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Saliva drug testing
- Immediate screening
- Rapid back-to-lab results, if required
- ISO 17025 accredited
- In-house toxicologists available for advice
- Nationwide network of sample collectors
- FREE sample collection at our walk-in centres for legally-instructed tests
Why choose saliva drug testing?
Saliva drug testing (also know as oral fluid drug testing) is a method that can be used to determine whether someone is misusing drugs by taking a sample of their saliva and analysing it for particular substances. This compact easy to use, oral drug test can be used anywhere. As such, it is ideal for on-site and workplace testing. The entire test takes just 3–5 minutes. An immediate negative result may mean that no further action needs to be taken, but a non-negative result will then undergo confirmation drug testing from the laboratory to determine exactly what substance was taken and in what quantities. Oral fluid drug testing is known as a ‘narrow window’ form of testing because its period of detection is up to 48 hours, although this can depend on the particular substance taken. AlphaBiolabs also offers urine drug screening, hair strand drug testing and nail drug testing.
Immediate screening and rapid back-to-lab testing
Our standard drugs panel:
These are the main drugs that our oral drug test screens for:
- Amphetamines
- Benzodiazepines
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Methamphetamines
- Opiates
How are saliva samples collected?
An absorbent collector (similar to a large swab) is placed inside an individual’s mouth for up to 2 minutes to soak up sufficient saliva. When placed back into its housing unit an integral screening panel will display a line if any of the drugs screened for are present. An immediate negative result usually means that no further action needs to be taken. A non-negative result will need to undergo confirmation testing from our laboratory to determine exactly what substance was taken and in what quantities.
Oral fluid testing services for members of the public, the legal profession, and businesses
Nationwide sample collection for oral drug testing
We have a national network of fully trained sample collectors available to collect samples from an address of your choice, including the workplace. Alternatively, you can arrange for your samples to be collected at one of our walk-in centres. Sample collection is FREE at our walk-in centres for legally-instructed tests. AlphaBiolabs can provide oral drug testing to members of the public, social workers, employers, family law firms, legal practitioners, courts and local authorities.
To buy an oral fluid screening kit for peace of mind use, please call our Customer Services team on 01 402 9466.
Oral fluid testing is particularly suited to workplace testing because it offers rapid drug screening with immediate results. It also has the advantages of being performed readily on-site, not needing anywhere suitably private to collect the sample, and is not as intrusive as urine drug testing. AlphaBiolabs also works with many family law firms, legal practitioners, courts and local authorities to help protect children and families from the effects of harmful substances. We can provide reliable legal drug test results for a wide range of illicit, prescription and over-the-counter drugs