Drug & Alcohol Testing Centers, Orange, CA
Accredited Drug Testing Inc, is the nation's leading provider of drug, alcohol, occupational health, and DNA testing and has testing centers in Orange, CA and throughout the local area. Testing centers are within minutes of your home or office and same day service is available in most cases.
705 W LA VETA AVE STE 102 0.6 miles
ORANGE, CA 92868
1010 W La Veta Ave Ste 140, 0.8 miles
Orange, CA 92868
1310 W Stewart Dr Ste 304, 0.9 miles
Orange, CA 92868
946 W TOWN AND COUNTRY RD 1.0 miles
ORANGE, CA 92868
867 S TUSTIN ST 1.3 miles
ORANGE, CA 92866
1045 N TUSTIN ST 1.5 miles
ORANGE, CA 92867
2121 S TOWNE CENTRE PL STE 100 1.8 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92806
17542 17TH ST STE 330 2.5 miles
TUSTIN, CA 92780
801 N Tustin Ave Ste 102, 2.7 miles
Santa Ana, CA 92705
800 N Tustin Ave Ste A 2.7 miles
Santa Ana, CA 92705
100 N TUSTIN AVE 3.1 miles
TUSTIN, CA 92780
1000 S ANAHEIM BLVD STE 200 3.9 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92805
947 S ANAHEIM BLVD STE 120 4.0 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92805
1530 E Edinger Ave Ste 1 4.2 miles
Santa Ana, CA 92705
1619 E Edinger Ave 4.3 miles
Santa Ana, CA 92705
1717 E LINCOLN AVE 4.3 miles
Anaheim, CA 92805
211 S STATE COLLEGE BLVD STE 325 4.4 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92806
1534 E WARNER AVE 5.0 miles
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
1111 E LA PALMA AVE 5.1 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92805
1300 N KRAEMER BLVD 5.2 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92806
2492 WALNUT AVE STE 110 5.4 miles
TUSTIN, CA 92780
1241 E DYER RD STE 145 5.5 miles
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
640 S PLACENTIA AVE 5.5 miles
PLACENTIA, CA 92870
3100 W WARNER AVE 6.0 miles
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
17232 RED HILL AVE 6.1 miles
IRVINE, CA 92614
1006 W LA PALMA AVE 6.1 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
3002 DOW AVE STE 204 6.1 miles
TUSTIN, CA 92780
411 N LAKEVIEW AVE 6.4 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92807
1201 N. ROSE DR. SUITE 202 6.7 miles
PLACENTIA, CA 92870
11180 E Warner Ave Ste 159, 6.8 miles
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
1301 N ROSE DR 6.8 miles
PLACENTIA, CA 92870
1801 W ROMNEYA DR STE 106 6.9 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
710 N EUCLID ST STE 203 6.9 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
3401 S HARBOR BLVD 6.9 miles
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
909 E YORBA LINDA BLVD STE H 7.0 miles
PLACENTIA, CA 92870
2362 MORSE AVE 7.4 miles
IRVINE, CA 92614
333 S MAGNOLIA AVE 7.6 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92804
7052 ORANGEWOOD AVE STE 6 7.8 miles
GARDEN GROVE, CA 92841
12600 BEACH BLVD 8.0 miles
STANTON, CA 90680
7955 WESTMINSTER BLVD 8.1 miles
WESTMINSTER, CA 92683
2814 W LINCOLN AVE 8.2 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
5475 E LA PALMA AVE 8.2 miles
ANAHEIM, CA 92807
1000 BRISTOL ST N Ste 1B 8.3 miles
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
8970 WARNER AVE 8.4 miles
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
9920 TALBERT AVE 8.4 miles
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
9900 Talbert Ave Ste 203, 8.4 miles
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
17024 MAGNOLIA ST 8.4 miles
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
4950 Barranca Pkwy Ste 101, 8.5 miles
Irvine, CA 92604
1950 SUNNYCREST DR STE 1800 8.6 miles
FULLERTON, CA 92835
2151 N HARBOR BLVD 8.6 miles
FULLERTON, CA 92835
20770 ASH CIR STE 200 8.9 miles
YORBA LINDA, CA 92886
2720 N HARBOR BLVD STE 130 8.9 miles
FULLERTON, CA 92835
1001 E IMPERIAL HWY 8.9 miles
BREA, CA 92821
17122 BEACH BLVD STE 104 9.3 miles
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
15464 GOLDENWEST ST 9.4 miles
WESTMINSTER, CA 92683
566 E LAMBERT RD 9.7 miles
BREA, CA 92821
17822 BEACH BL SUITE 242 9.7 miles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647
16200 SAND CANYON AVE 9.8 miles
IRVINE, CA 92618
301 VICTORIA ST 9.9 miles
COSTA MESA, CA 92627
15775 LAGUNA CANYON RD Ste 100 10.0 miles
IRVINE, CA 92618
18561 BEACH BLVD 10.2 miles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648
9122 ADAMS AVE 10.4 miles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92646
18811 FLORIDA ST 10.5 miles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648
18800 Main St Ste 111, 10.6 miles
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
5451 LA PALMA AVE STE 24 11.4 miles
LA PALMA, CA 90623
40 CENTERPOINTE DR 11.5 miles
LA PALMA, CA 90623
16702 VALLEY VIEW AVE 12.0 miles
LA MIRADA, CA 90638
16700 VALLEY VIEW AVE STE 180 12.0 miles
LA MIRADA, CA 90638
6670 ALTON PKWY 1ST FL 12.0 miles
IRVINE, CA 92618
400 NEWPORT CENTER DR STE 202 12.0 miles
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
320 SUPERIOR AVE. STE 150 12.1 miles
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663
1419 SUPERIOR AVE STE 1 12.1 miles
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663
15330 VALLEY VIEW AVE STE 1 12.4 miles
LA MIRADA, CA 90638
10861 CHERRY ST STE 202 12.4 miles
LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720
15751 Rockfield Blvd 13.0 miles
Irvine, CA 92618
22741 LAMBERT ST 13.3 miles
LAKE FOREST, CA 92630
24962 CALLE ARAGON 14.0 miles
LAGUNA WOODS, CA 92637
15141 Whittier Blvd Ste 125, 14.1 miles
Whittier, CA 90603
13440 IMPERIAL HWY 14.6 miles
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
23521 Paseo De Valencia #302C, 14.7 miles
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
18575 Gale Ave Ste 155 14.7 miles
City of Industry, CA 91748
18575 GALE AVE STE 295 14.7 miles
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748
23961 CALLE DE LA MAGDALENA STE 230 14.8 miles
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
24451 HEALTH CENTER DR 14.9 miles
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
2707 E VALLEY BLVD STE 116 15.0 miles
WEST COVINA, CA 91792
18335 VALLEY BLVD 15.3 miles
LA PUENTE, CA 91744
61 ARGONAUT 15.4 miles
ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656
23962 ALICIA PKWY 15.6 miles
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
1690 W 6TH ST STE K 15.9 miles
CORONA, CA 92882
17487 HURLEY ST 16.0 miles
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91744
15302 EL PRADO RD 16.0 miles
CHINO, CA 91710
16025 GALE AVE STE B10 16.5 miles
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91745
13768 Roswell Suite 220, 16.7 miles
Chino, CA 91710
12401 WASHINGTON BLVD 16.7 miles
WHITTIER, CA 90602
5220 CLARK AVE STE 445 16.7 miles
LAKEWOOD, CA 90712
25431 CABOT RD STE 118 16.8 miles
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
12385 WASHINGTON BLVD 16.8 miles
WHITTIER, CA 90606
12462 PUTNAM ST ste 402 16.8 miles
WHITTIER, CA 90602
1720 TERMINO AVE 16.8 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90804
1703 TERMINO AVE, STE 102 16.8 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90804
2250 S. Main St # 105, 16.9 miles
Corona, CA 92882
11817 TELEGRAPH RD 17.0 miles
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
5203 LAKEWOOD BLVD 17.2 miles
LAKEWOOD, CA 90712
5205 Lakewood Blvd 17.2 miles
Lakewood, CA 90712
118 W 9th St, 17.4 miles
Corona, CA 92882
800 S MAIN ST 17.5 miles
CORONA, CA 92882
800 MAGNOLIA AVE STE 108 18.0 miles
CORONA, CA 92879
1820 FULLERTON AVE 18.1 miles
CORONA, CA 92881
25500 RANCHO NIGUEL RD STE 100 18.7 miles
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677
16660 PARAMONT BLVD STE 102 18.8 miles
PARAMOUNT, CA 90723
16444 PARAMOUNT BLVD 18.8 miles
PARAMOUNT, CA 90723
9353 IMPERIAL HWY GARDEN MEDICAL OFFICE,3RD FLOOR 18.9 miles
DOWNEY, CA 90242
11411 BROOKSHIRE AVE STE 408 19.0 miles
DOWNEY, CA 90241
5475 WALNUT AVE 19.1 miles
CHINO, CA 91710
2750 ATLANTIC AVE 19.1 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90806
27800 MEDICAL CENTER RD STE118 19.1 miles
MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691
1050 LINDEN AVE Ste 887 19.2 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90813
801 CORPORATE CENTER DR STE 130 19.2 miles
POMONA, CA 91768
8337 TELEGRAPH RD STE 104 19.3 miles
PICO RIVERA, CA 90660
1716 W HOLT AVE 19.4 miles
POMONA, CA 91768
12801 CROSSROADS PKWY S Ste 150 19.4 miles
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91746
502 S GAREY AVE 19.4 miles
POMONA, CA 91766
7300 ALONDRA BLVD STE 108 19.5 miles
PARAMOUNT, CA 90723
1250 PACIFIC AVE 19.6 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90813
2776 PACIFIC AVE 19.6 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90806
2640 E GARVEY AVE S STE 106 19.7 miles
WEST COVINA, CA 91791
2101 MAGNOLIA AVE 19.8 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90806
482 W WILLOW ST 19.8 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90806
14148 FRANCISQUITO AVE 20.1 miles
BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706
725 S ORANGE AVE 20.2 miles
WEST COVINA, CA 91790
100 Oceangate, P245 20.6 miles
LONG BEACH, CA 90802
On-site only 20.6 miles
Long Beach, CA 90802
554 E San Bernardino Rd Ste 10, 21.0 miles
Covina, CA 91723
309 W BEVERLY BLVD 21.2 miles
MONTEBELLO, CA 90640
3430 GARFIELD AVE 21.3 miles
LOS ANGELES, CA 90040
2171 S GROVE AVE STE A 21.4 miles
ONTARIO, CA 91761
19301 S SANTA FE AVE Ste 120 21.4 miles
COMPTON, CA 90221
1350 W COVINA BLVD 21.5 miles
SAN DIMAS, CA 91773
6538 TELEGRAPH RD 22.0 miles
LOS ANGELES, CA 90040
3144 SANTA ANITA AVE STE 205 22.0 miles
EL MONTE, CA 91733
754 N MOUNTAIN AVE 22.2 miles
ONTARIO, CA 91762
2300 W BEVERLY BLVD 22.4 miles
MONTEBELLO, CA 90640
4234 Riverwalk Parkway Suite 200 22.5 miles
Riverside, CA 92505
15705 ARROW HWY STE 6B 22.6 miles
IRWINDALE, CA 91706
5345 IRWINDALE AVE 22.8 miles
IRWINDALE, CA 91706
2499 S WILMINGTON AVE 22.8 miles
COMPTON, CA 90220
3364 E SLAUSON AVE 22.9 miles
VERNON, CA 90058
10800 MAGNOLIA AVE MOB 1, 4TH FL, 4J 23.0 miles
RIVERSIDE, CA 92505
8891 CENTRAL AVE 23.0 miles
MONTCLAIR, CA 91763
9350 FLAIR DR Ste 102 23.1 miles
EL MONTE, CA 91731
3611 MLK Blvd STE 108 23.1 miles
LYNWOOD, CA 90262
4500 RIVERVIEW AVE 23.2 miles
EL MONTE, CA 91731
3550 E PHILADELPHIA ST STE 150 23.3 miles
ONTARIO, CA 91761
2476 S ATLANTIC BLVD 23.4 miles
COMMERCE, CA 90040
6000 N IRWINDALE AVE STE A 23.6 miles
IRWINDALE, CA 91702
23601 AVALON BLVD Ste 104 23.6 miles
CARSON, CA 90745
250 S GRAND AVE 23.9 miles
GLENDORA, CA 91741
20401 AVALON BLVD STE C 24.0 miles
CARSON, CA 90746
455 E CARSON PLAZA DR 24.0 miles
CARSON, CA 90746
1601 MONTE VISTA AVE Ste 190 24.1 miles
CLAREMONT, CA 91711
6520 N IRWINDALE AVE STE 100 24.2 miles
IRWINDALE, CA 91702
32241 CAMINO CAPISTRANO STE A105 24.2 miles
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675
117 E LIVE OAK AVE STE 101 24.3 miles
ARCADIA, CA 91006
2920 Inland Empire Blvd Ste 108 24.7 miles
Ontario, CA 91764
999 San Bernardino Rd 24.9 miles
Upland, CA 91786
1101 S MILLIKEN AVE STE C 24.9 miles
ONTARIO, CA 91761
3200 INLAND EMPIRE BLVD STE 100 25.0 miles
ONTARIO, CA 91764
Drug and alcohol testing services are provided for employers and individuals and are administered for various reasons including Employment related such as pre-employment, random, post accident and reasonable suspicion, also US DOT-Part 40, Court Ordered, School and personal reasons.
Scheduling a drug, alcohol or any testing service at any of our Orange, CA testing facilities is simple and easy. Call (800)221-4291 or you may schedule a test online 24/7 by clicking below and receive your donor pass/registration form with the testing center address and instructions via email.
Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority- Our Drug Testing centers recognize that needing a drug, alcohol or occupational health test can be stressful at times. Accredited Drug Testing takes the stress out of a stressful situation and is available to answer any questions you may have and provide our services in a friendly, courteous and confidential manner. Call our scheduling department today at (800)221-4291.
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Types of Drug Testing Methods Available
Our testing centers provide many types of drug testing methods, below is a brief description of each method choose the one that is right for your need.
Urine Test - Urine - Accredited Drug Testing provides drug testing utilizing the Urine screening method. Urine drug testing can be screened for 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 15 panel screenings. Urine drug tests can also include an expanded opiates analysis. Same day service is available and testing centers are located in all cities and in most cases within minutes from your home or office. The detection period for a urine drug test is up to 3-5 days and results are reported in most cases in 2- 3 days.
The procedure for a urine drug test is simple. A donor provides a urine specimen in a cup to a drug testing collection specialist who will then seal the specimen cup, complete various documentation including a chain of custody form, have the donor initial the specimen cup seal, provide identification and upon completion of the collection and paperwork the specimen will be sent in a secure manner by Currier to the laboratory for testing.
Hair Drug Testing - Accredited Drug Testing can provide a drug test utilizing the Hair follicle drug test method and a Hair drug test can be tested for 5, 10, and 12 panel screenings. The detection period for a hair drug test is up to 90 days and results are reported in most cases in 3 -5 days.
The hair drug test is becoming more frequently used by employers, courts and other government agencies due to the fact that the window of detection for illegal drug use for a hair is up to 90 days. Many courts have begun accepting hair testing in place of urine or blood testing and hair testing has been determined to be legally and scientifically admissible evidence in a court of law.
A hair drug test is a simple process whereby a drug testing collection specialist cuts approximately 120 strands of hair from the head or a specific amount from the body and submits the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. A hair follicle drug test can be screened for a 5 panel, 10 panel or 12 panel test and can also include expanded opiates. If a donor does not have 1 ½ inches of hair on their head, body hair can be utilized, however, if the donor is bald and has none or very little body hair, a hair drug test is not an available option, a urine or oral/saliva test should be utilized.
In addition to our standard drug test panels, opioid screening can be added to any drug test to determine the use and/or abuse of any prescription drugs.
US DOT Testing and Part 40 Compliance - Accredited Drug Testing provides DOT drug testing for pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty for companies or employees regulated and covered by 49 CFR Part 40 including FMCSA, USCG, FTA, FRA, FAA, PHMSA. The drug test required by the Department of Transportation is a 5-panel urine test, which must be analyzed by SAMHSA certified laboratory and verified by a Medical Review Officer (MRO).
Additional DOT services include:
- -DOT Consortium Membership (random testing)
- -DOT Supervisor Training
- -MVR Reports
- -DOT Drug Policy Development
- -DOT Physicals
- -DOT Breath Alcohol Testing
Our Orange, CA testing centers have certified DOT drug testing collection specialists who are trained in the proper collection of a DOT drug test.
The Opioid Overdose Crisis
Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.
- Roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.
- Between 8 and 12 percent develop an opioid use disorder.
- An estimated 4 to 6 percent who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin.
- About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.
- Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in 45 states.
- The Midwestern region saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from July 2016 through September 2017.
- Opioid overdoses in large cities increase by 54 percent in 16 states.
In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers, and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. This subsequently led to widespread diversion and misuse of these medications before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive.3,4 Opioid overdose rates began to increase. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.1That same year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers, and 652,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder (not mutually exclusive)
Court Ordered Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Orange, CA drug testing centers also provide drug and alcohol testing for probation and other court ordered testing requirements. Testing services include ETG alcohol testing and drug testing utilizing urine and hair methods. Test results can be sent directly to Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys or other parties as required. Strict confidentiality is assured.
Alcohol Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Orange, CA testing centers provide alcohol testing including ETG testing in both urine and hair and Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT). Alcohol testing can be added to any drug test screening.
Testing Facilities Nationwide - In addition to our drug and alcohol testing centers in Orange, CA and the local area, Accredited Drug Testing has company owned and affiliated collection sites in all States and most cities to serve our clients' needs when traveling or employment related testing is required in multiple cities or States.
On-Site/Mobile Testing - Time Is Money!- Accredited Drug Testing provides On-Site drug testing services in all cities nationwide and can be used for construction sites, sporting events, job fairs and trucking/transportation companies, on site testing is available for DOT and NON-DOT regulated employers. In most cases, on-site mobile testing is cost effective when you have 10 or more employees needing to be drug or alcohol tested without leaving the job site.
Employer testing/account setup - If you are an employer with at least 5 employees and would like to set up an account for future testing, it's simple and easy. Call us and speak with a client relations representative, (800)221-4291 it takes 5 minutes or less to complete. Account benefits include no setup fees, test discounts, invoicing, test status tracking and personalized customer service.
Does Your Company Have a Written Drug Policy? - Employee Drug & alcohol testing is utilized best when conducted in conjunction with a clear, written drug policy that is shared with all employees, along with employee education about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide help for employees who may have an alcohol or drug problem. If your company does not have a written drug and alcohol policy or your current policy needs to be revised, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in the development and implementation of an employer's drug and alcohol policy which complies with state and federal law.
DNA Testing Services -Accredited Drug Testing provides DNA testing at testing centers Nationwide for paternity, immigration, and family relationship purposes. DNA testing centers are located in most cities and within minutes of your home or office.
DNA testing can provide an accurate determination of the probability of paternity at 99% more of who the child's biological father or mother is. The initial DNA test takes only a few minutes at the testing center and involves the swabbing of the child and alleged fathers mouth, which will provide saliva to be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Our DNA results are analyzed by a certified AABB laboratory and can be used in a legal proceeding to determine paternity or child custody related issues.
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Handy Resources
Comprehensive Online Resources for Drug Testing
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides comprehensive information on drug testing and its role in substance use disorder treatment.
- FDA: Drug Testing
Explains the FDA's role and regulations concerning drug testing for consumers.
- PDR.net
Provides detailed drug information and safety updates through a mobile-friendly platform.
- BeSafeRx - FDA
Resource by the FDA to help consumers identify and choose safe online pharmacies.
- SAMHSA: Drug Testing Resources for the Workplace
Resources and guidelines for drug testing in the workplace.
- Drugs.com
Provides drug information, side effects, and interactions for consumers and professionals.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
Online version of the DAST to help individuals assess whether they have a drug problem.
- Merck Manuals
Consumer-friendly medical resource providing comprehensive information on a wide array of health topics, including drug testing.
- SAMHSA Store
Provides access to resources and publications on substance use prevention and treatment.
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
Information on state boards of pharmacy and regulations, including those related to drug testing.
- CDC: Workplace Health Promotion
CDC's resources on substance use and drug testing in the workplace.
- Mayo Clinic: Drug Testing
General information about the procedures and types of drug tests.
- MedlinePlus: Drug Testing
Offers information about various drug tests and their uses in medical diagnosis and treatment.
- University of Rochester Medical Center Health Encyclopedia
Provides a detailed entry on drug testing, including how tests are conducted and what they detect.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
International guidelines and information on public health, including substance abuse and drug testing.
- Healthline: Drug Testing
Consumer health site offering information on how drug tests work and what they look for.
- WebMD: Drug Testing
Provides a patient-oriented overview of drug testing and its purposes.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Provides a vast database of scientific studies, including research on drug testing and its effectiveness.
AI Overview
Overview of Drug Testing Collection Centers
Drug testing collection centers are specialized facilities where individuals submit biological samples for drug testing. These centers play a crucial role in the drug testing process, serving industries such as transportation, healthcare, sports, and many sectors requiring workplace safety and compliance with drug-free policies. This overview details the functions, types of tests conducted, and what individuals can expect during a visit to a drug testing collection center.
Functions of Drug Testing Collection Centers
Collection centers are primarily responsible for the secure and proper collection of samples, ensuring that they are uncontaminated and accurately reflect the subject's drug use status. They adhere to strict procedures to maintain confidentiality and integrity of the testing process.
Types of Tests Conducted
- Urine Testing: The most common form of drug testing, used to detect recent use of drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and others.
- Hair Follicle Testing: Provides a longer detection window compared to urine testing and is used to analyze drug use over a period of months.
- Saliva Testing: Used for its non-invasive nature and ability to detect immediate drug use.
- Blood Testing: Although less common due to its invasive nature, it is the most accurate form of drug testing.
What to Expect at a Collection Center
- Identification Verification: Upon arrival, individuals must present valid identification to ensure that the samples correspond to the correct person.
- Sample Collection: Trained professionals collect samples in a manner that minimizes the chance of tampering or contamination. This might involve measures such as securing personal belongings and direct observation during sample provision.
- Chain of Custody: Each sample is handled with a documented chain of custody procedure to maintain its integrity from collection to testing laboratory.
Importance of Collection Centers
Drug testing collection centers are vital for ensuring the effectiveness and reliability of the drug testing process. They provide essential services that help employers maintain a safe and productive workplace, enforce legal and regulatory requirements, and assist in rehabilitation processes. The professionalism and accuracy practiced by these centers are crucial for upholding the trust and safety standards expected in many professional environments.
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Local Area Info: Orange, California
Orange is a city located in Orange County, California. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) north of the county seat, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920. While many other cities in the region demolished such houses in the 1960s, Orange decided to preserve them. The small city of Villa Park is surrounded by the city of Orange. The population was 139,812 as of 2014.
Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño ethnic group long inhabited this area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolá, an expedition out of San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, led by Father Junípero Serra, named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California, New Spain.[citation needed]
In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km2) to José Antonio Yorba, which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho, including the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana.