M Toxicology offers a number of alcohol testing products ranging from legally defensible calibrated breathalyzers to more cost effective disposable tests.
Alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream within a few minutes of consumption. It has an initial stimulant effect, acts as a depressant, dehydrates the body tissues and even at levels below the legal drink and drive limits will affect co-ordination, reaction times, thinking, judgement and mood.
The easiest way of detecting levels of Alcohol in a person is by taking a breath sample. This is a straight forward process which is not intrusive. It is recommended that breath alcohol testing is performed daily as employees are reporting on duty.