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Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing across Charter Oak, California. When you require a hair drug or alcohol analysis, we excel in hair testing, with facilities available in cities nationwide to conduct such tests expertly. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair from your head's crown or body is required. Our hair tests can assess for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored testing options.
Recently, employing hair follicle drug tests has become more common in drug screening methods. Numerous employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals now request a hair drug test in lieu of the traditional urine exam. Hair follicle drug tests are preferred by zero-tolerance policy employers, judicial systems, and probationers alike. The chief advantage lies in its extended drug detection period of up to 90 days, collected under supervision, making it challenging to tamper. Yet, for detecting recent drug use within five days, urine tests remain the most precise choice.
Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing across Charter Oak, California. When you require a hair drug or alcohol analysis, we excel in hair testing, with facilities available in cities nationwide to conduct such tests expertly. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair from your head's crown or body is required. Our hair tests can assess for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored testing options.
Recently, employing hair follicle drug tests has become more common in drug screening methods. Numerous employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals now request a hair drug test in lieu of the traditional urine exam. Hair follicle drug tests are preferred by zero-tolerance policy employers, judicial systems, and probationers alike. The chief advantage lies in its extended drug detection period of up to 90 days, collected under supervision, making it challenging to tamper. Yet, for detecting recent drug use within five days, urine tests remain the most precise choice.
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Hair analysis is now regarded as an effective method for identifying substance and alcohol consumption. Hair offers an extended history of substance use by capturing biomarkers within the strands as they grow. When obtained near the scalp, hair can reveal a detection period of up to 3 months for alcohol and drugs. Hair collection is straightforward, challenging to tamper with, and convenient for shipping.
A hair sample measuring 1.5 inches with around 200 strands (similar to the size of a #2 pencil) nearest to the scalp yields 100mg of hair, which is optimal for testing and ensuring accuracy. For EtG, additional tests, or assessments beyond 10 panels, 150mg is advised. Using a jeweler's scale to weigh the sample is suggested. If scalp hair isn't accessible, a similar quantity of body hair can be used. The term "head hair" specifically denotes scalp hair. "Body hair" encompasses all other hair types (such as facial, underarm, etc.).
Process Overview
Lab processing of drug test results involves four key steps: Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning entails the initial integration of a sample into a lab system, ensuring the sample's seal and shipping integrity, allocating a LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completing any required data entry missing from an electronic chain of custody.
Screening is a preliminary check for drug use. Although cost-effective for ruling out usage in many samples, a positive result requires confirmation to be court-approved. Samples that test presumptive positive during Screening need a secondary verification.
If Screening suggests a positive result, additional hair is taken from the sample and readied for Extraction. Here, drugs are extracted from hair in much lower concentrations than other methods (e.g., urine or saliva), making hair testing the most challenging to execute.
Positive screenings are confirmed using GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. Presumptive positives undergo necessary washing before confirmation. Every lab process, from Accessioning to Confirmation, is scrutinized conforming to both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair designation and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: Commonly called "hair follicle tests," this test examines the hair strand, not the hair follicle beneath the scalp.
Why Hair Follicle Testing Beats Urine Testing – In Charter Oak, CA, hair testing offers several advantages over traditional urine tests. Its superior detection accuracy and reliability stem from the method's ability to examine a longer history of drug use. Employers and substance abuse professionals trust hair tests to provide unparalleled insights into drug usage.
Extended Detection Window – In Charter Oak, CA, hair follicle testing stands out due to its ability to detect drug use over an extended timeline—up to 90 days. This feature grants employers a thorough perspective on an individual's substance history, aiding in informed decision-making for employment or monitoring purposes.
Tamper-Resistant Testing Method – Hair follicle tests in Charter Oak, CA, significantly minimize the potential for sample tampering. The method's robustness ensures the results remain reliable and beyond question, providing peace of mind to both employers and individuals that the process is unfaltering and precise.
Convenient Nationwide Testing Locations – In Charter Oak, CA, the wide reach of our testing centers nationwide ensures accessibility and convenience. Speedy, straightforward, and hassle-free access to testing services is assured, simplifying the process for individuals and organizations alike.
Simple, Confidential Process – Our process in Charter Oak, CA, prioritizes simplicity and confidentiality. Ordering, taking, and receiving results is seamless, addressing any privacy concerns of the clients. The process ensures user comfort while maintaining the utmost level of discretion throughout.
Affordable Pricing and Fast Turnaround – In Charter Oak, CA, our competitive pricing structures and agile turnaround times offer excellent value. Organizations of all sizes appreciate the balance of affordability with a promise of rapid results, thereby ensuring peace of mind and effective management practices.
Fast, Accurate, and Reliable Results – In Charter Oak, CA, hair follicle drug tests are renowned for their swiftness and precision. With advanced technology, these tests efficiently detect substance use with high accuracy, ensuring clients receive expedient and trustworthy results. This reliability positions them as a preferred choice for comprehensive drug screening.
Compliance and Peace of Mind for Employers – Engaging hair follicle testing in Charter Oak, CA, helps ensure adherence to drug-free workplace policies. This compliance reduces potential legal risks and enhances workplace safety, delivering trust and peace of mind to employers and maintaining a secure working environment.
With its multidisciplinary nature, hair testing brings together researchers, scientists, and experts from various domains to develop innovative techniques, explore new methodologies, and address emerging concerns, responding to the ever-evolving challenges of drug abuse, therapeutic drug monitoring, and environmental exposures to pollutants.
The joint meeting of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) and the Italian Group of Forensic Toxicologists (GTFI) was organized in Verona, June 8–10, 2022, and hosted by the Legal Medicine team of the Verona University Hospital, directed by Franco Tagliaro together with Federica Bortolotti and Rossella Gottardo.
It served as a prominent platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, facilitating groundbreaking advancements in hair testing and analysis. In this special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, we aim to showcase the remarkable manuscripts presented at this significant event, shedding light on the latest research and highlighting the future directions in this field.
Novel Analytical Techniques: The Verona meeting witnessed the unveiling of cutting-edge analytical techniques, offering enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, and accuracy for drug testing. Remarkable advancements in sample preparation, detection, and identification of drug compounds have been presented. The manuscripts in this section presented novel approaches, such as multianalyte methods and on-line preparation which can enable rapid analysis and improve thorough forensic investigations.
Biomarkers and Pharmacokinetics: The identification and validation of reliable biomarkers and pharmacokinetic studies are fundamental aspects of drug testing and analysis. The impact of hair treatments on the oxidation/decomposition of drugs in hair was also explored, as the long-term fate of drugs incorporated in the keratin matrix. Furthermore, the SoHT meeting in Verona featured research on the identification and quantification of alcohol abuse biomarkers, their stability, and their correlation with exposure and other biomarkers.
Forensic Applications and Interpretation: One of the vital objectives of hair testing is its application in forensic investigations and legal proceedings. The SoHT meeting in Verona emphasized the significance of rigorous interpretation of analytical results and the need for standardized protocols. Manuscripts in this section present advancements in forensic toxicology, and have explored the challenges posed by emerging designer drugs and strategies to combat their proliferation. The pitfalls encountered when the exogenous/endogenous nature of a substance is questioned were presented and discussed. The special issue presents also manuscripts that delve into the ethical implications of drug testing in drug facilitated sexual assaults.
Clinical Applications of hair testing are witnessed by the insight on environmental tobacco smoke exposure, assessed by hair analysis in a population of students and the study of in utero-exposure to drugs of abuse through neonatal hair analysis. Exposure to drugs was also important in cases of child abuse/neglect, when the clinical purpose of hair testing merge with its forensic applications.
The legal framework surrounding hair testing and the achievement of guidelines to ensure fairness, accuracy, and confidentiality in drug testing practices have also been discussed,and the SoHT consensus on general hair testing and testing for drugs of abuse was presented at the meeting and published as a Letter to the Editor.
In conclusion, the special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, featuring manuscripts from the SoHT–GTFI meeting in Verona 2022, reflects the remarkable advancements achieved in this field. The manuscripts provide valuable insights into novel analytical techniques, biomarkers, pharmacokinetics, forensic applications, and ethical considerations. As we embrace these advancements, we pave the way for a safer, healthier society, where drug testing and analysis serve as powerful tools in protecting public health and maintaining integrity in various sectors. The research presented in this special issue will undoubtedly shape the future of drug testing and analysis, fostering collaboration and inspiring further innovation in this crucial area of scientific inquiry.
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