Individual Services

MSDT offers an array of testing services for individuals. From drug and alcohol testing to date-rape testing, DNA and paternity testing—MSDT can help you gather all the facts through a full range of testing services.

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Drug Testing

Mid-South Drug Testing offers individual and employer drug testing using urine, oral fluid/saliva, hair and nail methodologies.

TESTING METHODS: 🧪Urine, Oral Fluid/Saliva, Hair, and Nails

Alcohol Testing

Mid-South Drug Testing offers individual and employer alcohol testing using urine, oral fluid/saliva, hair, nail, and blood spot methodologies.

TESTING METHODS: 🧪Urine, Breath, Hair, Nails and Blood Spot

Tobacco Testing

There are two ways to test for tobacco. One is lab-based urine, the other is hair. They both test quantitative nicotine levels and are sent to a laboratory. These results are usually available within a week.

TESTING METHODS: 🧪Urine and Hair

DNA testing is often used to determine genetic relationships. Using a non-invasive buccal swab, the cheek cells are scraped and sent to the lab for testing. The test may include mother, father, and child or just father and child; it may also include siblings and grandparents. The confidential results are back in approximately 3-7 business days.

TESTING METHODS: 🧪Buccal (Cheek) Swab

DNA Testing

TESTING METHODS

Traditional Testing

Traditional urine testing is the most practical and widely-used method of drug detection, as most drugs are detectable in the urine for 1–7 days. We have found that urine testing is best used for random and follow-up testing when the individual does not know they are going to be tested.

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🧪Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Testing

Rapid Testing

Rapid (instant) testing gives an answer right away, with a Negative or Non-Negative result. If the test is Non-Negative, it is sent off to the lab for confirmation testing. Lab-based urine testing does not provide an immediate answer and is sent to the lab once collected.

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🧪Drug and Alcohol Testing

Pros

Quick Results
Good for random testing

Cons

Must have restroom
Adulteration/substitution issues
Cannot be used for DOT testing
Short window of detection (1–7 days)
Special storage and transport

Saliva Testing

Saliva testing is a newer methodology and has a shorter window of detection than urine testing. It is most useful in post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing to determine recent drug use (1–2 days).

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🧪Drug Testing

Pros

No restroom needed
No known adulterants
No known specimen substitutes
Good for cause/post accident testing
Good for reasonable suspicion testing

Cons

Short window of detection (4–48 hours)

Hair Testing

Hair testing provides an extended view of long-term drug use. Normally, this type of testing can detect substances in the last three months, but not recent use. Hair testing is excellent for pre-employment.

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🧪Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Testing

Pros

No restroom needed
Longest window of detection (30-365 days)
Good for pre-employment testing

Cons

May not detect the occasional user

Nail Testing

This methodology includes clippings, NOT shavings. The donor will be instructed to cut either every fingernail, every toenail, or both depending on the panel. The nails need to be long enough that a quarter thickness of white at the end of the nail can be seen.

USED FOR

🧪Drug and Alcohol Testing

Pros

Hard to adulterate

Cons

Less panels can be tested because only certain labs do nail testing
Limited time frame

Breath Testing

Breath testing is used to detect alcohol in a donor's body within the last 8 hours. Results are available within seconds if negative. If non-negative, the device will go into a 15-minute wait period before the donor may blow again. This second blow result is the final result.

Individual Services

WALK-INS AND SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS ARE WELCOME!

Mid-South Drug Testing offers individual and employer drug testing using urine, oral fluid/saliva, hair and nail methodologies.

TESTING METHODS

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🧪Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Testing

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🧪Drug and Alcohol Testing

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🧪Drug Testing

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🧪Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Testing

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🧪Drug and Alcohol Testing

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🧪Alcohol Testing

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🧪Alcohol Testing

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🧪DNA, Paternity, Maternity, Siblingship, Grandparentage,
Relationship, Ancestry Testing

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