A Toxicology testing in Port Saint Lucie checks blood, urine, or saliva for the presence of drugs or chemicals. In rare cases, stomach contents or sweat may also be checked. Drugs can be accidentally or deliberately swallowed, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through a skin surface or mucous membrane.
In the test also includes drugs like prescription medicines, non prescription medicine: aspirin or acetaminophen, vitamins, nutritional supplements, alcohol, and illegal drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.
A toxicology testing in Port Saint Lucie may check for one specific drug or for up to 30 different drugs at once. Testing is often done on a urine or saliva sample instead of blood, because urine and saliva tests are usually easier to do than blood tests.
Traces of a drug may remain in urine longer than in blood. Urine tests often can detect drug use within the last 5 days. Saliva testing can detect drugs used within the past day.
Our Clinical Diagnostic and Toxicology panels are customized and driven by each of our clients. Each test in the panels is performed with latest techniques and technology hardware; from validation screening to confirmatory and quantification. All of them are performed under rigorous process protocols to prevent human error, and following our lab “standard operating procedures.”
Contact us for more information abour our toxicology testing in Port Saint Lucie. Request an appointment phone 772-539-9556
