Oral Fluid (Saliva) Drug & Alcohol Tests

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Oral fluid drug test kits detect up to the past 12 hours of drug use and are used for Random drug screening in workplaces to identify whether someone is currently under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

 

Oral fluid tests detect metabolites and parent forms of drugs in oral fluid via the mouth. Metabolites (broken down form of a drug already processed by the body) are present in saliva and are said to be a 1:1 ratio of the level in the blood. The Parent form of THC is also tested for which is the unprocessed form of the drug and would be present in the oral cavity after having recently smoked a joint.

Oral fluid drug screening kits test for the level of drug in the saliva specimen and will indicate a presumptive positive if the level is above the prescribed cut-off level recommended by
Australian Standards AS4760:2019. Metabolites and parent drug forms may remain in the oral cavity for up to 12 hours after drug use and therefore remain detectable during this time.

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