Drug & Alcohol Testing

With urine-based testing, you are paying not only for test results, but also for collection, scheduling, supervision, and training. And what about the downtime while your candidate or employee visits an off-site collection facility? Multiply your costs and hours by the number of individuals you test and it adds up quickly. With USHII’s oral fluid drug testing, you reduce or eliminate collection fees, minimize scheduling issues, and greatly reduce lost work time. The improvements to your bottom-line will be noticeable.

Unlike urine samples, oral fluid samples can be collected anywhere, anytime. No special facilities are needed. With our oral fluid testing system, you have the option of collecting samples in-house - which means no scheduling hassles or collection fees. The collection can take place in a small conference room or in an office rather than in a rest room. The oral fluid testing system makes it easier for you to test candidates or employees at multiple locations.

With the oral fluid collection pad, the donor can easily provide a sample and can seal it in the special shipping vial in about three minutes. Just place the specimen vial and chain-of-custody form into a convenient shipper for overnight delivery to the central lab. The laboratory receives the samples via overnight courier, tests them the day they arrive and reports negative results within 48 hours. Positive results are confirmed, reviewed, and reported within 72 hours.

The act of urinating in a cup is at best demeaning and can be awkward for both the person being tested and the collector. The oral fluid testing system delivers a safe, more dignified and observable collection method. The dignity of the collection method is a real benefit.

Drug users have many options to try beating a urine test. Our oral fluid testing system nearly eliminates the risk of adulteration. It is virtually impossible for donors providing oral fluid samples to mask drugs in their system. Oral fluid testing can always be directly observed. “Beating the system” just became more difficult.

Unlike urine testing, which is a five panel test, oral fluid testing is an eight panel test which detects the following drugs: marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, PCP, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and methamphetamine.