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Accredited Drug Testing offers thorough hair follicle drug tests in Sagerton, Texas. Our specialty is hair and alcohol testing, available throughout our nationwide centers. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of crown or body hair suffices. Hair assessments include checks for drugs, alcohol/ETG, and custom test options.
Recently, hair follicle testing has become more common for drug screening. It's preferred by employers, courts, and substance professionals over urine tests. Employers with zero-tolerance policies, courts, and probation use it for its longer detection of up to 90 days, observed collection, and tamper resistance. For recent use within 5 days, urine tests are more precise.
Accredited Drug Testing offers thorough hair follicle drug tests in Sagerton, Texas. Our specialty is hair and alcohol testing, available throughout our nationwide centers. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of crown or body hair suffices. Hair assessments include checks for drugs, alcohol/ETG, and custom test options.
Recently, hair follicle testing has become more common for drug screening. It's preferred by employers, courts, and substance professionals over urine tests. Employers with zero-tolerance policies, courts, and probation use it for its longer detection of up to 90 days, observed collection, and tamper resistance. For recent use within 5 days, urine tests are more precise.
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Hair analysis has grown popular as a formidable method for identifying usage of drugs and alcohol. Given its capability to capture biomarkers within the strands, hair retains a prolonged record of alcohol and drug intake. When taken near the scalp, it can offer a detection timeframe of nearly 90 days for substances. Hair collection is straightforward, relatively tamper-resistant, and conveniently transportable.
A 1.5-inch portion, approximately 200 strands (akin to the thickness of a #2 pencil) nearest to the scalp provides 100mg, optimal for screening and verification. For tests such as EtG, add-ons, or those exceeding 10 panels, 150mg is advisable. Utilize a jeweler’s scale to weigh the sample. If scalp hair is inaccessible, equivalent body hair may be harvested. Here, head hair means scalp hair, while body hair encompasses all other types (facial, axillary, etc.).
Process Overview
The laboratory processes related to drug test analysis consist of four primary stages: Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning is the introductory phase where a sample is inducted into a lab's system. Tasks here include ensuring the sample's seal and proper shipment, creating a random LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completing further data recording absent in electronic chain of custody setups.
During Screening, a preliminary scan for substance abuse is performed. Although economical in excluding drug usage for most samples, court-admissibility of a positive screening necessitates confirmation. Any samples deemed presumptively positive in Screening require confirmatory testing.
For specimens suspected positive in Screening, additional hair is extracted from the original sample and readied for Extraction. This process involves isolating drugs from hair even at lower concentrations than other methods (like urine or oral fluid), underpinning hair drug tests’ complexity.
Positive screenings undergo Confirmation via GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. Samples preliminarily positive are cleansed as necessary before confirmation. The entire process, from Accessioning to Confirmation, undergoes review under both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair specification and ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: The term "hair follicle tests" can be misleading since the analysis is conducted on the hair strand, not the follicle under 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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