Exhibit 23.1



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration  Statement No.
333-96609 of MEDTOX  Scientific,  Inc.  (the  Company) on Form S-1 of our report
dated February 22, 2002 (July 15, 2002 as to Note 1 and the second  paragraph of
Note 8)  relating  to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of the  Company,
appearing in the Prospectus,  which is part of this Registration  Statement.  We
also  consent  to the  reference  to us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 31, 2002