Prevention and early-stage intervention are critical to mitigating the impacts of drugs on youth, but novelties in drugs and drug distribution have made it challenging to identify vulnerable individuals engaged in early-stage substance use.

Incorporating SwabTek in routine screening allows community leaders to quickly identify the presence of drugs. Use of the tests ensures that opportunities to identify risky behavior are not overlooked, and that schools and community organizations are able to offer their intervention and indicated prevention programming to everyone who needs them.