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In New Berlin, Pennsylvania, Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services. Our expertise in hair testing includes an extensive network of testing centers across various cities nationwide. Whether you require a hair drug or alcohol test, we can accommodate with ease. Typically, a hair length of 1.5 to 2 inches from the head or body is needed, allowing us to conduct thorough analyses for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or tailor-made testing solutions.
Hair follicle drug tests have become increasingly prevalent methods for drug screening in recent times. These tests are often required by employers, courts, and Substance Abuse experts as an alternative to conventional urine tests. Organizations with zero-tolerance drug policies, legal entities, and probation officers prefer such tests for their stringent standards. The key advantage lies in their extended detection window, providing insights into drug use over the past 90 days, with a highly secure and reliable collection process. Despite this, urine tests remain more accurate for drug use detection within a recent five-day window.
In New Berlin, Pennsylvania, Accredited Drug Testing offers comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services. Our expertise in hair testing includes an extensive network of testing centers across various cities nationwide. Whether you require a hair drug or alcohol test, we can accommodate with ease. Typically, a hair length of 1.5 to 2 inches from the head or body is needed, allowing us to conduct thorough analyses for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or tailor-made testing solutions.
Hair follicle drug tests have become increasingly prevalent methods for drug screening in recent times. These tests are often required by employers, courts, and Substance Abuse experts as an alternative to conventional urine tests. Organizations with zero-tolerance drug policies, legal entities, and probation officers prefer such tests for their stringent standards. The key advantage lies in their extended detection window, providing insights into drug use over the past 90 days, with a highly secure and reliable collection process. Despite this, urine tests remain more accurate for drug use detection within a recent five-day window.
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Hair analysis is now recognized as an effective method for identifying drug and alcohol consumption. Hair retains a historical record of alcohol and drug use by embedding biomarkers in the fibers of the hair as it grows. A sample taken near the scalp can offer a detection window of up to approximately three months for alcohol and drugs. Hair collection is straightforward, relatively tamper-resistant, and simple to transport.
A sample measuring 1.5 inches and consisting of about 200 hair strands (around the thickness of a #2 pencil) nearest to the scalp provides 100mg of hair, which is the optimal sample size for screening and confirmation. For EtG tests, add-ons, and/or tests above 10 panels, 150mg is advised. We suggest using a jeweler's scale to weigh the sample. If scalp hair isn't accessible, a similar quantity of body hair may be gathered. When mentioning head hair, we are specifically referring to scalp hair. Body hair encompasses other hair types (such as facial or axillary hair).
Process Overview
The laboratory processing of a drug test is primarily composed of four stages: Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning entails the initial integration of a sample into a laboratory's procedures. This process includes confirming that the sample was properly sealed and dispatched, assigning a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and finalizing any additional data entry not supplied by an electronic chain of custody system.
Screening involves a preliminary rapid check for the presence of drugs of abuse. While Screening is a cost-efficient approach to eliminate drug use for most samples, any positive screen requires confirmation to be valid in court. Samples that are preliminarily positive in Screening require further confirmation.
In cases where a sample tests presumptively positive at the Screening stage, additional hair is extracted from the initial sample and readied for Extraction. Here, drugs are extracted from hair at significantly lower concentrations compared to methods like urine or oral fluid tests, making hair drug testing a challenging technique.
Confirmation of any positive screening is conducted using GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. All samples that are preliminarily positive are washed prior to confirmation if needed. The complete laboratory process from Accessioning to Confirmation is inspected under both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair designation and the ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation standards.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: Although often referred to as "hair follicle tests", the test actually analyzes the hair strand and not the hair follicle beneath the scalp.
Why Choose Hair Follicle Testing Over Urine Testing?
In New Berlin, PA, hair follicle testing is superior due to its enhanced detection capabilities compared to traditional urine tests.
Extended Detection Window
Hair follicle testing offers a prolonged detection period of up to 90 days in New Berlin, PA.
Tamper-Resistant Testing Method
Hair follicle tests in New Berlin, PA, significantly minimize the risk of sample tampering.
Convenient Nationwide Testing Locations
New Berlin, PA, benefits from our extensive network of testing centers, simplifying the drug testing process.
Simple, Confidential Process
In New Berlin, PA, our drug testing process prioritizes simplicity and confidentiality.
Affordable Pricing and Fast Turnaround
We offer competitive pricing and expedient service times in New Berlin, PA.
Fast, Accurate, and Reliable Results
The precision and rapid results of hair follicle drug tests make them stand out in New Berlin, PA.
Compliance and Peace of Mind for Employers
In New Berlin, PA, opting for hair follicle testing fortifies compliance with workplace policies.
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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