Drug and alcohol testing near Venice

If you live in Venice, getting to us is about as simple as Westside directions get: get on Venice Blvd and head east. Our office is on the same street, past Lincoln Blvd in Mar Vista. No freeway, no turns to remember.

From Venice to our office

From the canals, Abbot Kinney or the blocks near the beach, the office is roughly 2 to 3 miles away by road. Outside rush hour, the drive along Venice Blvd usually takes around 10 minutes, longer on weekday afternoons and busy beach weekends. Metro bus line 33 runs along Venice Blvd, so you can ride most of the way without a car. Biking is another option for people comfortable on a busy boulevard.

Parking in Venice can be hard to find. Coming to us inland is often easier than running errands near the beach. Ask about parking when you book.

Testing at home in Venice

For some Venice clients, mobile testing makes more sense. If you work from home, care for children, or want testing to stay private in a neighborhood where everyone seems to know everyone, we can come to your home or workplace for an additional fee. Mobile testing uses the same tests and the same partner laboratory confirmation as office testing.

Who we work with in Venice

Venice is part of the City of Los Angeles, so legal matters for Venice residents generally go through the county courthouses that serve the Westside. If a court order or an attorney asks for drug or alcohol testing, we offer court ordered testing with chain of custody documentation when needed. Check with your attorney whether the court requires a specific vendor or format before you begin. See court ordered and attorney referred testing.

We also work with Venice families worried about a loved one, people building structure after treatment, and clinicians who want objective results for a client, shared only with written permission.

Alcohol is often part of the picture

Often the question is about drinking as well as drugs. A breath test shows alcohol right now, but the body clears alcohol within hours. An EtG test looks back further. Mayo Clinic Laboratories states EtG can be detected for up to 5 days at a 500 ng/mL cutoff. Pairing a urine drug screen with an EtG test on a random schedule covers both.

Tests available to Venice clients

• 12 panel urine drug test for common drug classes, with results in minutes.
• EtG alcohol test for drinking over recent days, and a breathalyzer for alcohol right now.
• Saliva testing on request, in person.
• Partner laboratory confirmation for positives, and chain of custody documentation when needed.

Bring a photo ID and a list of your medications to every test. Some prescriptions can show on a screen, and knowing about them up front means results are read correctly and fairly.

Hours, cost and next steps

Office testing runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, by appointment. Outside those hours we can arrange testing at other Blackburn locations on the Westside. Our pricing is low cost; your total depends on test type, frequency, mobile visits and whether lab confirmation or written reports are needed.

See directions and what to bring, or browse all areas we serve.

Need more than testing?

Monitoring is the first step, not the last. If a result or a hard week tells you more help is needed, Blackburn can connect you to it.

• Therapy and psychiatry

  Assessment, therapy and psychiatric care at Blackburn Clinical Services.

  Visit Blackburn Clinical Services

• Sober living

  Structured sober living and sober apartments on the Westside through Blackburn Recovery Services.

  Visit Blackburn Recovery Services

• Mentoring

  One-on-one mentoring for accountability and structure, at work, at home and in daily life.

  Visit Blackburn Mentoring

• Scholarship help

  Treatment scholarships for people who need care and cannot cover the cost, through The Blackburn Foundation.

  Visit The Blackburn Foundation

Your monitoring coordinator can make the introduction.