Drug of Abuse Testing Market Introduction:

Drug of Abuse Testing Market is estimated to value over USD 13.2 billion by 2027 end with a CAGR of over 8.2% during the forecast period 2020 to 2027.

Drug of abuse testing is a process of identification of illegal drugs in blood, urine, saliva and others. The drugs include cocaine, opiates, marijuana, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine, methadone, ecstasy, amphetamine, barbiturates, PCP and others. Drug of abuse testing is a qualitative process and mostly performed in clinical settings. In drug of abuse testing, sample collection is a critical process and requires high integrity. Urine is the most preferable sample for the drug of abuse testing due to the high window of detection and 75% of the clinical settings use urine for testing. Saliva is the second preferable sample for the drug of abuse testing due to a simpler process, but it has a narrow window of detection.

Increasing illegal use of drugs for recreational purposes has fuelled the growth of drug of abuse testing market. Further, increasing government pressure to control the illicit drug usage among the adult population has led to the potential growth of the global drug of abuse testing market. Government agencies along with public organizations are taking a direct part in controlling drug of abuse and launched many programs in both the public & private sectors. Changing regulatory scenarios has created significant opportunities for a drug of abuse testing manufacturers. Along with these, technology has integrated the existing manual operations and boosted the penetration. Technology has led to the development of a fully automated process with a wide range of drug detection. Others factors like increasing awareness boosted the robust growth of the market.

North America Drug of Abuse Testing market witnessed significant share due to stringent federal policies. It was followed by the European drug of abuse testing market with stable market growth over the forecast period. Asia Pacific and Latin America Drug of Abuse Testing market has witnessed fastest CAGR due to increasing awareness.

Major market players include Thermo Fisher Scientific, SYNLAB, Siemens Healthcare Private Limited, Roche Diagnostics, Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Beckman Coulter, Inc., Abbott Laboratories Express Diagnostics International Inc., Shimadzu Corporation, Alere Inc. and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings.