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Instant Drug and Alcohol Screening

Get rapid, actionable drug and alcohol screening results to help you hire and return employees to work more quickly.

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Solutions That Scale 

Get Results in Minutes with Instant Screening

Why wait days for laboratory-based screening results? When instant drug or alcohol screening fits your organization’s needs1, it can empower you to move to the next step faster with negative results. Discover the key benefits of adding instant screening to your drug-free workplace program:

Negative screening results are typically available within minutes of specimen collection.

Select from instant urine or oral fluid-based screening entirely administered by trained collectors at the network collection site or easy-to-administer oral fluid screening conducted by managers at your worksite.

Instant drug and alcohol screening provides reliable, actionable negative screening results. Note: When results are non-negative, lab-based screening is recommended.

Various panel options are available to address the most commonly abused drugs.

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SIMPLIFIED EXPERIENCES 

Network-Based Instant Drug Screening for Managed Collection

Using instant drug screening offered at network sites means your drug screening is fully managed by trained collectors.

  • Urine or oral fluid specimen screening
  • Negative screening results typically received in less than an hour
  • Non-negative screening results automatically submitted for laboratory screening
  • Easily supports remote off-site hiring
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PROVEN RESULTS 

Convenient, Onsite Instant Drug Screening

When every second counts, conducting instant drug screening at the workplace can help you start new hires faster and get employees back to work quickly when screening results are negative.

  • Choice of oral fluid (most common) or urine specimen screening
  • Easy to administer
  • Less than 15 minutes for negative results
  • No collection fees
  • For enabled devices, optional app can be used to interpret and record results
  • Lab-based screening follow-up recommended for non-negative instant screening results
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SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU

Instant Alcohol Screening

Get immediate screening results and return employees back to work faster using cost-effective instant alcohol screening strips.

  • Oral fluid specimen screening
  • Easy to administer
  • No collection fees
  • Negative results in less than 5 minutes
  • Breath alcohol screening recommended for non-negative instant screening results (sold separately)
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Why First Advantage?

Leverage our extensive screening network, broad suite of drug and occupational health screening services, and deep industry expertise to build a tailored screening program that supports workplace compliance and delivers a seamless employee experience. Let’s partner to promote your workplace safety and simplify your processes.

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Instant Drug & Alcohol Screening FAQs 

The shelf life of instant screening devices varies by the specific device. Usually, drug screening devices have a shelf life of 12-18 months, and alcohol testing strips have a shelf life of around 12 months.

Yes. Federal, state, and local compliance restrictions may exist for instant screening for certain scenarios. If you are considering adding instant drug or alcohol screening to your program, consult with your legal counsel to obtain a legal opinion specific to your needs.

Managed instant screening through a network location means you get the speed of instant screening with the convenience of having the screening fully administered by a trained collector at the network site. Negative screening results are usually available to you within an hour. Additionally, non-negative results are automatically sent to the laboratory for further analysis.

Yes. State and local compliance restrictions may exist for using oral specimen screening for certain scenarios. If you are considering adding oral fluid screening to your drug-free workplace program, consult with your legal counsel to obtain a legal opinion specific to your needs.

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Whether you need to rethink your entire drug and occupational health screening program or need to explore ways to improve the employee screening experience, we can help.

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Sources: 1 Consult with your legal counsel to obtain a legal opinion about use of instant drug and alcohol screening in your specific drug-free workplace program. 2 First Advantage as of 12/31/2025.

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