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Keep Your Patients Compliant -- and Get Insurance Companies to Foot the Bill In addiction and pain management settings, drug screening can keep patients on track. And even better, many tests can be billed to insurance. If youʼre running a pain management or addiction treatment center, urine drug screens can help you ensure that your patients are sticking with their treatment plan. Tox tests (toxicology tests) are especially helpful for people who are undergoing chronic pain treatment or any other type of opioid or substance abuse treatment. They might be a sensitive part of treatment, but theyʼll help everyone see...

When they want to test for the presence of drugs or other substances in employees, some of our clients opt to use a “dip test” -- also called a dip test card -- that tests a personʼs urine for the presence of various drugs. The process is fairly simple, but we wanted to give you a few reasons why you may or may not choose dip cards for the drug testing needs of your business or organization. Here are some pros and cons of using dip tests/cards for drug testing: Perhaps the biggest pro of using a dip test card:...

  Whether you call them UA Cups, Instant Test Cups, One-Step Cups or something else, thereʼs one thing we know about drug testing cups: Theyʼre one of the most popular methods of drug testing that we sell here at ToxTests.com. People prefer drug test cups because theyʼre simpler, cleaner, and easier to use than some of the other methods. Theyʼre commonly used in industries including drug treatment and rehabilitation, addiction counseling, pain management clinics, staffing and employment agencies, law enforcement, and in industrial, construction and agricultural businesses. But donʼt take our word for it. Here are some of the reasons...

  If thereʼs one question we get asked most at ToxTests.com, the question of what drug test you should be using is probably the biggest one. It doesnʼt matter if youʼre a small business owner or a federal agency manager whoʼs already versed in government regulations -- the truth is, finding the right drug and alcohol test for your needs can be a confusing process! Even if we encountered two businesses with similar processes and similar employees, we wouldnʼt always recommend the same test for both businesses. Thatʼs because each employer is going to have personal preferences as to the...

Should I Buy My Drug Tests at the Local Pharmacy? Probably not. When youʼre an employer who doesnʼt conduct a high volume of drug screens, you may be tempted just to go down to the local pharmacy and buy an over-the-counter drug test. But even if youʼre not doing many drug tests, buying a drug test at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Rite- Aid and the like may be steering you wrong for numerous reasons. Hereʼs why you shouldnʼt buy pharmacy drug tests. First, you may not get the reading you expected. Second, youʼll pay a premium price for a single test....