Many drug users buy a form of herb tea called Golden Seal. A good testing laboratory can detect this. They may attempt to drop the container into the toilet and scoop up water as they retrieve it. Some will go as far as wearing a container strapped to their body with a tube running along their genitals to give the appearance of urination. These include dropping a small sliver of soap concealed under a fingernail or small particles of charcoal into the urine.
Users sometimes drop small cotton balls soaked in bleach into the urine specimen.
Urine testing is not an infringement of an employee's constitutional rights. It is a necessary tool to be utilized in the employer's effort to provide a safe and productive workplace for all employees. If the company sincerely wants to help its employees with drug or alcohol problems, rather than punish them, all will benefit from a comprehensive drug and alcohol detection, prevention, and treatment program. Richard Royce, M.S. is a Certified Addictions Counselor. He received his Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Chestnut Hill College.