failed drug test
Positive result, consequences
A failed drug test is a screening result showing the presence of prohibited substances—typically drugs of abuse or banned performance enhancers—in someone's system.
The phrase usually implies consequences: lost jobs, suspended athletes, violated parole.
He failed a drug test and was cut from the team.
The test fails the person, not the other way around, though the phrasing suggests personal failure.
- positiveAffirming or certain
- false positiveIncorrect presence indication
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- specimenIndividual for examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
substance · marijuana · cocaine · metabolite · probation · termination · fired · disqualified · athlete · suspended · banned · cheating · detox · dirty · sample · cup · chain of custody · lab
- Doping ScandalsLance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, stripped medals, blood doping, steroid abuse
- Parole Violationsabsconding, curfew violation, technical violation, missed appointment, weapons possession
- foulslow blow, headbutt, eye gouge, biting, rabbit punch