How can Technological Advancements Aid in Improving Drug of Abuse Testing?Posted by Pramod Arya on March 24th, 2022 The market is registering growth because of technological advancements that are focusing on reducing time of consumption, increasing sensitivity, and facilitating detection of novel designer drugs. The rising consumption and trading of illicit drugs is also a key driving factor of the market. The drug of abuse testing market is divided into consumable and equipment on the basis of product. Between the two, the consumables division dominated the market in 2016, as these products are readily available and offer faster test results as compared to equipment. The division is further classified into assay kits & reagents, rapid test kits, and others, out of which, the demand for rapid test kits has been considerable high, since they provide results in a short span of time. Geographically, North America led the market in the past, accounting for a share of 49.2% in 2016 because of the growing availability of illicit drugs, rising drug trafficking, and increasing workplace monitoring for consumption of illicit drugs. The U.S. held the major share of the market within the region in the past. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to advance at the fastest pace during the forecast period, owing to the surging consumption of illicit drugs and increasing compliance in companies for DOA testing. A key reason for the expansion of the drug of abuse testing market is the rising use of illicit drugs all over the globe. As per the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s report, the World Drug Report, about 203 million illegal drug users between the ages of 15 years and 64 years were reported, and the number rose to 246 million in 2015. The consumption of drugs is majorly rising among teenagers, which is creating increasing need for DOA testing. In conclusion, the demand for DOA testing is growing due to the increasing usage of illicit drugs and technological advancements in the domain. Like it? Share it!More by this author |