“Employees who abuse drugs or alcohol are 10 times more likely to miss work, nearly 4 times more likely in on the job accidents, 5 times more likely to file a worker’s compensation claim. They are responsible for 40% of all industrial fatalities, 33% less productivity and generate healthcare costs that are three times as high as other co-workers.”
--American Council for Drug Education

Having conducted drug testing for employers for almost a decade Unisource is considered a leader in this field and have:

• Dedicated workforce of Qualified Technicians
• National network of laboratories specializing in forensic toxicology testing
• A national network of Patient Service Centers, with an additional network of third party collection sites
• Standardized processes
• Dedicated customer services department

All substance abuse specimens submitted to Unisource are sent to our certified laboratory and initially tested using a screening technique called Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA). This method of screening is objective, computerized and automated.

• Extensive drug testing panels to help meet each customer's needs
• Largest national network of collection sites
• A national network of toxicology laboratories
• Adulterant testing
• Steroid athletic drug testing for athletes
• Healthcare professional profile (testing for prescription drugs among healthcare professionals)
• Medical Review Officer (MRO) review of all Department of Transportation specimens

Unisource Screening has a national network of testing laboratories throughout the United States. Our drug testing laboratories are certified by HHS/SAMHSA . Our sales representatives develop a specific testing site plan to meet the unique needs of each company and its employees.

95% of negative results are reported within 24 hours of receipt into our laboratories. The remaining 5% of negatives and all positives are reported within 72 hours of receipt into our laboratories.

While pre-employment drug screening is a good practice and a great start to a drug free workplace drug program, it is only the first step in creating and maintaining a drug free, cost effective, highly productive workplace. Random testing, voluntary testing, reasonable suspicion testing, specific condition testing and follow-up testing are all equally important types of drug testing.

In addition to the federally mandated NIDA panel, Unisource Screening offers a variety of test panels and cut off levels, which can be combined with adulterant testing. Adulterant testing detects substances (either added to the urine specimen or ingested) that are promoted as "cleansing agents" to prevent the detection of drug use.

	Drug Group		EIA Screen Cut Off Level		GC/MS Conf. Detection Level
	Amphetamines		1000 ng/mL		500 ng/mL
	Cocaine Metabolites		300 ng/mL		150 ng/mL
	Opiate Metabolites		2000 ng/mL		2000 ng/mL
	Phencyclidine		25 ng/mL		25 ng/mL
	Marijuana Metabolites		50 ng/mL		15 ng/mL

* These are the standard outer ranges. Additional outer ranges may be available
**nanograms/milliliter - The above cut-off levels, list of analytes, and test methodologies are subject to adjustment when required by applicable government regulations or guidelines.

	Drug Group		Screening Cutoff		Confirmation Cutoff
	Amphetamines		500 pg/mg		500 pg/mg
	Cocaine Metabolites		500 pg/mg		500 pg/mg
	Opiate Metabolites		500 pg/mg		500 pg/mg
	Phencyclidine		300 pg/mg		300 pg/mg
	Marijuana Metabolites		1.0 pg/mg		0.3 pg/mg

* Pico gram per milligram of hair

	Amphetamines		Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, Ecstasy
	Cocaine Metabolites		Cocaine, Benzoylecgonine
	Opiate Metabolites		Codeine, Morphine, Heroin
	Phencyclidine		PCP
	Marijuana Metabolites		THC

Drug Scheduling
Federal Trafficking Penalties
Chapter 13 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Drug Descriptions
Guidelines for a Drug-Free Workforce