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AccuDiagnostics in Greenville, South Carolina is the first Eastern location to join our online system. Comprehensive drug and alcohol tests are available. The various tests that can be done are 5 & 10 panel, urine, hair follicle, skin patch, sweat, saliva, fingernail, steroid, and environmental drug testing. Alcohol tests that are available at AccuDiagnostics are breath, passive, EtG/EtS and EtG Hair tests.

Results for drug tests are within minutes through a comprehensive urine analysis. They can be done on site or at the business location. An in depth drug testing can be conducted through hair follicles. This type of test which is available in 1-3 days and will cover a 90 or more day period of time and will provide a detailed drug use history: what drugs were consumed and on what day.

Other drug tests are skin patch that will monitor a person’s drug use for up to 14 days and will detect cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and marijuana. Saliva test has been consistently reliable and can detect marijuana, heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, opiates and methamphetamines by placing a pad between the lower cheek and gum for two minutes. Fingernail and toenail tests are very accurate, since nothing can alter the keratin protein. It will give a detailed drug history for up to twelve months.

Steroid testing can be done through random name generation, collected on site and we provide instant tests for sports programs, schools and school districts, military divisions, businesses and corporate organizations and individuals and private citizens. With drug wipes, environmental drug testing will produce 100% accurate results to find if there has been drug use in your home, business or school environment.

AccuDiagnostics offers alcohol testing through breathalyzers. Also, BAT courses are available at AccuDiagnostics and they are overseen by BAT/STT certified instructors. Passive tests, which are electronic alcohol nose sensors that can be placed in small, unobtrusive devices, i.e., flashlights. The sensors will be able to detect breath alcohol a foot away from a person’s mouth. EtG/EtS testing is very accurate and can report if a person has consumed any alcoholic beverages in 24 hours. EtG hair testing is very accurate and can report alcohol consumption months after they have been ingested.

Federal DOT Testing is available at AccuDiagnostics where the following compliant services are available: on-site testing, drug and alcohol testing, consortiums, random name generation, policy creation, training, audit preparation and post accident testing. AccuDiagnostics is certified to test for FMSCA, FAA, FRA, FTA, PHMSA & USCG. Other programs available through AccuDiagnostics are policy creation services, employer & workplace solutions, judicial & government testing programs, social & family services, student & academic testing, athletic & sports testing, background checks and mobile/on-site testing.

AccuDiagnostics can assist with creating a policy that will help to implement a drug free workplace. Employer and workplace solutions available through AccuDiagnostics are through mobile and onsite testing, pre employment drug and alcohol testing, drug free policy development, background checks, Federal DOT testing, random name generation and through consortiums. The judicial and government testing programs that AccuDiagnostics work with are drug court, pre-trial intervention, probation and parole, court ordered testing, investigative, detention and juvenile justice. In order to assist with making the world drug-free, AccuDiagnostics through their social and family services can provide education, consulting, and program management.

Keeping drug free schools and athletes, AccuDiagnostics works with high schools, colleges and trade and technical organizations to do onsite drug testing. Background checks through AccuDiagnostics is simple, a person just logs in and enters basic information. The background checks can provide education history, arrests and criminal records, bankruptcy filings, driving records and military service records. Mobile and on-site testing is performed by certified collectors, who are trained lab technicians with quick results. There is no employee downtime with mobile/on-site testing so this helps to save money for companies.

DNA testing is available at AccuDiagnostics. Paternity DNA testing is conducted through a non-invasive buccal swab. You don’t have to make an appointment and can walk in to have a confidential paternity DNA test conducted. Maternity DNA testing is also available. DNA tests that are court admissible for adoption, D.S.S., paternity and court cases, immigration, child custody, and child support are available at AccuDiagnostics and performed under strict “chain of custody” documentation. Infidelity testing is conducted through the two most accurate methods body or bodily fluids staining fabric. Other infidelity testing methods are available with cigarette butts, dental floss, ear wax, razor clippings, gum, toothpicks and used Kleenex. If you have twins, AccuDiagnostics offers twin zygosity DNA testing and from this test parental curiosity can be satisfied, verification of siblings being an organ/tissue matches or satisfy legal requirements.

The Greenville, SC AccuDiagnostics location is here to serve individuals, businesses and judicial entities with a comprehensive line of testing services and programs. Visit the AccuDiagnostics website for complete information on any testing or program services.

There are two common ways to do an environmental drug test. The first of these is the DrugWipe, and the second is a lab-based mass spectrometry analysis.

DRUGWIPE

The DrugWipe is an on-site test that provides instant results. The test strips are made of antibodies that fit components of cannabis, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and methamphetamines. When the DrugWipe is wiped across a surface, the different sections of the test can detect these substances and will turn pink if they are detected.

Unlike most other forms of drug testing, DrugWipes have proven 100% accurate for surface testing by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. When used to evaluate sweat and saliva, however, accuracy is only rated at 94-97%.

It is for this reason that DrugWipes are not commonly used to detect individual use of narcotics, but rather to identify microscopic residue on surfaces. It has been used to identify locations where drugs have been used or trafficked.

Many government agencies have been using the DrugWipe since it became available in the mid-1990s. Police departments in high-risk drug areas often use it to test vehicles for the presence of drugs. DrugWipes are used by Customs agents in various countries including Germany and the United States to detect the presence of illegal drugs by simply wiping the luggage or hands of travelers. It can be used to test for drugs at the workplace, and continuous negative DrugWipe tests can result in lower insurance premiums for companies. It also can test the safety of a school environment.

MASS SPECTOMETRY

Mass spectrometry is a laboratory-based process that does not allow for instant results. The Mass spectrometry tool is used for measuring the molecular mass of a given sample. While this procedure is used scientifically for neonatal screening, water quality, and determining oil composition, it is also effective as an environmental drug test and is frequently used for drug discovery.

This test can be used to identify more drugs than most other drug tests. This is because the technique is widely used for a variety of different purposes, and measures the molecular makeup of various substances and samples.

Because it works on a molecular level, these tests have a very high sensitivity. It is often used to confirm blood or urine drug tests. Crime-scene specimens can be tested to identify illicit drug use or poisons in suspects, victims, or the deceased.

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