Gold Standard

Drug Free Business provides the highest level of drug testing available today. Often referred to as "the gold standard method", our drug testing follows the guidelines set forth by the federal government, giving you assurance that your company's drug testing is being done fairly and accurately. Drug testing at this standard has withstood legal challenge and been upheld by various courts. Not conducting drug testing at this "gold standard" exposes your company to needless liability.

Please consider the following when implementing your drug and alcohol testing program:

A comprehensive "gold standard" drug test consists of:

• Specimen collection by a trained collector using a strict chain of custody
• Testing of specimens at a SAMHSA certified laboratory
• Testing of at least the five common illicit drugs, referred to as the "NIDA 5" at appropriate cut-off levels
• Integrity testing (testing for adulterants and dilution)
• GC/MS (gas chromatography, mass spectrometry) confirmation of all initial positive specimens
• Submission of both positive and negative blind quality control specimens to all laboratories
• Certified Medical Officer Review (MRO) of all results, negative or positive, with confidential reporting to a designated representative at your company

To save money, some drug testing administrators will avoid using certified laboratories, and will not provide comprehensive MRO services. In lieu of laboratory testing, some will even use instant testing kits not approved by the FDA for workplace testing . Others still will charge extra for integrity and confirmation testing. Is it worth exposing your company to needless liability to save a relatively small amount of money by taking shortcuts in the testing process?

Things to consider when choosing a third party administrator: