Employment Drug Testing and Screening for Individuals
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2017 at 11:26AM
Employment Drug Testing
e7 Health is a preventative health and wellness company that specializes in travel medicine, employee health, student health, physical exams, immigration exams, STD testing, laboratory services, and drug testing. As such, e7 Health provides alcohol and drug testing services for both employers and individuals across the U.S. in more than 10,000 drug testing centers.
Drug Testing for Individuals
e7 Health can provide alcohol and drug testing for individuals when the situation calls for immediate testing and expedited results. Drug testing is done on the same day and results are typically available on the next business day. Situations that call for immediate drug testing are legal cases, probation, divorce, court-ordered testing, custody, among others. This service can be provided at e7 Health different drug testing centers across the U.S.
Employment Alcohol and Drug Testing
As an employer, you can implement a comprehensive drug testing program for a drug-free workplace. Employee drug testing is legal in all the states but for compliance, such drug testing programs must follow State and Federal Laws. Drug testing programs protect the employer from liability situations involving employees. e7 Health offers employers an online, cloud-based drug testing ordering system which one can use to order for drug tests online, every day of the week. The center can also manage an employer's drug free workplace program.
Instant Drug Testing
At e7 Health, having an immediate drug test done is fast, easy, confidential and secure. By providing drug testing for individuals when the situation calls for immediate testing and expedited results, the testing is done on the same day and results are availed on the next business day. Situations that call for immediate drug testing are legal cases, probation, divorce, court-ordered testing, custody, among others. This service is available at different centers across the U.S.
e7 Health has a new instant drug testing that offers a fast, accurate, electronically-driven urine drug testing solution. Urine drug testing is available in different panel configurations. Urine drug testing can either be confirmatory or for screening. Some of the drugs that can be tested in urine are marijuana, opiates, cocaine, PCP, methadone, amphetamines and benzodiazepines. e7 Health offers in-house urine drug screening.
Hair Follicle Drug Testing
Hair follicle drug testing is the newest trend in drug testing. e7 Health offers this service for both employers and individuals across the United States. Same day hair follicle drug testing is available with a turnaround of 5-7 business days for final hair drug testing results. Some of the drugs that can be tested for in a hair test are cocaine, marijuana, opiates, methamphetamine, and phencyclidine.
Attorneys are ordering for hair follicle drug testing for child custody drug testing, divorce drug testing, and court-ordered drug testing. Individuals who order for hair follicle drug testing include parents testing their teenage children and individuals who need the test for personal reasons.
Employers across the nation are also implementing hair follicle drug testing programs because of the benefits realized from this alternative specimen. These include:
- Hair testing can detect drugs taken for up to 90 days.
- Hair testing can be used to evaluate long-term patterns of drug use.
- Hair follicle drug testing is not only flexible, but it can also be used to test for EtG alcohol in hair.
- It is hard to cheat in a hair follicle drug test because every hair follicle test is observed.
Hair collected from a hairbrush can be used for hair follicle drug testing but the test results are not legally binding because the test will be reported as having an "anonymous" donor. This type of "anonymous" testing is, however, only performed at e7 Health specialty laboratories and is, therefore, not available at all our centers.
EtG Alcohol Testing
Ethanol is also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol or drinking alcohol. It is the main type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks which are produced by the fermentation of sugars using yeast. EtG is a direct metabolite of ethanol. As such, it can be found in urine 80 hours after alcohol ingestion. The presence of EtG in hair can be used to detect the presence of alcohol ingested recently even if the ethanol is no longer measurable. EtG testing is very dependable because EtG can only be detected if ethanol was ingested. It is not released as a result of fermentation within the body.
Alcohol abstinence is monitored using EtG testing for child custody cases, court-ordered case, probation programs, DWI cases, drug court cases and in situations where an individual is not allowed to consume alcohol at all. It comes in very handy for treatment programs and court-ordered programs because after alcohol ingestion, it can be detected for up to 80 hours and 90 days in urine and hair samples respectively.
For employer workplace alcohol testing, EtG testing will not be appropriate as it cannot prove current alcohol ingestion during working hours. In such cases, alcohol breath testing is recommended.
Drug Panel Options
e7 Health offers different drug panel options depending on one's needs ranging from urine drug panel tests, hair drug panel tests and alcohol panel tests. The most common of these drug testing panels offered by e7 Health are:
- 5 panel urine drug test
- Cocaine
- Marijuana (cannabinoids, THC)
- Phencyclidine (PCP – angel dust)
- Amphetamines (MDMA – ecstasy, methamphetamines)
- Opiates (including codeine, heroin and morphine)
- 10 panel urine drug test
- 5 panel urine drug test above plus
- Benzodiazepines
- Barbiturates
- Methadone
- Propoxyphene
- 10 panel urine drug test with expanded opiates
- 10 panel urine drug test above plus
- Hydrocodone
- Oxycodone
- OxyContin
- 5 panel hair drug test
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Opiates – morphine, heroin, codeine, Eve (MDEA), Ecstasy (MDMA)
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
- Methamphetamine
- 5 panel hair drug test with expanded opiates
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Opiates – heroin, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone
- Methamphetamine
- Ecstasy (MDMA)
- Eve (MDEA)
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
One of the most important decisions a business can make is to implement a comprehensive drug testing and drug-free workplace program and policy for their business. With the proper drug and alcohol testing program in place, as an employer, you are protected from liability situations through the drug testing program. Employee drug testing is legal in all States, but the programs must follow Federal and State laws in order to be compliant. We know the different laws in every state, and will put together a program and policy for your business that conforms to all federal and state laws that apply. Give us a call today to discuss your needs for a drug-free workplace or to order a drug test today.
e7 Health has a great online, cloud-based drug test ordering system that allows you to order a drug test online, 24/7. If your company requires drug testing, whether it be DOT or non-DOT, we can set you up with an account that allows you to manage your drug-free workplace program.
