EXHIBIT 23.2

                          Consent of Independent Auditors

We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-3) and related  Prospectus of MEDTOX Scientific,
Inc. for the  registration  of  1,319,382  shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation  by reference  therein of our report dated February 6, 1998,  with
respect  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  financial  statement
schedule of MEDTOX  Scientific,  Inc.  included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended  December 31, 1999,  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission.

                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 30, 2000