The Different Types Of Drug Screening Tests
Whether your company has 10 employees or 1,000, pre-employment drug screening is going to come up. To help save money for your business, and to ensure that everything runs smoothly with your drug screening program, it is essential that you incorporate the right type of drug test.
After all, things like liability, privacy and price issues come into play with drug screening tests. While many employers choose to go with the most traditional pre-employment drug screen, which is urine testing, there are a few different options. Below, we will provide four of the more common tests for you.
The Different Types Of Drug Screening Tests
- Urine Test
- Saliva Test
- Blood Test
- Hair Test
Urine Test
A urine test is the most common test you will find. It is reliable, has a long detection gap and it benefits an employee because it is more private than some of the other tests since it is done in a private area. With that said, that also makes it easier to cheat than some of the other drug screening tests that are offered.
Saliva Test
Unlike a urine test, a saliva test is of course not as easy to cheat. It also has faster turnaround times than urine testing. Saliva testing is also great when it comes to the current intoxication of an individual. Of course, this should not be a problem during the pre-employment process, or while an employee is working, but you never know.
Blood Test
A blood test is ideal for finding out if an employee is intoxicated during the time of the test. This is ideal if there was an accident on the job because the blood test will be able to tell if there were also drugs involved during said accident.
Hair Test
The big plus about a hair test is the detection window that it brings to the table. A hair test can detect certain drugs up to three months of the last use. Clearly, there are some serious benefits to that. For instance, a future employee might stop doing a certain drug a month before he/she has to take a pre-employment drug screening test. Ideally, with a hair test, that employee’s drug use would still come up.
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