View Full Version : Student Says His Drug Test Is Foolproof
The Associated Press
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - A student at the Arkansas High School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has helped develop a drug test billed as being faster and easier to administer than tests currently available - and that is foolproof.
Marc Hosken, a senior, said his new oral-based test can be observed directly. Traditional urine tests aren't directly observed and a subject can cheat by diluting or substituting the specimen.
"There's no way to cheat the test, because there isn't time," Hosken said. "In 10 years, I predict it will become the predominant drug test."
Results can be available in 15 minutes, said Hosken, 17.
"It can become a roadside test. You don't need a lab," he said.
He said the oral, fluid-based test is much faster and less expensive than blood exams that require laboratory analysis. It can also accurately test for specific types of drugs and their quantity.
Police in Victoria, Australia, use similar saliva tests to detect drivers under the influence of amphetamines and cannabis. Hosken said his test will simultaneously check for cocaine, opiates, PCP, methamphetamine and marijuana.
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Hosken developed the test as part of a 1 1/2-year research project required for graduation, working with a graduate student at Arkansas State University. Between them, the two sought to improve drug tests required by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at companies that use professional drivers.
Hosken worked on the PCP element of the test. His portion of the research is complete and he is to present it in the spring during the school's science fair.
For the test to be used commercially, it would need approval from the Food and Drug Administration - after extensive checks.
Hosken plans to major in biomedical engineering in college.
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Information from: The Sentinel-Record, http://www.hotsr.com
Cranky
11-14-2006, 03:51 PM
what happens happens if you spent every weekend parting and breathing in cannabis smoke?would it show up?what if you went to the dam and smoked out there where its leagle?can ya still get done for it?
fookers!
cranky
gorilla
11-14-2006, 06:24 PM
I think that's neat. Good for him! Majoring in Biomedical engineering, and apparently he had to do this in order to graduate. I hope it works out well for him.
I also wish eventually marijuana is declassified as a drug, and we can quit worrying about things like this.
I think that's neat. Good for him! Majoring in Biomedical engineering, and apparently he had to do this in order to graduate. I hope it works out well for him.
I also wish eventually marijuana is declassified as a drug, and we can quit worrying about things like this.
ya G i hear ya
another duggie howser like and 17.... cant blame him for want'n to ride the roads of drunks and hard core drugers.....
wonder if this will test are you high now or was it last week....
anyhow i still feel violated :mad:
midwestbluntman
11-15-2006, 04:54 AM
i still feel violated
me too man,im glad he found a ticket to ride on but he is still on the other side.What the hell is wrong with our youth,weve been try,n for almost 80 years to get mj legal and he comes up with yet another tool for the enemy.
gorilla
11-15-2006, 10:00 PM
What the hell is wrong with our youth,weve been try,n for almost 80 years to get mj legal and he comes up with yet another tool for the enemy. Couldn't this also be: What the hell is wrong with our youth? We've been trying for almost 80 years to explain that marijuana is harmful and they still keep smoking. ..? I agree that marijuana should be legalized, but I can't say it's right to generalize any group by only a few individuals. :peace:
midwestbluntman
11-16-2006, 04:41 AM
Afew individuals?apperently they are the majority,every state wide intitive failed.now this oxi-moran,developes a test to imprison and financially ruen many more other wise law abiding citizens.
What the hell is wrong with our youth? We've been trying for almost 80 years to explain that marijuana is harmful and they still keep smoking.
this is sorta there lines of thinking,but in 80 years all they got to put on the table is smoking weed may cause lung irritations.hell so does living in LA,and breathing in general.its already been scientifically proven that mj is less harmful then a damn asprin,something we all have given our youngest of children.they need to come up with something better then that,before they will ever justify distroying millions of more lives,and wasting billions more of tax payers money. Do you really belive that they give a fly'n fuck about your well being?Do you think for a moment that they care about anything more then your money?I dont, and they will never convince me diffrent.
As for the state wide intitives failing,the government has brainwashed the people to think that weed is the distructor of society,but the percentages are on the rise,so educating the public is working in the rite direction.
gorilla
11-16-2006, 05:33 AM
Midwest, I doubt that this 17 year old boy is an "oxymoron", or the "enemy", or in any way basing his life on a way to put good, law abiding citizens in prison. Listen.. Because we both believe marijuana is useful and should be legalized, I do not want to argue with you. However, I do believe that you too are brainwashed; and are using similar techniques as the government to prove your point: Such as slander, generalization, and attemtping to ruin your opponents credibility. Do you care about their well-being, MW?
Stand for marijuana, Don't stand against everything else.
Cranky
11-16-2006, 05:42 AM
what happens happens if you spent every weekend parting and breathing in cannabis smoke?would it show up?what if you went to the dam and smoked out there where its leagle?can ya still get done for it?
fookers!
cranky
bump:rolleyes:
Greenmachine
11-16-2006, 05:56 AM
FKin Oppenheimers, worlds full of them.
Cranky
11-16-2006, 06:18 AM
let me;)
http://www.gallerym.com/images/work/big/eisenstaedt_alfred_Robert%20Oppenheimer%201947_L.j pg
J. Robert Oppenheimer, "the father of the atomic"
incase yas wondering:)
cranky
midwestbluntman
11-17-2006, 04:46 AM
Midwest, I doubt that this 17 year old boy is an "oxymoron", or the "enemy", or in any way basing his life on a way to put good, law abiding citizens in prison.oxymoron no,apperently this kid is a genious.Its just really ashame to waste that knowledge on trivial bullshit.but,the latter yes,if you work/help for the opposition you are the enemy However, I do believe that you too are brainwashed; and are using similar techniques as the government to prove your point: Such as slander, generalization, and attemtping to ruin your opponents credibility. Do you care about their well-being, MW?
I went back and read what i had written and you are correct brother,for that I oppolligize.I got abit carried away.
been think'n about this since i posted it.... I did the drink'n and drive'n thing in my youth and payed for it... cant even remember the last time i drove high now
if the test show's if you are high right then and not just smoked 2 days ago I'm all for it as a way to get impaired drivers off the road which i think is his goal by what he has said...
waiting for a bit more info on this myself to see what's what like...
peace
gorilla
11-17-2006, 10:33 AM
oxymoron no,apperently this kid is a genious.Its just really ashame to waste that knowledge on trivial bullshit.but,the latter yes,if you work/help for the opposition you are the enemy
I went back and read what i had written and you are correct brother,for that I oppolligize.I got abit carried away.
It takes a good man to reply in such a way, i definately respect that Midwest. I'm sorry if I came across as harsh, or like I was looking for an argument, I wasn't. It happened to stand out to me at the time and I just had something to say. :p
On another note; if the test show's if you are high right then and not just smoked 2 days ago I'm all for it as a way to get impaired drivers off the road which i think is his goal by what he has said... I think this is a great idea CB. Something like this would be a good comprimise for legalizing MJ. :shrug:
I
I think this is a great idea CB. Something like this would be a good comprimise for legalizing MJ. :shrug:
sure could be ;)
I do believe in keep'n the roads safe for all to enjoy at all time's ;)
midwestbluntman
11-18-2006, 07:02 AM
if the test show's if you are high right then and not just smoked 2 days ago I'm all for it as a way to get impaired drivers off the road which i think is his goal by what he has said...
I think i agree with this also,even tho i am a impaired driver everyday possible.However,I dont belive for a minute that this would be the sole purpose.I think this type of test would soon find itself in our jobs our schools and certain religous activities at which point it also would be an infringment of our privacies and rights to happiness.If this test could provide informations on a previous hour maybe 2,But show negitive beyond that,hell yea id jump for joy.But,I dont belive that the testing properties of marijuana degrades rapidly enough to even pinpoint to a few days use let alone a few hours.I have expermented in the theraputic use of marijuana for over 30 years,I havent ran across not one strain that impaired my driving to the point of being a hazard for more than a few hours after use.I can only speak of myself tho,marijuana effects each person a bit diffrently,what id consider shit weed could very well be the best ever to someone else.
gorilla
11-18-2006, 08:15 AM
I also have no problem smoking and driving, and do it regularly.
But coming from a pothead, I would not drink and drive if i could avoid it. :p