Oral Fluid / Saliva Drug Screening

Oral Screening

Oral fluid drug screening can be administered via two methods; instant ‘point of care’ or via laboratory analysis. The screening stage provides initial results which determine if substances are present in a person’s sample or not. These are either ‘non-negative’ or ‘negative’.

Advantages:

• Two screening methods, instant ‘point of care’ or laboratory
• Non-invasive collection
• No requirement for secure toilet facility
• A shorter detection window
• Fully-accredited laboratory confirmation

A range of drugs can be detected:

• Barbiturates (BAR)
• Benzodiazepine (BZO)(including Diazepam, Temazepam and others)
• Cannabis (THC)
• Cocaine (COC)
• Ecstasy (MDMA)
• Heroin (within OPI test)
• Methadone (MTD)
• Methamphetamine (MAMP)
• Opiates (OPI)(including Morphine, Dihydrocodeine and others)

The Process

Following initial collection preparations, donors are legally identified and their samples collected using a strict set of procedures called ‘the chain of custody’. The sample is then either screened straight away using a point of care device, or packaged with the appropriate security protocols to ensure the integrity of the sample and screened at the laboratory.

If either method presents a ‘non-negative’ result, the sample enters the “confirmation” stage of further in-depth scientific analysis. At this point, it can be determined whether the substance found if medication in line with a therapeutic dose or illegal substance(s).

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