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Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services in East Hills, NY. For those requiring hair drug or alcohol testing, we specialize in such assessments and offer testing facilities across various cities nationwide capable of conducting hair tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair are needed from the crown or body. Hair testing can analyze substances like drugs, alcohol/ETG, among other tailored testing options.
In the past few years, hair follicle testing has gained popularity as a reliable drug testing method. Several employers, judicial systems, and substance abuse professionals are opting for hair drug tests over traditional urine tests. Institutions with zero-tolerance drug policies, courts, and probation officers often employ hair follicle tests. A notable advantage of this method is its extensive detection period, usually up to 90 days, ensuring a closely watched collection process that is hard to compromise. Nevertheless, urine tests remain the most accurate for detecting recent drug use within the last five days.
Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services in East Hills, NY. For those requiring hair drug or alcohol testing, we specialize in such assessments and offer testing facilities across various cities nationwide capable of conducting hair tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of hair are needed from the crown or body. Hair testing can analyze substances like drugs, alcohol/ETG, among other tailored testing options.
In the past few years, hair follicle testing has gained popularity as a reliable drug testing method. Several employers, judicial systems, and substance abuse professionals are opting for hair drug tests over traditional urine tests. Institutions with zero-tolerance drug policies, courts, and probation officers often employ hair follicle tests. A notable advantage of this method is its extensive detection period, usually up to 90 days, ensuring a closely watched collection process that is hard to compromise. Nevertheless, urine tests remain the most accurate for detecting recent drug use within the last five days.
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Hair analysis has increasingly become recognized as an effective method for identifying drug and alcohol use. Hair offers a detailed timeline of substance consumption by trapping biomarkers within the fibers of the hair as it grows. When taken near the scalp, hair can reveal up to roughly a 3-month window of alcohol and drug detection. Hair collection is straightforward, relatively resistant to tampering, and easy to transport.
A sample of 1.5 inches consisting of about 200 hair strands (equivalent to the thickness of a #2 pencil) near the scalp provides 100mg, ideal for screening and confirmation tests. For EtG, additional tests, or when testing beyond 10 panels, a specimen of 150mg is advised. Using a jeweler’s scale to weigh the specimen is recommended. If scalp hair isn't available, an equivalent quantity of body hair can be used. When we mention head hair, we mean scalp hair only. Body hair includes all other types (facial, axillary, etc.).
Process Overview
The principal phases in the lab processing of a drug test outcome are Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning entails the initial handling of a sample within a lab’s system. This step verifies that the sample was appropriately sealed and dispatched, generates a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and finalizes any extra data entries not handled by an electronic chain of custody system.
Screening performs an initial fast assessment for abused drugs. Although Screening is an economical way to dismiss drug use in most samples, a positive screen must be substantiated to be court-admissible. Any samples flagged as presumptively positive in Screening require additional confirmation.
If a screening flag is presumptively positive, further hair is retrieved from the initial sample and readied for Extraction. In this stage, drug substances are extracted from hair at significantly lower concentrations than in other methods (e.g., urine or oral fluid), explaining why hair drug testing is a challenging methodology.
Confirmation of any positive screening outcome is conducted through GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. All samples labeled presumptive positive are cleaned pre-confirmation if necessary. The whole lab process from Accessioning to Confirmation is reviewed under the CAP’s (College of American Pathologists) Hair designation and conforms to ISO / IEC 17025 standards.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: Although commonly termed "hair follicle tests", the analysis targets the hair strands, not the follicles 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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