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Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing in Ozawkie, Kansas. If a hair drug or alcohol test is what you require, Accredited Drug Testing is proficient in hair analysis, with centers in every city across the nation equipped to conduct such tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair from the head or body is necessary. Hair tests can screen for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other specialized testing requirements.
Recently, drug testing methods have increasingly included hair follicle drug tests. Employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals are now often opting for hair drug testing over traditional urine tests. Hair follicle tests are preferred by employers implementing strict no-drug use policies, legal systems, and probationary procedures. The key advantage of hair follicle drug testing is its extended detection duration, which is generally up to 90 days and involves a monitored collection process, making it almost impossible to falsify. However, for identifying very recent drug use within the last 5 days, urine tests are still more accurate.
Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing in Ozawkie, Kansas. If a hair drug or alcohol test is what you require, Accredited Drug Testing is proficient in hair analysis, with centers in every city across the nation equipped to conduct such tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair from the head or body is necessary. Hair tests can screen for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other specialized testing requirements.
Recently, drug testing methods have increasingly included hair follicle drug tests. Employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals are now often opting for hair drug testing over traditional urine tests. Hair follicle tests are preferred by employers implementing strict no-drug use policies, legal systems, and probationary procedures. The key advantage of hair follicle drug testing is its extended detection duration, which is generally up to 90 days and involves a monitored collection process, making it almost impossible to falsify. However, for identifying very recent drug use within the last 5 days, urine tests are still more accurate.
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Hair analysis has emerged as an effective method for identifying drug and alcohol consumption. Hair can capture a long-term record of alcohol and other drugs by embedding biomarkers within the strands as they grow. When gathered near the scalp, hair can reveal a detection window of up to about 3 months for alcohol and other drugs. Hair is easy to collect, challenging to tamper with, and straightforward to transport.
A 1.5-inch segment of roughly 200 hair strands (equivalent to a #2 pencil's thickness) nearest to the scalp yields 100mg of hair, which is optimal for screening and confirmation. For tests such as EtG, additional panels, or those exceeding 10, a specimen of 150mg is suggested. It's advisable to measure the specimen using a jeweler’s scale. If scalp hair is not available, a similar amount of body hair can be taken. When discussing head hair, we refer solely to scalp hair. Body hair encompasses all other types (facial, axillary, etc.).
Process Overview
The key stages in the lab processing of a drug test result are Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning includes the initial handling of a sample into a lab’s system. This process involves checking that the sample was properly sealed and sent, allotting a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completing any supplementary data not provided by an electronic chain of custody system.
Screening involves an initial swift check for drugs of abuse. While it offers a cost-effective way to eliminate drug usage in the bulk of samples, a positive screen requires confirmation to be valid in court. Any samples that test presumptively positive in Screening must undergo secondary confirmation.
If a sample tests presumptively positive at the Screening stage, additional hair is extracted from the initial specimen and readied for Extraction. In this phase, drugs are derived from hair at a substantially lower concentration than other methods (e.g., urine or oral fluid), which makes hair drug screening the most challenging methodology.
Confirmation of any positive screening outcome is conducted using GC/MS, GC/MS/MS or LC/MS/MS. All presumptive positive samples are cleansed before confirmation if necessary. The entire lab process from Accessioning to Confirmation is carried out under both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair designation and ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation standards.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
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Note: Though often called "hair follicle tests", the assessment focuses on the hair strand rather than 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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