Global Drug Screening Laboratory Services Market By Service (Workplace Drug Testing, Clinical Toxicology Testing), By Sample (Urine, Oral Fluid, Hair), By End-User (Retail, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Staffing, Government, Hospital Laboratories, Clinical Laboratories), By Region, and Key Companies - Industry Segment Outlook, Market Assessment, Competition Scenario, Trends and Forecast 2021-2031

Drug screening services entail collecting urine, hair, or blood samples from an individual’s body and evaluating as well as analyzing residues of drugs and alcohol. The primary goal of drug testing is to identify and rehabilitate drug users, as well as to prevent mishaps and accidents.

Detailed Segmentation –

The global drug screening laboratory services market is segmented on the basis of – Service Types, Sample Types, End-Users, and Region. Represented below is a detailed segmental description:

Based on Service Type:

• Workplace Drug Testing
• Clinical Toxicology Testing

Based on Sample Type:

• Urine
• Oral Fluid
• Hair
• Other Sample Types

Based on End-User:

• Retail
• Oil & Gas
• Transportation
• Staffing
• Government
• Hospital Laboratories
• Clinical Laboratories
• Other End-Users

Based on Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• South America
• Middle East & Africa

Market Dynamics –

Drivers for the Global Drug Screening Laboratory Services Market:

The increasing levels of drug consumption among millennials is expected to boost this market in the years to come, owing to the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and inferiority complexes. The consumption of narcotics, alcohol, and subsequent overdoses of prescribed medicines are on the rise. Many people consume drugs and alcohol as a result of their surroundings and social circles, and they quickly become addicted.

For instance, according to the news, ‘Statistics: Drugs and substance abuse in India,’ published via television in 2019, approximately 60 lakh individuals suffer from opioid overuse in India, and more than 8.5 lakh people inject drugs, eventually making them addicts. Similarly, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) projected that almost 29.5 million people worldwide are affected by drug use disorders, according to the World Drug Report, 2017.

Drug screening laboratory services are vital in conducting tests to determine the number of drugs and alcohols units are in an individual’s body. These are certain factors that will help augment this target market’s revenue growth trajectory in the years to come.

Opportunity for the Global Drug Screening Laboratory Services Market:

Over the forecast period, continuous innovation and developments in the screening methodologies used for drug testing and screening are projected to propel the market’s economic growth. To determine whether a person has ingested drugs or is a drug addict, urine, blood, and hair samples are collected. These procedures determine the amount and traces of drugs in an individual’s bloodstream. This procedure is exhausting, and the results tend to take a long time to be generated. As a result, corporations are developing new techniques to make the drug testing procedure easier.

For instance, according to an article published in February 2021, by ‘American Addiction Centers,’ new technology known as ‘paper spray mass spectrometry’ has been developed to examine the compounds present in a fingerprint. When an individual’s body metabolizes drugs, it excretes chemicals that can be easily detected in fingerprints via this method. These factors are anticipated to create new opportunities for this market.

Restraints for the Global Drug Screening Laboratory Services Market:

The market growth for the drug screening laboratory services industry may be restrained over the forecast period due to increasing knowledge about the detrimental consequences of drugs and alcohol consumption. The government, clubs in academic institutes, and various campaigns indicate the negative consequences of regular drug use. As a result, many people have stopped consuming drugs. As a result, this program as well as several others are expected to have a significant impact on this market’s economic growth.

Competitive Landscape –

Key players in this market are –

• Abbott Laboratories (Alere Inc.)
• Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.
• Clinical Reference Laboratory Inc.
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
• Sterling Healthcare Opco LLC
• Cordant Health Solutions
• ACM Global Laboratories Inc.
• Omega Laboratories
• Psychemedics
• Millennium Health
• Mayo Foundation
• others

For the Drug Screening Laboratory Services Market research study, the following years have been considered to estimate the market size: