do you have to go through a drug screen to become a acriminologist?
609100
Any employer can require a drug screening.  Positions involved in law enforcement will almost certainly require one.  Here's a tip - don't do drugs, then you won't have to worry about it.\n\nBesides, I'd be a bit concerned if I knew that the people responsible for investigating crimes were stoners.  So, if you do drugs, pick a career that will in no way ever affect me, please.
230476
In California, the employing agency can request a drug test if they have a reasonable suspicion of drug use.  \n\nOfficers involved in deadly force incidents are generally asked to submit to a drug test.\n\nEmployers can ask employees to submit to a test as a condition of an assignment.  An officer wishing to work in, or continuing to work in, a narcotics task force, might well be asked to submit to a test before the assignment or at any time during the assignment.  An officer who refuses, in the absence of some kind of reasonable suspicion, will likely be denied the assignment or removed from it if already there.\n\nScheduling some kind of testing is most likely an arrangement to decided upon during negotiations with the employer.  Most agencies don't...in fact, I don't think I know of any who do.
190016
There are some industries where this depends. However, jobs which require screening include:\n\n* Military jobs require security checks as do jobs working in national security and related areas;\n\n* Law enforcement;\n\n* Jobs in schools and childcare require successful applicants to have a background check as they are working with children;\n\n* Jobs in healthcare icnreasingly require people to have background checks.\n\n* Any licensed position where the licensee is required to be a "fit and proper person" require background checks. You aren't entitled to hold a liquor license if you have a criminal record. \n\nThey are regulated in the US under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
967777
If it's just your own physical, probably not.  If it's for employment, they probably will do a drug test.  A standard 5 panel test will  include THC (marijuana), Cocaine (Crack), Methamphetamine (Ecstasy), Amphetamine and Opiates (Morphine, etc.).
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Yes.  You need to do 4 years of college. You can major in anything but need to fulfill basic core requirements: 1 year organic chemistry, 1 year general chemistry, 1 year physics, 1 year biology, 1 year math, 1 year english.  some schools also require biochemistry and genetics.  You also need to take the MCAT test and usually it's advisable to get a 30 or better on that.  Supplement all of the schoolwork with lots of quality volunteer work, patient contact, and throw in some research and a publication or two and you're on your way. Some schools offer programs where you go straight from high school into a pre-med curriculum, finish that in 3 years and move straight into the school's medical school.  But the more traditional route is the one mentioned first.
203334
yap. they have sniffing dogs to trace for a possible drugs in your baggage. keep your plan of becoming an officer(narcotics) your not the one sniffing it... just kiddding...
1013088
They send you to a lab to do the test.  It test for everything from cocaine, to pot, to prescription drugs such as vicodin.  Basically ANY kind of drug that is in your system will be found during this drug test...so even if you're taking a prescription drug, be prepared to explain why it's in your system.  I know this because when I tried to get on at Albertsons, when I took my drug test I had vicoding in my system..from a prescription...but since I couldn't find my prescription bottle they refused to hire me.  So..just be prepared..EVERYTHING that is considered a drug whether legal, illegal, prescription or over the counter will show up when they do the test
340220
if you want to be a forensic scientist (aka criminalist) that works in a lab analyzing evidence, then you need to have a 4 year degree in a natural or physical science.  that would be chemistry, biology, etc.  you must have a science degree and take certain courses like quantitative analysis to be hired by any crime laboratory.\n\nif you want to be a police detective, then you must first be a police officer and work your way up to the rank of detective.\n\nthere are jobs that give you access to crime scenes without requiring a science degree.  an example would be a latent fingerprint analyst, where you would go to the crime scene to dust for prints, lift them and then take them back to the lab to analyze under the stereoscope.  also being a crime scene photographer doesn't require a degree in science.\n\nhope this helps.  good luck!
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This is an easy question- DON'T DO WEED IN THE FIRST PLACE!!, Gawd, everyone and there mother checks for drugs, for employement, sports, you name it. You can even buy home drug test kits at certain drug stores. SO if you did weed, the only thing you can do is wait, a loooonng time, because traces can be found in your hair as well, so you have to grow your hair out completely after you stop using it. And some tests include not just pee or blood but hair as well. So you better have a tow or three months before your scheduled drug test.
777325
Polygraph test, No prior felony convcition, good social skills. Thats basically about it. Also a psych test is usually given also before hiring.
761619
yeah, they do, but not just potential employess, but people who are already employed there get random drug test too.  I know people who have had 3 or 4 tests in the past year and a half.
279227
Well beside being a snitch, you need some sort of a degree, i think minimum is an A.A. and you need to be accepted to cross train to it not very easy
618510
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!\n\nWe test athletes, don't we??!!!\n\nPeople who work with children need to meet a minimum standard of behavior. I think sobriety is not too much to require.\n\nAdd several more vocations to the list, too!!!\n\n\nWe can START with any job description that includes putting OTHER PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR DOING DRUGS. That would include police, lawyers, judges, principles and TEACHERS.
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metabolites, or the original compound if its not broken down in the body...  the active chemicals in these drugs are usually broken down by the body and excreated thru urine..  some take longer for the body to break down.  and some are able to dissolve in you body fat (like the THC from pot)  and therefore get slowly released into your blood and then urine over time...  so that we can detect them for alot longer.   THC can be detected for up to 3 months(fat soluble), cocaine 4 days max, since the active dose for acid(LSD) is 100 millionths of a gram, the amount of metabolites is extremely small, so the test is extremely expensive, and RARELY used... if they actually test for it (never heard of it) it wouldnt be detectable for more than 3 days. \namphetamines(exstacy, methamphetamine, STP, )  for up to 5 days max..\n gas chromatography is the method of revealing compounds in the urine.  \n\nthey dont test for prozac or any other selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor(SSRI)..  unless they had a VERY specific reason to do so..  they can find out if your taking prescription drugs that are in the same class as they test for..  they typically test for amphetamine, cocaine, pot, opiates, pcp, and maybe benzodiazepines.  \n\nSOME scripts that will fall in these categories are:\n\namphetamines: adderall, dexedrine, ritalin\n\ncocaine: maaaybe if u ate a ton of novacaine lol\n\nopiates: oxycontin, darvocet, vicodin, codiene, morphine, percocet and most other pain killers that warn about drowsiness on the bottle lol\n\nbenzodiazepines: valium(diazepam), xanax(alprazolam), atavan (lorazopam), .. sonota, ambien, librium, klonapin(clonazepam), and a few more..   \nin this last class of compounds it totally depends on which one..   ranging from 3 days to 2 weeks...\n\nfor thing not listed here...  i suggest you go to wikidedia.com and look up the ones i mentioned, and compare how long i said they would be detectable with the drugs "half-life" (listed in the right column for drugs on wikipedia) .. and compare the two numbers for each to get a feel for it.. and then look up what your wondering..  \n\nhalf life means the time it takes half of it to leave your system.
427336
Absolutely.  They do not do  criminla back ground check for law school.  My godfather got a DUI and spent two years in prison for drugs.  He got out, cleaned up his act, ended up at Georgetown and make a killing as a lawyer now.  You will have to work a little harder to overcome this but it is not the end of the world!  Good luck in you quest.  Wish you the best!
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Just drink tons of water all day.  Urinate alot.  When it comes time for your test, you will basically pass a cup of water to them.  If you can urinate privately, without someone watching, you could just water down your urine before you hand it to them.\n\nEither way, this will totally throw the test, as it will not be able to pick up on the small amount of drug traces in the urine.  \n\nIf you have not done any drugs in 30 days, you probably have nothing to worry about.  If you have, it still is probably not a big deal.  Drug tests are expensive.  This may just be a psychological parenting tactic.  Your parents may just throw away the sample and tell you it is a positive result.  \nIf you want to do drugs, and not deal with the parents, the best tactic is to keep your grades up in school, keep yourself clean and well groomed, and get healthy amounts of sleep and excercise.  If you do this, your parents probably will never suspect you, and if they do, you can point to your grades and lifestyle as evidence of your drug free lifestyle.
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Each of these tests have limitations.  Much would depend upon what drug you suspected, how the body modifies or metabolizes the drug and how it is usually eliminated.\n\nOften drugs are eliminated so rapidly that you will never be able to detect anything.  On the other-hand some tests are so sensitive that they will yield false positives due to "non-drug" exposure (like alcohol in mouth wash or nicotine from second hand exposure).\n\nThe skill and experience of the person doing the testing is as  important as the method used or the specimen taken.  Often the numerical results require interpretation before non-professionals can understand exactly what the numbers mean.\n\nBecause urine often contains drug metabolites and is readily available, it is probably the specimen of choice for any initial screen unless other information is provided.\n\nThe GC-MassSpec testing on hair, based upon the drug getting into the hair by way of the blood supply to the follicle is an excellent way to confirm past drug use if the exact drug is known and a history of drug abuse is on record.  It is a less than accurate method of drug screening.  Sites promoting this method are almost always selling services (which are expensive) and seldom tell about false positives due to other environmental factors.