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Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. If you're in need of a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, Accredited Drug Testing is an expert in the field. We have testing hubs across the country, ready to perform hair tests. Typically, you must have 1.5 to 2 inches of hair on your crown, though body hair may suffice. Hair tests can detect drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored options.
Hair follicle testing has become a more common practice for drug detection in recent years. Employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals are increasingly mandating hair drug tests over traditional urine tests. Employers with zero-tolerance policies often choose hair follicle tests for their extended detection window of up to 90 days and the difficulty of tampering with such tests. However, urine tests remain the gold standard for identifying recent drug use within the past 5 days.
Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. If you're in need of a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, Accredited Drug Testing is an expert in the field. We have testing hubs across the country, ready to perform hair tests. Typically, you must have 1.5 to 2 inches of hair on your crown, though body hair may suffice. Hair tests can detect drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored options.
Hair follicle testing has become a more common practice for drug detection in recent years. Employers, courts, and Substance Abuse professionals are increasingly mandating hair drug tests over traditional urine tests. Employers with zero-tolerance policies often choose hair follicle tests for their extended detection window of up to 90 days and the difficulty of tampering with such tests. However, urine tests remain the gold standard for identifying recent drug use within the past 5 days.
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Hair testing is recognized as a potent means to identify drug and alcohol consumption. Hair traps biomarkers within its strands, offering an extended history of alcohol and drug use. Collected from near the scalp, hair can present a detection range of up to three months for alcohol and drugs. Hair collection is straightforward, resistant to tampering, and simple to transport.
A sample of 1.5 inches consisting of roughly 200 hair strands (akin to the size of a #2 pencil) taken from the scalp yields 100mg, the preferred amount for screening and confirmation. For EtG, additional tests, and/or those beyond 10 panels, 150mg of the sample is advised. Using a jeweler’s scale for weighing the specimen is recommended. If scalp hair is not available, a similar quantity of body hair can be gathered. When mentioning head hair, it specifically means scalp hair. Body hair encompasses all other types (facial, axillary, etc.).
Process Overview
The key steps in laboratory drug test processing are Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning includes the sample's preliminary processing into a lab's system, ensuring it was sealed and shipped correctly, assigning a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completing extra data not covered by an electronic chain of custody system.
Screening is a preliminary scan for drug abuse. Though cost-effective for ruling out drug usage in most samples, a positive result needs confirmation for court admissibility. Presumptive positive samples from Screening need secondary confirmation.
If a sample appears positive at the Screening stage, additional hair is taken for Extraction. This phase extracts drugs from hair at lower concentrations than other methods (e.g., urine or oral fluid), making hair drug screening the most challenging methodology.
Positive screenings are confirmed through GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. Presumptive positives are washed before confirmation. The complete process from Accessioning to Confirmation is reviewed per CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair designation and ISO / IEC 17025 standards accreditation.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
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Note: Often called "hair follicle tests", the examination targets the hair strand rather than the scalp hair follicle.
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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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