Drug Tests in Stamford, Connecticut
Health Street provides drug and alcohol testing in Stamford, Connecticut at 4 drug testing centers. Whether you need drug and alcohol testing for your employees, yourself, or a family member, you can rest assured that Health Street drug testing services in Stamford, CT provide a safe and clean environment and accurate results. We’ll send a barcode authorization for the urine or hair drug test that you choose by text and email, along with a map to the clinic address.
Register for urine or hair drug tests in Stamford, CT quickly and easily online. Drug testing panels include Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT urine drug tests, breath alcohol tests, EtG alcohol tests, and hair drug testing. Test results are fast, reviewed by our Medical Review Officer (an MRO), and reported safely and securely online. You can also call (203) 446-5984 with any questions about our employment screening services.
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Drug Testing in Stamford, Connecticut
Types of Drug Tests at our Stamford, CT laboratories:
At our Stamford drug testing locations, Health Street offers the most types of drug testing services to meet anyone’s needs. Employers, courts, attorneys, and private individuals can choose from a wide variety of non-DOT or DOT drug and alcohol tests via rapid drug test or lab testing with the ability to detect virtually any substance.
Available Testing Methods
DOT Drug Testing services:
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Why Health Street
A Decade Plus of Experience
Health Street has provided drug tests since 2010. The first time we performed drug testing in Stamford, CT was in 2015. From then until now, we have completed 128 drug tests at our Stamford labs.
Dedicated to Excellence
We are dedicated to providing a level of excellence in drug testing in Stamford that is unmatched.
Local Drug Stats
Substance Abuse Trends and Statistics for the City of Stamford
According to the Connecticut Data Collaborative Dashboard, 941 people in Connecticut died from opioid overdoses in 2017, including 12 from Stamford.
A total of 12.1% of young people ages 12 to 17 in Southwest Connecticut reported using alcohol in the past month in 2014-2016, and 2.69% of them said they were abusing or dependent on alcohol.
Over 12% of Connecticut’s 18 to 25 year-olds reported abuse or dependency on alcohol between 2014 and 2016.
A total of 738 people from Stamford were admitted to treatment for drug and/or alcohol misuse in 2016, according to the Connecticut Data Collaborative Dashboard.
Although drug overdose deaths in Connecticut had declined during 2017 and 2018, they increased to over 1,000 in 2019, with 94 percent involving opioids or opiates. Stamford’s rate of 8 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents is lower than Hartford, which had a rate of 45 deaths per 100,000 in 2019.
Notable Historical Events Related to Drug Abuse in Stamford
The Stamford Advocate reported that in May 2020, City Narcotics and Organized Crime officers conducted a month-long drug investigation that resulted in the arrest of one Stamford man and seizure of over a pound of cocaine. The officers told the Advocate that they believed the man arrested was “dealing large amounts of the illicit substance.”
Robert “Tiko” Espinal was charged with possession of more than an ounce of cocaine, possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, forgery, and operating a drug factory. Police located 482 grams of cocaine packaged in different weights for sale, along with 200 grams of lactose, a substance used to cut cocaine.
Government and Community Efforts to Address Drug Problems in Stamford
In February 2020, Connecticut member of Congress Jim Himes announced a roundtable to discuss reducing youth substance abuse and $1.875 million in funding for drug-free communities in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. The 4th Congressional District includes Stamford, along with Norwalk, Fairfield, and Bridgeport.
The federal anti-drug funding is supporting local organizations including the Partnership for Positive Directions, the Trumbull Partnership Against Underage Drinking, and Kids in Crisis. Local law enforcement partnerships benefiting anti-drug efforts in Stamford and surrounding communities include local police departments and departments of Human Services.
Locations
Clinic Hours and Information for our Labs in Stamford, Connecticut
Neighborhoods in Stamford Served by our Clinics
Additional Services
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