BLOOD:

If you can get blood, that would be best for the alcohol determination reported as (grams per 100mL of alcohol).

NEW BLOOD INFORMATION
The DCI Laboratory has added the capability to analyze for cannabinoids in blood samples. Currently all blood samples, at the DCI Criminalistics Laboratory are being analyzed  for alcohol, inhalants,cannabinoids and amphetamines.    Refer to Private Laboratories Testing if analyses for other drugs in blood are needed. If so, the samples can be sent to a private lab at your agency’s expense.

Refer to Private Laboratories Testing if drugs are needed. These cases will need to be sent to a private lab at your expense for the analyses.

URINE

January 1, 2008 - Alcohol Policy Click to read Policy Statement (required)

Click here to view training video and then click here to fill-in the required statement and submit.

Go to the breath alcohol DCI site, https://breathalcohol.iowa.gov Do a search of your name in the officer training records – you will see here if you were trained.

Two results (grams/57mL) (grams/67mL) are reported when the urine sample is a first or random void. One result (grams/67mL) is reported when the urine sample is a 2nd void. Due to physiological variability, urine alcohol calculations tend to be rather conservative. Due to potential for production of alcohol post collections, urine sample storage (1% NaF) is critical.

PRE-LOG CODES FOR ANALYSIS