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Accredited Drug Testing offers thorough hair follicle drug assessments in Sedalia, Colorado. For those requiring a hair drug or alcohol analysis, Accredited Drug Testing is proficient in these evaluations, with facilities available nationwide. Hair length on the scalp or body must usually be between 1.5 to 2 inches long. Our tests can detect drugs, alcohol/ETG, and provide tailored hair tests.
Recently, hair follicle drug testing has become a preferred option for detecting substance abuse. Many employers, courts, and substance abuse professionals now opt for these tests instead of traditional urine analyses. Hair tests cater to zero-tolerance workplaces, judicial requirements, and probationers due to their extended detection period up to 90 days, verified in a supervised process, making cheating implausible. However, for detecting recent drug use within five days, urine tests remain highly accurate.
Accredited Drug Testing offers thorough hair follicle drug assessments in Sedalia, Colorado. For those requiring a hair drug or alcohol analysis, Accredited Drug Testing is proficient in these evaluations, with facilities available nationwide. Hair length on the scalp or body must usually be between 1.5 to 2 inches long. Our tests can detect drugs, alcohol/ETG, and provide tailored hair tests.
Recently, hair follicle drug testing has become a preferred option for detecting substance abuse. Many employers, courts, and substance abuse professionals now opt for these tests instead of traditional urine analyses. Hair tests cater to zero-tolerance workplaces, judicial requirements, and probationers due to their extended detection period up to 90 days, verified in a supervised process, making cheating implausible. However, for detecting recent drug use within five days, urine tests remain highly accurate.
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Hair testing is increasingly recognized as an effective method for identifying drug and alcohol consumption. Hair offers a long-term record of substance use by embedding biomarkers within the strands as they grow. When taken from near the scalp, hair can provide up to a 3-month window for detecting alcohol and drugs. It’s easy to collect, relatively hard to tamper with, and straightforward to send off.
A 1.5-inch segment comprising roughly 200 hair strands (similar to the width of a #2 pencil) near the scalp will yield approximately 100mg of hair, which is the ideal amount for both screening and confirmation. For tests related to EtG, additional screenings, and those beyond 10 panels, it's advisable to use 150mg of hair. It's best to weigh the sample on a jeweler's scale. If no scalp hair is available, a comparable quantity of body hair can be used. "Head hair" specifically refers to scalp hair, whereas "body hair" includes all other types, such as facial and axillary hair.
Process Overview
The lab processing of a drug test involves four primary stages: Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning is the first step, where a sample is logged into the laboratory’s system. This process ensures the sample was securely sealed and delivered, assigns it a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completes any necessary data entry overlooked by an electronic chain of custody system.
Screening provides an initial, quick assessment for substances of abuse. While this stage is cost-effective for ruling out drug use in most cases, a positive result requires confirmation before it can be legally valid. Each sample that tests positive in Screening needs further Confirmation.
If the Screening stage indicates a sample is positive, additional hair is extracted from the existing collection for the Extraction phase. Here, drugs are extracted from the hair at much lower levels compared to other methods (e.g., urine, oral fluid), making hair drug testing the most intricate process to conduct.
GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS techniques confirm any positive screening outcomes. All samples that test presumptively positive undergo washing before confirmation if necessary. The entire transition from Accessioning through to Confirmation is conducted under both CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair guidelines and accredited per ISO / IEC 17025 standards.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: Although sometimes called "hair follicle tests", the test examines the hair strand itself, not the follicle beneath the scalp.
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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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