Drug Testing

Synonyms
Urine testing
UDS
Urine toxicology screening

FDA Clears First Over-The-Counter Urine Test For Fentanyl

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of Alltest Fentanyl Urine Test Cassette, which is the first over-the-counter test for the preliminary detection of fentanyl in urine. The test works by placing three drops of fresh urine onto a cassette containing a fentanyl test strip. After 5 minutes the test result will appear as colored lines. Although the test does not distinguish between certain drugs and medications. 
Posted Date
11/20/23

Using Urine Drug Test Strips as a Harm Reduction Tool

64,000 people died from an overdose in the U.S. in 2016. Fentanyl-related deaths are up 540% in the last 3 years. In 2016 72% of the 1,374 fatal overdoses in NYC involved heroin and/or fentanyl
Posted Date
05/12/21