Which ADD meds show up in employee drug tests besides stimulants?

A Non-Issue for the most part.

1. There is a high cutoff for amphetamines to accomidate those using amphetamine like OTC drugs.

2. A valid prescription effectivly renders a possitive screening as a false-positive.

These two facts cover about 95%+ of situations and if you are really very concerned over the potential privacy issue than you need only obstain from the meds for a day or so before the test. Drink plenty of water and maybe take a B complex vitamin. You didn't say if your use is legal or not but the main points still stand. If you have to take a hair test which is RARE and VERY expensive then you are screwed either way if your use is not legal.

FYI this subject is very well covered all over the net. Google is your friend.

I wouldn't bother with the b-vitamins. They will call you and ask if you have the prescription, you need a bottle or a receipt, that has a number, you give it to them, they don't say shinola. Otherwise just don't take it for two day and drink a Coke. :)

Hair test? For what AIDS?

Don't let it give you a complex.

Hair test? For what AIDS?

No... for drugs. It can detect drug use over a long period of time compared to other methods.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_test

Hair drug testing

Hair testing is considered highly accurate and can go back normally 3 months (6 months or longer possible with specialist tests), showing any drugs of abuse used in the detection window. As hair grows out, any drugs used are encased in the hair shaft, so the longer the hair, the longer back in the individual's drug history the laboratory can detect. Accredited hair drug testing laboratories, however, only use hair within about 2.5–4 cm of the scalp, and discard the rest. With head hair each 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) corresponds to about 30 days. This limits the detection history to about 90 days, depending upon the rate at which the individual's hair grows. Some people attempt to circumvent this through shaving their heads. This does not usually work.In the absence of the required amount of hair on the scalp, body hair can be used as an acceptable substitute. If all hair is shaven, the follicles of the hair may be used in place of the hair. Removing the hair follicles is more painful.

Additionally, for pre-employment hair testing, the inability to obtain a sample may be grounds for not hiring the individual. Hair Testing labs are regulated by CLIA or SAMHSA (not FDA). There is a growing trend in major companies and law enforcement agencies to utilize hair analysis on account of its efficiency and reputation as the gold standard when considering test accuracy. This technology makes use of radioimmunoassay technology with subsequent confirmation by mass spectrometry.

In recent years, hair testing has been the subject of a number of law suits. Studies have shown that different ethnic groups have different hair structure, potentially leading to false-positive

Drug tests can be blood-based, hair-based, saliva-based, breath-based, sweat-based or urine-based. All methods produce different results and are used in different cases and for different drugs and time frames.

Length of time amphetamine stays in system:
Blood: 12 hours.
Hair: As long as 3 months.
Urine: A few days.
Saliva: A few days.

Bipolarruledout is correct, however, in that a diagnosis of ADHD and/or prescription of stimulant medication is a get out of gaol free card, and legally the employer is not allowed to either question you about ADHD or discriminate against you because of it.