No matter how effective substance abuse testing is, there will always be individuals who attempt to beat drug testing. This can be done by diluting the urine specimen, causing chemical breakdown through ingesting something into the body or adding it directly into the specimen, or substituting their urine for another substance amongst other methods. Med-Lake Laboratory’s validity testing confirms whether or not the sample submitted for drug testing has been adulterated – e.g., diluted, adulterated, fake (counterfeit / synthetic) or not the sample of the donor.

Unlike other laboratories, Med-Lake can detect multiple proteins native to the urinary tract which cannot be duplicated by manufacturers of synthetic urine. This ability gives our providers the confidence they need to ensure that the urine which was collected was not counterfeit.

Another distinguishing factor which sets Med-Lake’s urine drug screens apart is that we don’t simply measure for oxidizing chemical additives (e.g. bleach), we instead measure oxidized biomarkers which have been altered by ingestion of oxidizing agents found in common detox drinks or added directly to the sample. By analyzing and quantifying oxidized biomarkers instead of the oxidizing chemical which can only be detected for 1-3 days, we can detect a history of oxidation for up to 30 days following an attempted adulteration.

Med-Lake’s urine drug screens also measure urine pH to detect acid adulteration as low as pH 2.0, and creatinine which can indicate simple dilution or in-vivo overhydration.

Med-Lake gives you the confidence that you need to ensure sample validity by detecting 18 classes of subversion: