A 2020 Current Consulting Group survey revealed that the percentage of providers offering oral fluid drug testing soared and that many providers were interested in telehealth collections. The survey also showed that the legalization of marijuana in many states was moving employers toward non-drug-related fitness for duty screening methods. Concerns over the last two years have centered around being exposed to coronavirus when visiting a collection facility for a deep-lung air sample. One company, SOBR Safe, Inc., has developed a patent-pending, touch-based identity verification and alcohol detection system called SOBRcheck that does not require a breath, blood or alcohol sample and offers employers a hygienically safe and less invasive way to keep the workforce safe.
