What is the advantage of transdermal analysis versus breath, blood, or urine testing?
Breath, blood, and urine testing is accurate and reliable for on-the-spot testing, such as a roadside sobriety test. As a point-in-time tool, they are generally reliable and cost-effective. However, when applied to a Periodic/Random Testing Program, where clients are randomly requested to take a test, either from home or at a testing center, their effectiveness is greatly diminished. Drugs often remain in the body for days or even weeks, so Random/Period testing protocols are more efficient at pinpointing drug use. Monitoring for alcohol consumption, however, is more difficult. The body metabolizes alcohol very quickly, and once this process is complete, there are no trace elements left to facilitate detection. For example, a 190-pound adult male will take less than five hours to go from the legal DUI limit of .08 BAC to .00 BAC. That means that unless you test at least once every three hours, a practical impossibility with breath, blood, and urine tests, you will be unable to detect m
