11/14/2025
At ODACS we didn’t add the ability to test for fentanyl because everyone else was doing it. We added it because the reality is… we didn’t have a choice.
Fentanyl is showing up in places no one ever expected. It’s being mixed into pills, powders — even things people assume are “safe.” And most of the time, the person using it has no idea it’s there.
ODACS has been around for 20+ years, that is long enough to notice drug patterns. And over the last couple of years, one pattern has become impossible to ignore: Fentanyl isn’t rare anymore. It’s everywhere. That’s why we made fentanyl testing available at ODACS.
It’s not automatically included in every panel, but employers now have the option to add it — and many do, because you can’t protect a workplace if you’re not testing for the substance causing the biggest risk.