Drug Testing Industry News & Topics
How Long Do Drugs Stay In Your System?
Drug screening or regularly scheduled drug testing requires knowledge of substance detection durations based on drug classes and test system types. The duration of different drugs' effects varies greatly, as well as their residual traces in the body. The high from...
What is Fentanyl and How to Test for it?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pharmaceutical analgesic medication. Developed as a pain management drug for cancer patients, Fentanyl is 50-100 times stronger than morphine [1, 2]. Fentanyl has become a global crisis, with dramatic increases in overdose deaths...
Multi-Panel Drug Tests vs. Single-Panel Drug Tests
What is the difference between a single-panel drug test and a multi-panel drug test such as a 5-panel or 10-panel test? The difference is the quantity of substances the test is designed to check for. A single panel drug test is a system to check for one specific...
Point-of-Care Testing
Instant Point-of-Care Testing On-site and immediate, point of care testing (POCT) allows for instant accurate results under various conditions and in response to a multitude of medical or safety procedures. Point of care test systems have advanced rapidly in the past...
Drug Tests Without THC
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary cannabinoid compound active in cannabis. THC when tested for can be found in urine, saliva, blood, and hair samples, however with recent legal changes and shifting attitudes on marijuana use, businesses or other organizations...
CLIA Waived Drug Tests. What are they and what does CLIA mean?
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Laboratories that perform tests on human specimens for health assessment purposes, diagnosis, treatment of diseases, or prevention of diseases in the United States must obtain and maintain a valid Clinical Laboratory...