| There are many different types of alcohol testing. | | | | blood alcohol test cannot. It is simple and accurate |
| From the breathalyzer to intensive urine alcohol | | | | and requires only a small bit of hair. You might see |
| testing or hair alcohol testing, there are many | | | | a blood alcohol test being used on a person who is |
| ways employers can get the information they are | | | | intoxicated, like a drunk driver that gets pulled |
| seeking. Here is a brief overview of several | | | | over. While this may be effective in the moment, |
| different types of alcohol testing. | | | | alcohol is quickly lost in the blood because it |
| Blood Alcohol Test | | | | breaks down so quickly. In the hair, however, tiny |
| A blood alcohol test measures the amount of | | | | traces of alcohol metabolite are trapped and save |
| ethanol in the body. This type of test can be | | | | an alcohol history in its roots. Each half inch of |
| very useful in determining the amount of alcohol in | | | | head hair provides a 30-day history of alcohol use. |
| the blood when someone is suspected of being | | | | This can allow employers to examine a |
| intoxicated; it may be used to find the cause of | | | | person’s alcohol use over a period of months |
| an altered mental state. When a situation exists | | | | rather than days or even hours. |
| where alcohol is prohibited, this test may be used | | | | Whether employers continue to simply do a |
| to determine whether or not the consumption of | | | | background check or progress to both drug |
| alcohol has taken place. | | | | testing and alcohol testing, one thing is certain: It |
| Urine Alcohol Test | | | | has an effect on their bottom line. While minor |
| Urine alcohol tests are simply not as accurate as | | | | drug and alcohol use may not seem to impact |
| other forms of alcohol testing. While a urine test | | | | employers, it starts to take a toll when their |
| can show the amount of alcohol in the body, it | | | | employees are missing work. While a short-term |
| does not show the person’s present condition. | | | | effect may just be one missed day of work and |
| Since it takes several hours for the alcohol to | | | | a bad hangover, this may progress to a |
| pass through the body, the test will not be an | | | | weakened immune system, meaning more missed |
| accurate indication of their present state. Further, | | | | work, more doctors visited and increased |
| this test can vary widely based on a person’s | | | | healthcare costs. Healthcare costs are already on |
| metabolism. This type of testing is also not | | | | the rise, and employers and already looking for |
| helpful in the case of an emergency, because it | | | | ways in which to decrease them. Perhaps in the |
| takes hours for a lab to test and deliver the | | | | future they will look toward drug testing and |
| results. | | | | alcohol testing as a solution or at least a step in |
| Hair Alcohol Test | | | | becoming more drug and alcohol free. |
| Hair Alcohol Tests can get results that a regular | | | | |