First Choice Drug Testing offers after hours drug and alcohol testing 24/7, 365 days a year. We have a dedicated staff of part-time collectors that rotate being “on call” so that our clients receive services for those emergency after hours testing needs, which is most often post-accident or reasonable suspicion testing. We average about 5 after hour call outs a week. Very few competitors offer these services and those that do are not always reliable, hence we are known as the “go to” vendor for afterhours services.

BRIBE – to persuade (someone) to act in one’s favor, typically illegally or dishonestly by a gift of money or other inducement

We recently did some random testing on-site. This employer has adopted saliva testing as many of our customers have. We started with an instant saliva testing device and the donor was non-negative (we don’t say positive when we speak of instant devices) for methamphetamine.

We had a female come in to take a NON-DOT pre-employment test for one of our regular customers. The specimen she produced was out of temperature range. When the collector informed her that the specimen did not meet our criteria the donor asked if she could come back later and test again, our collector informed her only if the employer allows it and is willing to issues her a new request for testing form. A very few employers allow donors to re-test even after we release a refusal to test to them. Federal regulation does not allow this practice for employees who fall under any of the DOT modes.

Although drug testing is part of our name, we also do a lot of alcohol testing as well. Breath alcohol is what we do most often, however we can also test urine, hair, blood, or even nails for alcohol. In Arkansas if you register .080 BAC (blood alcohol concentration) and you’re driving, you can and probably will be arrested for DWI. For employment reasons the DOT considers a positive alcohol test to be .040 BAC which is half of the state of Arkansas requirements for driving. Most non-DOT employers have also adopted this .040 BAC. Failing a breath alcohol test as an employee generally carries the same consequences as failing a drug test, termination.