Drug Screening Global Market Report 2026

Drug screening is an approach used for drug testing, specifically designed and optimized for clinical trials. It involves the analysis of blood, urine, hair, or saliva to detect the presence of chemicals, pollutants, and other illicit substances left in the body due to drug usage.

The main types of drug screening products include rapid testing devices, consumables, and other related items. Rapid testing devices are user-friendly screening tools that provide quicker results compared to traditional laboratory tests. Various samples, such as oral fluid, hair, urine, breath, and others, are used in drug screening. These screenings find applications in drug testing laboratories, workplaces, criminal justice and law enforcement, hospitals, drug treatment centers, individual users, pain management centers, schools, and colleges.

Tariffs are impacting the drug screening market by increasing costs of imported reagents, assay kits, analytical instruments, sensors, and laboratory equipment. Diagnostic laboratories and law enforcement agencies in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported consumables, while Asia-Pacific faces cost pressure on test kit manufacturing. These tariffs are raising testing costs and procurement challenges. However, they are also encouraging domestic reagent production, localized kit assembly, and innovation in cost-efficient drug screening solutions.

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The drug screening market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $9.72 billion in 2025 to $11.18 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing workplace drug testing programs, expansion of clinical trial activities, rising law enforcement screening requirements, growth of diagnostic laboratories, wider availability of rapid test kits.

The drug screening market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $19.2 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of ai-enabled screening analytics, rising demand for portable drug testing devices, expansion of regulatory drug compliance testing, growing use of real-time reporting systems, innovation in multi-panel drug screening. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of rapid drug testing kits, rising use of automated laboratory screening systems, growing integration of digital reporting solutions, expansion of point-of-care drug testing, enhanced focus on high-accuracy detection.

The growth of the drug screening market is expected to be driven by the increasing prevalence of drug and alcohol consumption. Drug addiction, a condition affecting both brain and behavior, leads to the inability to control the use of legal or illegal substances such as alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine. As drug and alcohol addiction rise, the associated health risks also increase, necessitating the demand for drug screening. IFor instance, in June 2025, According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, a Austria based United Nations office, reported 316 million people used a drug (excluding alcohol and tobacco) in 2023, or six per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64,. With 244 million users, cannabis remains the most widely used drug, followed by opioids (61 million), amphetamines (30.7 million), cocaine (25 million) and "ecstasy" (21 million). New groups of vulnerable people fleeing hardship, instability and conflict could cause these numbers to increase further, the report warns. The ongoing pandemic further exacerbated drug risks, with youth cannabis intake increasing up to four times in certain regions. The escalating drug and alcohol consumption significantly contribute to the growth of the drug screening market.

Companies operating in the drug screening market are increasingly emphasizing strategic partnerships and collaborations to strengthen financial capabilities, enhance product offerings, and expand geographic reach. A strategic collaboration involves an agreement between two or more independent organizations to jointly pursue defined objectives while maintaining operational autonomy. For example, in February 2025, Neopharma Technologies, a Canada-based drug testing company, and Impairment Science, a U.S.-based cognitive assessment company, announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing drug and impairment testing. The collaboration integrates Neopharma's NEOVAULT platform, which digitally interprets and reports rapid drug test results, with Impairment Science's DRUID cognitive impairment assessment, an AI-enabled tool designed to evaluate functional impairment. By combining these technologies, the partnership seeks to improve the precision and practical relevance of drug screening by delivering real-time insights into both substance detection and functional impairment. This initiative has the potential to enhance workplace safety, support regulatory compliance, and improve decision-making in safety-sensitive environments through the use of AI and digital reporting solutions.

In June 2024, Premier Biotech, a U.S.-based provider of urine and oral fluid drug testing solutions and toxicology services, acquired Desert Tox, LLC for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Premier Biotech seeks to expand its laboratory testing capabilities, reinforce its position in the oral-fluid drug testing market, and extend its national customer reach across workplace, government, and occupational health segments. Desert Tox, LLC is a U.S.-based company that delivers SAMHSA-certified urine and oral-fluid drug testing services to employment, government, and clinical clients.

Major companies operating in the drug screening market are Laboratory Corporation, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, OraSure Technologies Inc., Alfa Scientific Designs Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, LifeLoc Technologies Inc., MPD Inc., Omega Laboratories Inc., Premier Biotech Inc., Psychemedics Corporation, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Shimadzu Corporation, Siemens Healthineers AG, Medtox Scientific Inc., American Screening Corporation, Clinical Reference Laboratory Inc., Express Diagnostics International Inc., Global Drug Testing Services, Kroll Laboratory Specialists Inc., Medscreen Laboratories, National Screening Centers Inc., American Bio Medica Corporation, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, ACM Global Laboratories, Intertek Group plc, Eurofins Scientific SE

North America was the largest region in the drug screening market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the drug screening market during the forecast period. The regions covered in the drug screening market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the drug screening market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

The drug screening market consists of sales of testing kits, reagents, and other supplies. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Drug Screening Market Global Report 2026 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses drug screening market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Products: Rapid Testing Devices; Consumables; Other Products
• 2) By Sample Type: Oral Fluid Sample; Hair Sample; Urine Sample; Breath Sample; Other Sample Types
• 3) By End User: Drug Testing Laboratories; Workplaces; Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Agencies; Hospitals; Drug Treatment Centers; Individual Users; Pain Management Centers; Schools and Colleges
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Rapid Testing Devices: Urine Drug Test Kits; Saliva Drug Test Kits; Blood Drug Test Devices; Instant Test Strips
• 2) By Consumables: Reagents and Assays; Sample Collection Devices; Calibration Standards
• 3) By Other Products: Laboratory Equipment; Software Solutions; Storage and Transport Solutions
• Companies Mentioned: Laboratory Corporation; Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; OraSure Technologies Inc.; Alfa Scientific Designs Inc.; Abbott Laboratories; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA; LifeLoc Technologies Inc.; MPD Inc.; Omega Laboratories Inc.; Premier Biotech Inc.; Psychemedics Corporation; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Shimadzu Corporation; Siemens Healthineers AG; Medtox Scientific Inc.; American Screening Corporation; Clinical Reference Laboratory Inc.; Express Diagnostics International Inc.; Global Drug Testing Services; Kroll Laboratory Specialists Inc.; Medscreen Laboratories; National Screening Centers Inc.; American Bio Medica Corporation; Mayo Clinic Laboratories; ACM Global Laboratories; Intertek Group plc; Eurofins Scientific SE
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
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