Exhibit 99.2

FROM:                                  FOR:
BlueFire Partners                      MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
150 South Fifth St., Suite 1300        402 West County Road D
Minneapolis, MN 55402                  St. Paul, MN  55112
Contact: Doug Ewing (612) 344-1036     Contact: Richard J. Braun (877) 715-7236

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                    MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC NAMES TWO NEW OFFICERS
  Dr. Jennifer Collins and Ms. Susan Puskas Elected to Vice President Positions

ST.  PAUL,  Minn.,  May 23,  2002 - MEDTOX  Scientific,  Inc.  (AMEX:TOX)  today
announced the election of two MEDTOX executives to senior company positions. Dr.
Jennifer  Collins  was named Vice  President  and  Laboratory  Director - MEDTOX
Laboratories,  and Susan  Puskas was named  Vice  President  Quality  Assurance,
Regulatory Affairs and Human Resources. Both are new positions.

Richard J. Braun, MEDTOX chief executive officer, said, "We are very pleased to
welcome these two highly qualified and talented executives to officer positions
as members of our senior management team. Both have more than ten years of
experience at MEDTOX, serving in increasingly responsible positions and
compiling strong track records of achievement and contribution to MEDTOX's
growth and success. We look forward to their continued contribution to MEDTOX's
development and celebrate their well-deserved promotions."

Jennifer A. Collins, Ph.D., HCLD, joined MEDTOX in 1991 and was appointed to her
current position as Laboratory Director in 2001. Prior to joining MEDTOX,
Collins served at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago beginning in 1982, and
was laboratory director of Bio Analytical Technologies, performing drug and
anabolic steroid analysis from 1987 to 1991. Dr. Collins received her Bachelor's
degree from the University of Michigan in 1975 and her Doctorate from
Northwestern University in 1982.

Susan Puskas, MT(ASCP), SC, joined MEDTOX in 1991 and was appointed to her
current position as Director, Quality & Regulatory Compliance for MEDTOX
Laboratories in 1997. Her responsibilities were expanded in 2002 to include
QA/QC for MEDTOX Diagnostics and Human Resources. With over 25 years of clinical
laboratory experience, including 21 years with managerial and supervisory
responsibilities, Ms. Puskas oversees MEDTOX's Quality Assurance Department and
the regulatory affairs of the laboratory. Ms. Puskas received her Bachelor of
Science degree in biology/chemistry from Youngstown State University in 1972,
and is ASCP certified as a Medical Technologist and a Specialist in Clinical
Chemistry.



MEDTOX Scientific, Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., is a provider of high
quality specialized laboratory and on-site/point-of-collection (POC) devices.
The company also supports customers with complete logistics, data and program
management services. MEDTOX develops and manufactures diagnostic devices for
quick and economical on-site/point-of-collection analysis for drugs of abuse,
therapeutic drugs and biological and agricultural toxins and provides employment
drug screening and occupational health testing. MEDTOX is a leader in providing
esoteric laboratory testing services to hospitals and laboratories nationwide.
This includes both central laboratory and bio-analytical testing for
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