Since 1963, Friends Medical Laboratory has been a partner in the fight against drug addiction. We pioneered the use of thin layer chromatography for drug treatment monitoring and have continued to add newer, modern technologies as the industry has evolved including Oral Fluids, Hair and LCMS analysis.
Together with Friends Multi-Services, we remain driven to meet your drug abuse treatment and business needs.
Comprehensive drug panels including the major classes of narcotics, inhalants, prescription medication and specialty drugs of abuse.
Daily collections in our laboratory in Baltimore. In addition, we offer on-site collections (those at your location) by pre-arrangement. Regular courier pickup of specimens in the Baltimore-Washington area. Fedex and overnight shipping elsewhere.
24 hour turn-around on most results. (Confirmation testing within 48 hours.) E-mail, fax and online reporting services.
In-Service classes to help your staff understand how drug testing works and can help improve your treatment services.
CLIA certified laboratory participating in regular external proficiency testing programs to ensure our clients get the most reliable results.
Decades of experience representing the accuracy of our testing in state and federal courts.
Latest Lab News
Providing specialized laboratory testing that can detect the synthetic cannabinoids JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-019 and JWH-250. All specimens outsourced to our affiliate laboratory NMS. Of growing concern to public health officials and law enforcement agencies is that routine drug testing cannot detect the use of the popular and highly intoxicating new drug K2 and Spice. Friends Medical Laboratory can now outsource a full menu of tests that can detect the use of the designer chemicals present in these products, sold as "incense" or "legal highs". These products are marketed under various names such as K2, Spice, Space, Mr. Smiley, Mr. Dutchy, Genie, Smoke, Pot-Pourri, Buzz, Pulse, Hush, Mystery, Earthquake,...
LABORATORY STANDARDS AND EXCELLENCE
We utilize the latest drug screening technologies as well as perfecting tried-and-true methodologies and pioneering the field of identifying drugs of abuse.