Know About On-Site Drug Testing and its Benefits
Article by Rapid Drug Detection
Drug abuse or addiction is a serious health concern today. Irrespective of age, gender, caste, profession and social status many people are abusing illicit drugs and getting addicted to them. According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), around 22 million Americans were using illicit drugs in 2009. Among them, 10 percent of the youth aged 12 to 17; more than 20 percent of the youth aged 18 to 25 were current illicit drug abusers. The report also states that significant number of illicit drug abusers (around 67 percent), are employed either part time or full time. These alarming statistics clearly mention that there is an urgent necessity to identify the drug abusers and save them from getting destroyed.
Drug testing is considered as one of the best methods to identify the drug abusers. There are two basic types of drug testing - Laboratory drug testing and On-site drug testing. LDT involves a complex process. The person to be tested should be taken to laboratory to collect the sample and it generally takes a significant amount of time to give results.
Unlike laboratory testing, which is conducted in sophisticated hospitals and commercial labs, on-site drug testing kits can be used anywhere you want including home, schools and at the work place. This test is faster, less expensive, easier to handle and provides results within minutes. It is used by businesses of all sizes, both small and big from a variety of industries, Fortune 500 companies, schools, staffing agencies, law enforcement departments etc. For parents, on-site drug testing is a very good method to detect drug abuse of their children at the comforts of their home.
Most common types used for on-site testingThere are many types of O.D.T methods, which are categorized based on samples such as saliva, urine, hair, sweat and blood for detecting the drug abuser. The most common types used for on-site testing are urine and saliva drug testing methods as they are easy to use and offer reliable results within minutes.
Urine drug testThe most common O.D.T method is a urine screen, also known as urinalysis. This procedure requires a urine sample from the suspect who is taking the test. The sample provided is checked for any traces of illicit drugs using a simple test card, which provides results within minutes. These results generally are 95% to 98% accurate.
Saliva drug testSaliva drug testing now a days is becoming more and more popular on-site D.T method. Its huge popularity is due to its donor friendly sample extraction, the fact that it is difficult to adulterate, provides results in minutes, no need of special facilities like bathrooms to take samples or conduct tests.
BenefitsAs discussed above, on-site screening is preferred as it takes less time to provide results, no need for complex lab material, difficult for suspect to manipulate the sample specimen etc. Here we will discuss these benefits in detail.
Quicker resultsOn-site drug resting saves a lot of working hours for corporates and schools as results are almost instantaneous. On-site testing results are often available in less than ten minutes. Laboratory tests take hours and even days to provide results.
Less expensiveIt costs only a fraction of the laboratory processing and interpretation fee. As they are generally in the form of kits, you need not go to any clinic or laboratory for conducting tests. On-site drug testing kits cost around only.
Easy to conductOn-site drug testing kits are very easy to use. There is no need of any special equipment, training or knowledge to use these kits. Generally, everything you need to conduct the test such as test cards, specimen collectors etc. are included in the kit. Also, results of on-site drug testing kits are very easy to read.
No need to send employees to labThe main factor that differentiates the testing form others is its convenience. You need not send your employees, students or children to special laboratories or clinics. Not to mention the amount you need to spend on traveling to labs. You can conduct the test whenever and wherever you need it. Whether it is workplace, school or even a home, O.D.T is applicable at any place.
Since on-site drug testing identifies the drug abusers easily, accurately and inexpensively without disturbing the working environment, it is considered as an ideal method for application at workplaces, schools or homes. Therefore, it is very necessary for employers, school management and law enforcement departments to use on-site drug testing methods to identify the drug abusers.
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