How Home Drug Testing Works: A Guide to Affordable Drug Tests in Jackson, MS
Drug testing is often seen as an uncomfortable necessity for workplace testing or for parole purposes. If you haven’t had to take a drug test recently, you might picture having this testing done in a laboratory or other sterilized environment, under the supervision of a lab worker. While this is certainly one way to conduct a drug test in Jackson, MS, it is not the only way. At Mobile Drug Screen, we provide a reliable and accurate drug testing kit that you can use at home. Keep reading to learn more about these kits and how they work.
What Kind of Drug Testing Can You Do at Home?
There are many ways to test for the presence of drugs in a person’s system, but the most common and reliable way of drug testing is through either urine or saliva tests. Mobile Drug Screen’s at-home drug testing kits include both a urine instant cup and a saliva instant test strip. The saliva test can provide instant results regarding the presence of alcohol in the system, while the urine test is able to detect illicit drugs like marijuana, PCP, cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates. We can also provide additional testing supplies to test for “designer drugs” like ecstasy, spice, meth variants, steroids, and more.
All of this can be done in the safety, comfort, and confidentiality of your own home. If the testing is being done for your own peace of mind (for example, testing a family member who has a history of addiction), then professional supervision may not be required. However, if this testing is being done for legal purposes (such as for employment or parole), you may need a medical professional in the home to ensure accuracy.
Testing with the Presence of a Professional
For employers or parole officers who need to ensure a person’s sobriety for legal purposes, allowing the individual to take their own test at home without supervision can call into question the test’s accuracy. For this reason, Mobile Drug Screen can provide a list of service providers that can help with testing. We can also provide discreet and confidential testing supervision. Whether we meet at your house, clinic, church, or at our mobile testing lab, we pledge to provide you with accurate testing and the utmost discretion.
How Do Home Drug Tests Work?
At-home drug tests work by providing a urine sample in the cup that’s included in every test kit. You will then insert a test strip into the urine sample. The strip will interact with the urine and turn a specific color to indicate the presence of particular drugs.
Most drugs are lipid-soluble, meaning that the lever breaks them down and transfers some of those components to your kidneys. The kidneys then release the components as waste via your urine. So, if an individual has used drugs in the days preceding a urine test, traces of those drugs will still be passing through the kidneys and being expelled in the urine; those chemicals interact with the chemicals in a test strip, thereby announcing their presence.
Saliva testing is similar. The subject provides a saliva sample by spitting into a collection cup and inserting a special test strip. As described above, the test strip will change to a specific color if drugs or alcohol are detected in the saliva. Most drug tests—both for saliva and urine—provide results in a matter of minutes.
The Benefits of Testing at Home
Taking a drug test in a public setting like a clinic or in the workplace can be embarrassing and stressful. You may feel like everyone is watching you and judging you for needing to be tested at all. At Mobile Drug Screen, we value the privacy of every patient, and at-home drug testing helps to provide that higher level of quality. As stated above, we’re willing to meet patients wherever they are more comfortable to provide the test, as well as any instruction and supervision that may be required.
Being able to perform a test in your own home is also easier, especially for those individuals who may not have reliable transportation to get to a testing facility at a specified time. Perhaps most importantly, however, an at-home drug test is incredibly affordable. You can get quick and accurate results from our tests in a matter of minutes for just $29, plus the cost of shipping. This is far less than most people would have to pay to visit a doctor’s office for in-clinic testing.
Contact Us for an At-Home Test Kit
At Mobile Drug Screen, we understand the importance of accuracy and speed when it comes to drug testing. Our at-home test kits are among the most reliable kits you can find, and are available in 5-, 12-, or 14-panel screening options to test for a variety of drug types. We’re committed to providing every customer with accurate testing, no matter where you may be testing from.
Contact Mobile Drug Screen today to get your kit for home drug screening in Jackson, MS.