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As previously stated, the drugs tested for are as follows:

• DOT testing: Cocaine, marijuana, PCP, meth and opioids
• Non-DOT testing: The above, as well as methadone, MDMA, steroids, benzodiazepines, quaaludes and many more.

The amount of time your drug screening takes depends on the type of screening you’re performing. A Non-DOT screening will generally have results available within 48 hours.
DOT screenings can take up to 72. DOT samples go through a verification process to indicate it has not been tampered with in any way. After that, the sample must be sent off for laboratory testing and will be split in two at the lab so that if one tests positive, the other can be used to verify to prevent a false positive situation from occurring. After that, the second sample gets sent off for further analysis, and then the results go to a Medical Review Officer who analyzes the findings of the test.

Anyone who would be categorized as a DOT-designated “safety-sensitive” employee is required to submit to DOT drug and alcohol testing. This includes employees overseen by DOT departments like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
These safety-sensitive employees are required to get drug tests whenever there is reasonable suspicion of intoxication, whenever returning to duty after time off, after accidents that meet certain DOT criteria, as follow-ups after returning to duty or just on a random basis.  All of these tests occur under DOT regulations and supervision to ensure the tests meet the federal government’s extremely stringent guidelines.