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In Tennessee Colony, Texas, Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services. If you require a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, we're experts in this field with testing locations across all cities nationwide capable of conducting hair tests. Typically, a minimum of 1.5 to 2 inches of hair is required from the head or body. These tests can assess drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored testing options.
Recently, hair follicle tests have become more common in drug testing procedures. Many organizations, courts, and substance abuse specialists now favor hair testing over traditional urine testing. Hair tests are chosen by employers enforcing strict no-drug policies, the judiciary, and individuals under probation. This method's primary advantage is its extended detection window, generally up to 90 days, making it hard to manipulate the results. For detecting very recent drug use, urine tests remain the most precise option.
In Tennessee Colony, Texas, Accredited Drug Testing provides comprehensive hair follicle drug testing services. If you require a drug or alcohol test using hair samples, we're experts in this field with testing locations across all cities nationwide capable of conducting hair tests. Typically, a minimum of 1.5 to 2 inches of hair is required from the head or body. These tests can assess drugs, alcohol/ETG, or other tailored testing options.
Recently, hair follicle tests have become more common in drug testing procedures. Many organizations, courts, and substance abuse specialists now favor hair testing over traditional urine testing. Hair tests are chosen by employers enforcing strict no-drug policies, the judiciary, and individuals under probation. This method's primary advantage is its extended detection window, generally up to 90 days, making it hard to manipulate the results. For detecting very recent drug use, urine tests remain the most precise option.
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Hair analysis is recognized as an effective means for detecting substance use. Hair offers an extended timeline of alcohol and drug usage by containing biomarkers within the strands of hair as they grow. When gathered near the scalp, hair can reveal substance use for around a three-month period. The collection of hair is straightforward, tampering is relatively hard, and the shipment is not complicated.
A sample measuring 1.5 inches consisting of roughly 200 hair strands (similar in size to a #2 pencil) near the scalp will yield 100mg, an optimal quantity for testing and confirmation. For EtG, additional tests, or above 10 panel evaluations, 150mg of the sample is advised. Utilizing a jeweler’s scale to measure the specimen is recommended. If scalp hair is not accessible, a comparable amount of body hair can be used. Reference to head hair pertains to scalp hair exclusively. Body hair includes all other types such as facial and underarm.
Process Outline
The primary steps in the laboratory analysis of a drug test result are Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning includes recording the sample into the lab’s protocol. This step confirms that the sample was appropriately sealed and transported, assigns a unique Laboratory Accessioning Number (LAN), and completes any missing data entry not available through an electronic custody tracking system.
Screening is an initial evaluation for drug presence. While this method is a cost-efficient strategy to largely rule out drug presence, confirmation is required for any positive findings to validate them legally. Presumptive positives from Screening necessitate further validation.
Should a sample test as presumptively positive during Screening, additional hair is obtained from the original sample and processed for Extraction. At this stage, detection of drugs from hair occurs at significantly lower concentrations compared to other methods like urine or saliva, indicating why hair drug screening presents the most challenges.
For any positive outcome in Screening, confirmation is performed using GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. Presumed positive specimens undergo a wash before confirmation as warranted. The entire lab procedure, from Accessioning through Confirmation, adheres to the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair classification and ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation.
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Note: Commonly termed "hair follicle tests," these tests analyze the hair shaft instead of the root 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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