Drug testing is one of the main tools in maintaining a drug-free, safe workplace environment.
Noble Diagnostics partners with laboratories that are certified by our industry’s most prestigious regulatory bodies.
Noble Diagnostics partners with laboratories that are certified by our industry’s most prestigious regulatory bodies.
Lab-Based Urine Testing
As the industry standard, lab-based urine drug testing is used by a majority of companies to monitor employee use of illicit drugs, or abuse of prescribed medications.
- The urine specimen is collected by a certified professional collector, abiding by industry standards to maintain the integrity of the process and the confidentiality of the donor.
- The specimen is sent to a nationally certified laboratory for analysis and reported to a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO).
- The MRO reviews the result and reports out a verified result, assuring that the process is completed according to all applicable standards and regulations.
Rapid Urine Screening
There are many circumstances where there may be a need for “instant” drug test results. Noble Diagnostics offers a variety of rapid screen kits which give extremely accurate results within 10 minutes or less.
- Companies can use the rapid screening kits to test prospective employees to give drug-free candidates the ability to start work immediately.
- As a cost-saving method, employers can do their own collections and conduct their own drug testing.
- If a rapid drug test shows a non-negative result, the employer should send the sample to a certified laboratory for confirmation, and then have it reviewed by an MRO.
Lab-Based Oral Fluid Testing
Oral fluid testing is gaining popularity with many programs that require convenient, gender-neutral specimen collection. Oral fluid testing can detect drugs within 10 minutes of ingestion. This short time frame makes it an excellent test for post-accident and reasonable suspicion training.
- Oral fluid testing analyzes a saliva sample for drugs and their metabolites.
- An absorbent collection device is placed in the mouth and the saliva collected is screened for drugs of abuse.
- Samples are checked to verify the saliva is human and undiluted.
- The result is reported to an MRO for review.
Lab-Based Hair Testing
Hair testing measures the drug molecules embedded inside the hair shaft. The non-intrusive collection of the hair sample, along with the inability of donors to adulterate or contaminate the specimen, make hair testing a desirable option to other drug testing methods.
- Hair testing provides a longer history of drug exposure than any other testing method, making it an excellent tool for positions where there is zero tolerance for drug use.
- The collected hair specimens are sent to the lab for analysis and reported to the MRO for review.
