine test strip this could be the cause.       3. There are very few substances or adulterants that can provide a false negative test            with saliva. MediNat will s