Adulteration is the tampering of a urine specimen with the intention of altering drug test results. The use of adulterants can cause false negative results in drug tests by either interfering with the screening test and/or destroying the drug metabolites present in urine. Urine adulteration can be performed in many ways:
- Drinking excessive amounts of water before a urine drug test
- Taking creatine supplements to trigger false positives via creatinine metabolite
- Submitting “synthetic urine” from a foreign donor
- Dilution using sink or toilet bowl water
There are no true ways to pass a drug test apart from practicing sobriety. A modern-day urine drug screen provides drug test adulteration detection by measuring urinary properties:
- Creatinine
- pH
- Specific Gravity
- Glutaraldehyde
- Nitrites
- Oxidants/Pyridinium Chlorochromate (PCC)
Category:
Drug Testing