First Choice is Arkansas’ most trusted third-party administrator, and we take great pride in helping employers keep drugs out of the workplace! We offer every conceivable lab test at our southwest Little Rock testing center, as well as background checks to help you vet prospective employees and physicals to ensure that they’re physically capable of doing the job. Urinalysis is the most commonly used method of pre-employment drug testing, and we keep a Medical Review Officer (MRO) on staff to verify the accuracy of all testing results. But an increasing number of businesses are now using oral fluid drug testing to keep their employees honest, for several great reasons!

For starters, oral testing is more effective at detecting recent drug use than conventional urine and hair drug tests. Drugs take time to fully metabolize, and hair takes weeks to grow. Oral testing is the most effective way to determine what’s in the donor’s system at the time of specimen collection, and you’ll be able to collect a sample on the spot under direct supervision. And since the collection procedure involves a simple mouth swab, you won’t have to worry about potential invasions of privacy or gender-based issues at collection sites.

One of the main drawbacks of urinalysis is the likelihood of the donor attempting to smuggle in clean or synthetic urine on the way to the lab or attempting to otherwise tamper with the sample. Donors are also sometimes unable to void enough urine at the time of specimen collection. Additionally, if you suspect that employees are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you or your designee will have to drive them to the lab, leaving you with two fewer employees at the workplace. You’ll be able to collect a sample onsite in a matter of minutes and get initial results using instant testing devices. You can also choose to send all samples or only the non-negatives to our lab for confirmation, and we offer industry-leading turnaround times on all testing results.

Oral fluid testing is ideal for a broad range of testing situations, ranging from pre-employment to reasonable suspicion to post-accident testing, and it only takes minutes for us to set up your account! To learn more about oral fluid drug testing in Little Rock or to order testing supplies, contact us online or at 501-661-9992.