Types of Benzodiazepines Drug Testing

Benzodiazepines are used for the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, and prevention of seizures (convulsive attack) and muscle spasms. Benzodiazepines are sleep inducing in high doses, reduce anxiety in moderate doses, and are soothing medicine when taken in low doses. People who take high dose of benzodiazepines may appear drunk or relaxed. Benzodiazepines can be detected in specimen using Urine, Hair, and Saliva drug testing methods.

Urine Drug testing
Urine drug testing is one of the most convenient, easy, inexpensive, and reliable testing methods to find Benzodiazepines drug addiction. Urine drug test check for oxazepam specimen presence, a major metabolite of benzodiazepines. When concentration of the metabolite is present above the cut off levels, the test strip will display two red or pink bands, one each in Control region [C] and Test region [T], indicating a positive result. Positive screening results can be confirmed by sensitive methods like Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) test. (more…)