5 Panel Drug Test

  • This drug test screens for amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, PCP, and opiates.
  • Urine and hair drug tests are both available.
  • Detection times vary from 4-90 days.

Have you been searching on Google for a "5 panel drug test near me"? You're in the right place. The 5 panel drug test screens for:

FAQs

How can I order a 5 panel drug test?

Ordering a test is quick and easy! You can simply place an order and choose your testing location on our website or order over the phone by giving US Drug Test Centers a call at 866-566-0261. Once your order has been processed, you will receive your donor pass immediately and can go in for testing right away.

How will I receive my drug test results?

Testing results are typically sent via email but can also be sent via fax or physical mail if preferred. We can send the results to the donor directly, or with permission, send the results to an employer, probation officer or other third party. Most drug test results are received within 48 hours, but can be sooner if you choose an instant urine drug test and the specimen does not need further confirmation testing at the laboratory.

Where can I get a 5 panel drug test?

US Drug Test Centers has more than 20,000 collection sites across the United States, and you’ll hardly ever go more than a few miles to have a drug test completed. Ordering a test is quick & easy and results are securely emailed to you as soon as they are available, usually within 24-48 hours!

What drugs are included in a 5 panel drug test?

US Drug Test Centers offers a 5 panel urine drug test that includes testing for: Amphetamines (including Methamphetamines and MDMA), Cocaine, Marijuana, Expanded Opiates (Codeine, Morphine, Hydromorphone, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, 6-AM or Heroin), and Phencyclidine (PCP).

Is the 5 panel drug test a urine or hair drug test?

The 5 panel drug test is administered as a urine screening and can be collected at all of our 20,000+ collection site locations.

How far back will a 5 panel drug test detect a substance in my system?

The 5 panel urine drug test generally tests back 80-90 hours for drugs in the system.

  • Amphetamines (including Methamphetamines and MDMA)
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Opiates (including codeine, morphine, heroin (6-AM))
  • Phencyclidine (PCP)

When you order the 5-panel drug test through US Drug Test Centers, you get the expanded amphetamines — which means we screen for methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA, and MDEA. Additionally, the opiate testing includes codeine, morphine, and heroin. Having a more expansive panel offers better (and more thorough) protection. As an employer, it’s important to be proactive in protecting your workplace from opioid abuse, as it’s an addiction and epidemic that is costing businesses tens of billions of dollars every year.

Choosing the 5 Panel Drug Test

This testing represents the standard 5 panel drug test used for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) certified laboratories. This is required for United States Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing, which expanded their drug testing panels to include prescription opioids along with illegal opioids, as of 2018.

5 panel drug tests are the most common drug test panel in the United States and are available with a urine specimen or a hair specimen. Urine collection for a 5 panel urine drug test is the most common choice, although hair drug testing is more accurate and has a longer detection window. For this reason, hair drug testing results in twice the number of positive test results, compared to the urine 5 panel test.

Hair drug testing is especially helpful if you want to determine patterned drug use or abuse over time, as this is something urine tests can’t screen for, due to a shorter detection window.

5 panel drug tests have been around since the 1980s when employee drug testing first began in the United States. Keep reading for more information on the individual substances tested in the 5 panel drug screen, with it's the 5 panel urine test, a rapid drug screen 5 panel, a 5 panel DOT drug test, etc.

At US Drug Test Centers, we have customer service representatives standing by to take your order and have your specimen collected. We have more than 20,000 testing centers throughout the United States. Call 866-566-0261 or order your test online today!

Marijuana

Marijuana, the most often used illegal drug (under federal law) in this country, is a product of the plant cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is THC. Of roughly 400 chemicals found in the cannabis plant, THC is proven to affect the brain the most. The highest concentrations of THC are found in the leaves and flowers.

When marijuana is smoked, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream and is carried to the brain and other organs throughout the body. THC from the marijuana acts on specific receptors in the brain, called cannabinoid receptors, starting off a chain of cellular reactions that finally lead to the high that users experience.

Short-term effects of marijuana use include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem-solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.

In the United States, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1990 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance, which has no approved medical use with a high potential for abuse. However, many US states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. Marijuana is part of our five panel drug test.

Cocaine

Cocaine is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. It's a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs. Cocaine can be snorted, rubbed into the gums, or dissolved in water and injected. Crack, a derivative of cocaine, can be smoked. It's said that the drug produces a euphoric rush and immediate high upon snorting, injecting, or smoking that provides a burst of energy and reduced fatigue.

Cocaine is a potent central nervous system stimulant and a local anesthetic. Initially, it brings about extreme energy and restlessness while gradually resulting in tremors, over-sensitivity, and spasms. In copious amounts, cocaine can cause fever, unresponsiveness, difficulty breathing, and unconsciousness. When addicted individuals stop using cocaine, they often become depressed.

Cocaine is tested for in our 5 panel drug screening.

Phencyclidine (PCP)

PCP is a dissociative anesthetic. Its sedative and anesthetic effects are trance-like. Users claim to experience an out-of-body feeling, detached from their environment. Other signs of impairment due to PCP include hallucinations, delusions, euphoria, apathy, reduced sensitivity to pain, feelings of invulnerability, and irrationality. It has a high potential for abuse and can lead to both psychological and physical dependence.

PCP can be snorted, smoked, injected, or swallowed. It's most commonly sold as a powder or liquid but can also come in tablet and capsule form. When smoked, it's applied to a leafy material such as mint, parsley, oregano, tobacco, or marijuana.

Depending on how much and by what method PCP is taken, the effects can last approximately four to six hours. Street names include angel dust, ozone, wack, and rocket fuel.

We check for PCP in our drug screening 5 panel. 

Amphetamines

Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. These are synthetic, psychoactive drugs with amphetamine-like and hallucinogenic properties. It's closely related chemically to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effects of methamphetamine are greater.

Methamphetamine is commonly made in illegal laboratories and has a high potential for abuse and dependence. The drug can be taken orally, injected, or inhaled. Users claim to experience enhanced stimulation of the central nervous system, euphoria, alertness, reduced appetite, and a sense of increased energy and power. Cardiovascular responses to methamphetamines include increased blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias. More acute responses produce anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, psychotic behavior, depression, and exhaustion.

Short-term effects can include nervousness and insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, palpitations, headaches, changes in heart rate and blood pressure (usually elevation of both, but occasionally depression), skin rashes and itching, abdominal pain, weight loss, digestive problems, psychotic episodes, drug dependence, and severe depression upon withdrawal.

Amphetamines are part of the urine 5 panel drug test.

Opiates

Opiates generally refer to any drug that is derived from the opium poppy, including the natural products morphine and codeine and semi-synthetic drugs such as heroin. "Opioid" is more general, referring to any drug that acts on the opioid receptor.

Opiates are used before or after surgery to help manage pain by attaching to specific proteins, called opioid receptors, which are found in the brain, spinal cord, and gastrointestinal tract. When these compounds attach to certain opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord, they can effectively change the way a person experiences pain. Opiate use often produces drowsiness, constipation, and, depending upon the dosage, depressed breathing. Taking a large single dose may cause severe respiratory depression, coma, or death.

Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which affects the brain’s pleasure systems and interferes with the brain’s ability to perceive pain.

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Approximate Detection Times for the 5 Panel Drug Test

  • With urine, the drug use can be detected after about 1 day
  • With hair, the drug use can be detected after about 7 days

Below is a chart for Drug Detection Periods, for assistance with this content contact US Drug Test Centers

Ordering With US Drug Test Centers

Maintaining a drug-free workplace has numerous components, including:

  • Crafting a reliable and thorough drug-free workplace policy
  • Drug testing pre-employment, at random, after accidents, etc.
  • Managing drug test results

This isn’t always easy to navigate, but US Drug Test Centers can help you with all of this and more. We will also give you access to our cloud-based drug testing software, which allows you to easily manage all of your company’s information. We have more than 20,000+ locations around the United States, meaning you’re never more than a few miles away from one of our collection sites. We make drug testing fast and easy.

If your business is part of the Department of Transportation, ask about our DOT 5 panel drug test. We’ll make sure you’re compliant with their rules and regulations so that your staff can pass any random drug test with ease.

If you have any questions about the drug test 5 panel, rapid 5 panel drug screen, or something else, contact us today. You can also order your 5 panel drug test or rapid 5 panel drug test online, or any other test of your choosing. Don’t see the panel you want? Call us and we’ll customize one just for you, based on your company and your needs. Call 866-566-0261.

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