Alco-Screen Saliva Alcohol Tests

Alco-Screen is a rapid, non-invasive saliva alcohol test used to detect the presence of alcohol quickly and reliably. Because it relies on a saliva sample rather than breath or blood, it's a practical choice for workplace screening programs, first responders, treatment facilities, schools, and anyone who needs a straightforward answer without specialized equipment or a trained collector.

The Abbott Alco-Screen Saliva Alcohol Rapid Test comes in a box of 24 individually packaged strips, each supplied with an instruction sheet. Testing is simple: saturate the reactive pad with saliva, then read the color change against the provided scale within the specified time window. There's no breathalyzer to calibrate, no mouthpieces to stock, and no lab to send samples to — results are visual and available in minutes. This makes it well suited to reasonable-suspicion testing, pre-employment or return-to-duty checks, and situations where a quick semi-quantitative estimate of blood alcohol concentration is enough to guide the next decision.

Buyers commonly ask how accurate saliva alcohol testing is and how it compares to a breathalyzer. Saliva strips like Alco-Screen give a reliable qualitative-to-semi-quantitative indication of recent alcohol consumption and correlate closely with blood alcohol levels, while avoiding the maintenance and cost of electronic devices. For confirmation or evidentiary purposes, a positive screen is typically followed up with a confirmatory method. Because each strip is individually sealed and single-use, the format also supports clean, one-per-subject workflows and easy inventory tracking.

If your screening program also covers drugs of abuse or other rapid diagnostics, explore our related lines such as Bio-Screen and Easy Screen to build a complete testing kit from a single order.