How long do drug test results take?!


Question:

How long do drug test results take?

I recently applied for this job. After an interview, the assisstant manager asked me to take a drug test. So, right after, I went to the Diagnostic Labs to test my urine samples.

I was just wondering how long it USUALLY takes for them to analyze the sample. Also, how long does the whole process of verification from the clinic to the company usually takes.

I'm asking beacuse the assisstant manager said he'd call me as soon as he gets the results.

Thanks for the answers.


Answers:

Generally... a drug test takes 24 hours to be completed. If the company is using a quick third party processing site, then they can get the results back to them within 48 hours.

Now, many smaller companies have to wait for the drug screen results to be mailed back to them, so it can take however long the mail can take.

I used to handle drug screen and background check reports for a large company, and there are MANY different reasons that a drug screen can come back late. We've had them take a month or more to return because sometimes when the lab inputs their coding, they'll code your SSN or name wrong, so the results never come back to the company.

You're best bet, give them a call in a week, that way they'll know you're interested. That way also if it's an issue that your results get lost, they'll know you're worth putting the effort in to retrieve the results.




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