Importance of Reliable Drug Test Kits at Workplace

Drug testing at workplace is a well established program in many organizations. Because it ensures a drug and alcohol-free work environment that is critical for the organization's productivity and reputation. Therefore, when it comes to drug test at workplace, not all the kits are reliable. Because in today's market, you will find different drug test kits manufactures with a varied sophisticated degree of technology.

One is good at quality wise in a specific test and the other one might be technology wise good in another test. Then it becomes difficulty in choosing the right drug testing kit. So, you need to choose the right provider based on his/her experience and services in industry, reviews from outsiders, FDA approved and others. In this article, we will discuss the reasons for choosing reliable drug test kits.

Reasons to choose only reliable drug test kits:

• False positive result: In general, this type of result occurs when the drug test kit reacts with the legitimate drug that is present in the body of the employee who might have taken in his regular diet or for healthy condition.
• Reasons for false positive results:
• Food: Sometimes foods may cause false positive results.
• Vitamin supplements: Common vitamin supplements that an individual takes may cause a false positive result. (Eg. Riboflavin)
• Prescription: Prescription medications for pain revilers (Advil, Nuprin, Motrin), menstrual cramp medications (Midol and Trendar), antibiotics (ampicillin and amoxicillin) may cause false positive results.
• Consequences of  false positive results: When employees are caught for false positive results, he/she may feel bad and embarrassed in front of the co-workers. Even though they are innocent. This will damage the employees career and confidence. On the other side, employer has to spend hundreds of dollars on laboratory to test the sample further.

• False negative results: This occurs when a drug which a drug abuser has taken is not picked up by the drug test kits.
• Reasons for false negative results:
• Employee might have ingested the drug, but the concentration in the sample is below the cut-off. i.e. level of the drug in the sample is too low for the drug test kit to identify.
• Employee might have added adulterants to their sample. Adulterants may destroy the drug present in the sample.
• Low quality material might have been used in the process of manufacturing the drug test kits.

Therefore, it is very important to choose reliable drug test kit at workplace. Because it directly effects the organization reputation, employee loyalty and productivity.