Hair Follicle Drug Testing Montvale, NJ
Accredited Drug Testing Inc provides Hair Follicle drug testing Montvale, NJ for individuals and employers needing a drug test utilizing the hair follicle analysis process. To schedule a hair follicle drug test in Montvale, NJ, Call (800) 221-4291. Most testing centers are within minutes of your home or office.
Hair follicle drug testing Montvale, NJ is available for 5, 10, and 12 panel drug screenings.
To schedule a Hair Follicle Drug Test at one of our testing centers in the Grady county area, Call (800) 221-4291, Same Day Service Available. Testing centers do not require an appointment, but you must call and register for the test.
Hair follicle drug testing is becoming a more popular method by employers and individuals in need of a drug test due to the detection time frame being longer than a standard urine test.
Local Hair follicle drug testing Montvale, NJ centers are available to assist our clients throughout the entire process and all of our hair follicle drug testing Montvale, NJ facilities have certified drug testing technicians available to conduct a hair follicle drug test collection.
Hair Follicle Drug Test
In recent years the method to conduct drug testing has more frequently included a hair follicle drug test. Many employers, courts and Substance Abuse Professionals are requiring a hair follicle drug test instead of a standard urine test. Hair follicle drug tests are used by employers who have zero-tolerance drug use policies, courts and individuals on probation. The primary benefit of a hair follicle drug test includes a much longer detection period for drug use which typically is up to 90 days. However, when screening drug use within the last 5 days the urine test continues to be the most accurate test.
Hair Follicle Drug Test Process
The procedure used to perform a hair follicle test is simple, the drug testing specialist will cut approximately 120 strands of hair (not really a lot) utilize a chain of custody procedure and send the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. Drug testing centers require at least 1.5 inches of hair to perform this test and the hair generally needs to come from the head, however if the donor does not have head hair certain testing centers can use hair from chest, leg or arm pit.
If a donor has no hair on their body, than a hair test cannot be performed!
Hair Follicle Drug Test Results
Once the hair follicles have been analyzed by a certified laboratory they will then be reviewed and then verified by a Medical Review Officer (licensed Physician) who will than release the results. Generally a negative hair follicle drug test result is available in 2-3 days. A non-negative hair follicle drug test is available in approximately 5 days.
Urine cut-off levels are expressed in nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or as a weight of drug per unit volume of urine. Hair cut-off levels are expressed in picograms per milligram (pg/mg) or as a weight of drug per unit weight of hair
5 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Test
The 5 panel hair follicle drug test screens for the following
- Amphetamine
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Opiates
- Phencyclidine
5 Panel w/ Expanded Opiates Hair Follicle Drug Test
The 5 panel w/ expanded Opiates hair drug test screens for the standard 5 drugs but will also screen for Opiate class drugs such as pain killers, which may indicate abuse of prescription drugs
- Amphetamine
- Cocaine
- Codeine
- Marijuana
- Morphine
- Phencyclidine
- Hydrocodone
- Hydromorphone
- Oxycodone
- Oxymorphone
- 6 AM- Heroine
10 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Test
The 10 panel hair follicle drug test screens for the following
- Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Methadone
- Methamphetamine
- Opiates
- Phencyclidine
- Propoxyphene
12 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Test
The 12 panel hair follicle drug test screens for the following
- Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
- Meperidine
- Methadone
- Opiates
- Oxycodone
- Phencyclidine
- Propoxyphene
- Tramadol
To schedule a Hair follicle Drug Testing Montvale, NJ Call (800)221-4291.
Accredited Drug Testing Inc. is pleased to provide hair follicle drug testing, alcohol testing, occupational health and DNA testing services in Montvale, NJ.
85 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD 1.5 miles
Montvale, NJ 7645
420 Nanuet Mall S, Unit 307 3.5 miles
Nanuet, NY 10954
55 OLD TURNPIKE RD STE 401 3.5 miles
NANUET, NY 10954
104 E ROUTE 59 3.6 miles
NANUET, NY 10954
99 DUTCH HILL RD STE 1200 4.5 miles
ORANGEBURG, NY 10962
259 N MIDDLETOWN RD 4.7 miles
NANUET, NY 10954
215 OLD HOOK RD 4.7 miles
WESTWOOD, NJ 7675
159 FRANKLIN TPKE 4.8 miles
WALDWICK, NJ 7463
140 FRANKLIN TPKE 4.8 miles
WALDWICK, NJ 7463
261 Old Hook Rd, 4.8 miles
Westwood, NJ 7675
500 N Franklin Turnpike,, second floor 5.3 miles
Ramsey, NJ 7446
160 PARIS AVE STE 1 5.7 miles
NORTHVALE, NJ 7647
67 E RIDGEWOOD AVE 6.0 miles
PARAMUS, NJ 7652
680 Kinderkamack Rd, 6.0 miles
Oradell, NJ 7649
180 FRANKLIN TPKE 6.4 miles
MAHWAH, NJ 7430
127 Union St, 6.4 miles
Ridgewood, NJ 7450
1 W RIDGEWOOD AVE STE G1 6.4 miles
PARAMUS, NJ 7652
Indian Rock Shopping Center, Route 59 & Hemion Road 6.6 miles
Suffern, NY 10901
10 FRANKLIN TPKE 6.8 miles
MAHWAH, NJ 7430
311 NORTH MIDLAND AVE 7.0 miles
NYACK, NY 10960
222 ROUTE 59 7.1 miles
SUFFERN, NY 10901
500 PIERMONT RD STE 304 7.2 miles
CLOSTER, NJ 7624
193 Route 17 South 7.3 miles
Paramus, NJ 7652
401 GOFFLE RD 7.5 miles
RIDGEWOOD, NJ 7450
151 N Main St, Unit 307 7.6 miles
New City, NY 10956
1114 GOFFLE RD 8.1 miles
HAWTHORNE, NJ 7506
40 WASHINGTON AVE 8.1 miles
DUMONT, NJ 7628
978 Route 45, Ste 202 8.3 miles
Pomona, NY 10970
15 ESSEX RD STE 5 8.5 miles
PARAMUS, NJ 7652
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FAIR LAWN, NJ 7410
1540 ROUTE 202 STE 6 9.2 miles
POMONA, NY 10970
33-00 Broadway, Suite 305 9.3 miles
Fair Lawn, NJ 7410
200 South Broadway, Suite 102 9.4 miles
Tarrytown, NY 10591
155 WHITE PLAINS RD 9.8 miles
TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
15-01 BROADWAY 9.8 miles
FAIR LAWN, NJ 7410
1034 N BROADWAY 9.9 miles
YONKERS, NY 10701
970 N Broadway, Ste 205 9.9 miles
Yonkers, NY 10701
19 YAWPO AVE 10.5 miles
OAKLAND, NJ 7436
34 N ROUTE 9W 10.5 miles
WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY 10993
660 White Plains Rd Ste 630 10.6 miles
Tarrytown, NY 10591
680 BROADWAY, UNIT B3 10.6 miles
PATERSON, NJ 7514
385 Prospect Ave, 10.7 miles
Hackensack, NJ 7601
140 FRANKLIN RD 10.8 miles
TEANECK, NJ 7666
170 PROSPECT AVE STE 201 11.2 miles
HACKENSACK, NJ 7601
184 ESSEX ST 11.2 miles
LODI, NJ 7644
401 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 203 11.2 miles
Wayne, NJ 7470
307 HAMBURG TPKE, STE 103 11.2 miles
WAYNE, NJ 7470
179 Cedar Lane, Suite E 11.4 miles
Teaneck, NJ 7666
705 HAMBURG TPKE 11.5 miles
WAYNE, NJ 7470
759 HAMBURG TPKE 11.5 miles
WAYNE, NJ 7470
360 ESSEX ST STE 203 11.5 miles
HACKENSACK, NJ 7601
160 N CENTRAL AVE 11.7 miles
ELMSFORD, NY 10523
718 TEANECK RD 11.7 miles
TEANECK, NJ 7666
280 Dobbs Ferry Rd, Sprain Brook Medical Center 11.7 miles
White Plains, NY 10607
800 SYLVAN AVE 12.0 miles
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 7632
25 Rockwood Pl, Ste 1 12.1 miles
Englewood, NJ 7631
297 KNOLLWOOD RD, STE 310 12.3 miles
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607
464 Hudson Terrace, 12.8 miles
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 7632
150 NORTH ST 12.9 miles
TETERBORO, NJ 7608
283 PIAGET AVE 13.0 miles
CLIFTON, NJ 7011
280 N CENTRAL AVE STE 115 13.1 miles
HARTSDALE, NY 10530
359 N Central Ave 13.1 miles
Hartsdale, NY 10530
3765 Riverdale Ave, STE 6 13.1 miles
Bronx, NY 10463
1139 MAIN AVENUE 13.2 miles
CLIFTON, NJ 7015
100 WOODS RD STE CG12 CEDARWOOD HALL 13.6 miles
VALHALLA, NY 10595
500 Union Blvd, 13.8 miles
Totowa, NJ 7512
225 US HIGHWAY 46 STE A 13.8 miles
TOTOWA, NJ 7512
500 UNION BLVD 13.8 miles
TOTOWA, NJ 7512
1 ORCHARD ST 13.9 miles
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 7660
ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 14.0 miles
WOOD RIDGE, NJ 7075
4876 BROADWAY 14.0 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10034
12 N 7TH AVE 14.1 miles
MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550
105 Stevens Ave, Ste 205 14.2 miles
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
174 Marble Ave, Ste 1 14.2 miles
Pleasantville, NY 10570
72 HAMBURG TPKE 14.2 miles
RIVERDALE, NJ 7457
On-site only 14.3 miles
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15 N BROADWAY STE D 14.4 miles
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601
1011 CLIFTON AVE STE 2C 14.5 miles
CLIFTON, NJ 7013
2488 GRAND CONCOURSE RM 210 15.0 miles
BRONX, NY 10458
2385 Arthur Avenue, Suites 201 & 202 15.3 miles
Bronx, NY 10458
109 AUDUBON AVE 15.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10032
881 Allwood Rd, Suite 103 15.4 miles
Clifton, NJ 7012
71 UNION AVE STE 103 15.5 miles
RUTHERFORD, NJ 7070
1355 BROAD ST 15.6 miles
CLIFTON, NJ 7013
656 E FORDHAM RD 15.6 miles
BRONX, NY 10458
17 Sylvan St, 15.8 miles
Rutherford, NJ 7070
663 PALISADE AVE 15.8 miles
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 7010
150 Lockwood Ave, Ste 38 16.1 miles
New Rochelle, NY 10801
110 LOCKWOOD AVE 16.1 miles
NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801
500 Mamaroneck Ave Suite 320 16.3 miles
Harrison, NY 10528
3421 BROADWAY 16.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10031
500 MAMARONECK AVE STE 320 16.3 miles
HARRISON, NY 10528
614 FRANKLIN AVE STE 101 16.5 miles
NUTLEY, NJ 7110
1395 Route 23S, Unit C-1 16.7 miles
Butler, NJ 7405
560 NEW YORK AVE 16.9 miles
LYNDHURST, NJ 7071
1120 MORRIS PARK AVE 16.9 miles
BRONX, NY 10461
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LYNDHURST, NJ 7071
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BRONX, NY 10451
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BRONX, NY 10461
3250 WESTCHESTER AVE SUITE 120 17.6 miles
BRONX, NY 10461
3250 Westchester Avenue, Suite 105 17.6 miles
Bronx, NY 10461
26 DEHART AVE 17.6 miles
HEWITT, NJ 7421
6701 BERGENLINE AVE 17.7 miles
WEST NEW YORK, NJ 7093
16 BROOKWOOD RD 17.7 miles
TOWACO, NJ 7082
150 FAIRFIELD RD 18.0 miles
FAIRFIELD, NJ 7004
178 FLOYD ST 18.1 miles
BELLEVILLE, NJ 7109
557 BROAD ST 18.2 miles
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1980 CROMPOND RD 18.4 miles
CORTLANDT MANOR, NY 10567
238 E 111TH ST APT 4C 18.4 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10029
4914-4922 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 206 18.4 miles
West New York, NJ 7093
49 Claremont Avenue, 18.5 miles
Montclair, NJ 7042
1790 RANDALL AVE 18.6 miles
BRONX, NY 10473
210 MEADOWLANDS PKWY 18.7 miles
SECAUCUS, NJ 7094
2 Stowe Rd, 5th Floor - Suite 15 18.7 miles
Peekskill, NY 10566
1 Clara Maass Drive Cont Care Bldg 1st FL 18.7 miles
Belleville, NJ 7109
1 GREENWOOD AVE STE 102 18.8 miles
MONTCLAIR, NJ 7042
6 Rye Ridge Plaza, 18.9 miles
Rye Brook, NY 10573
3196 KENNEDY BLVD 2ND FL 19.0 miles
UNION CITY, NJ 7087
3665 E TREMONT AVE 19.1 miles
BRONX, NY 10465
495 E MAIN ST 19.2 miles
MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549
210 E 86th St, Ste 602 19.3 miles
New York, NY 10028
210 E 86TH ST STE 100 19.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10028
83 South Bedford Road, Floor 3 19.5 miles
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
65 E 76th St, 19.5 miles
New York, NY 10021
103 S BEDFORD RD STE 202 19.6 miles
MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549
30 SEAVIEW DR 19.6 miles
SECAUCUS, NJ 7094
330 WEST 58TH ST, STE 211 19.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10019
601 W 51ST ST 19.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10019
27-47 Crescent Street, Lower Level, Suite 102-103 19.9 miles
Astoria, NY 11102
83 HEWITT RD 20.0 miles
HEWITT, NJ 7421
408 W 45TH ST 20.2 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10036
464 EAGLE ROCK AVE STE C 20.2 miles
WEST ORANGE, NJ 7052
115 E 57th Street, Ste 1530 20.3 miles
New York, NY 10022
321 KEAR ST 20.3 miles
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY 10598
425 PARK AVE 20.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10022
330 W 42ND ST 20.4 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10036
MIDTOWN STATION P. O. BOX 799 20.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10018
18 E 48TH ST 2ND FL 20.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
522 CENTRAL AVE 20.6 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7307
25-15 STEINWAY ST 20.6 miles
ASTORIA, NY 11103
229 W 36TH ST 10TH FL 20.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10018
3014 37th St, 20.8 miles
Astoria, NY 11103
919 2ND AVE 20.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
224 W 35TH ST STE 607 20.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10001
730 3RD AVE 20.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
791 Route 17M, Monroe Shopping Center 20.8 miles
Monroe, NY 10950
200 US HIGHWAY 46 20.9 miles
PARSIPPANY, NJ 7054
20 BEEKMAN PL APT 2B 20.9 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10022
456 PROSPECT AVE 21.0 miles
WEST ORANGE, NJ 7052
1 MAIN TERMINAL STE 3 SUITE 109 21.0 miles
FLUSHING, NY 11371
55 E 34TH ST 21.1 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10016
137 East 36th Street, Suite 7 21.1 miles
New York, NY 10016
202 W 23RD ST 21.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10011
22 W 23RD ST 2ND FL 21.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10010
75-35 31st Avenue, Suite 205 21.5 miles
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
324 WEST 14TH ST 21.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10014
95 HUDSON ST 21.6 miles
HOBOKEN, NJ 7030
247 Third Ave, Ste 303 21.8 miles
New York, NY 10010
380 2ND AVE 21.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10010
2 CITY HALL PLZ STE 302 21.9 miles
RAHWAY, NJ 7065
574 SUMMIT AVE 4th Floor 21.9 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7306
31-00 47TH AVENUE 21.9 miles
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101
600 Pavonia Ave, 3rd floor 21.9 miles
Jersey City, NJ 7306
33-54 83RD ST, STE G-02 22.0 miles
JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372
444-450 BERGEN ST HARRISON PLAZA SHOPPING MALL 22.0 miles
HARRISON, NJ 7029
450 BERGEN ST 22.0 miles
HARRISON, NJ 7029
47-01 QUEENS BLVD #206-207 22.1 miles
SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104
46 PARSIPPANY BLVD 22.2 miles
BOONTON, NJ 7005
854 W SIDE AVE 22.2 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7306
136-20 38th Avenue, 4th Floor, Suite CFA 22.3 miles
Flushing, NY 11354
338 W MAIN ST 22.3 miles
BOONTON, NJ 7005
14204 BAYSIDE AVE LOWER LEVEL STE 2L 22.4 miles
FLUSHING, NY 11354
190 BALDWIN RD 22.5 miles
PARSIPPANY, NJ 7054
40 08 Forley St, 22.5 miles
Elmhurst, NY 11373
60 MAIN ST STE 2 C 22.6 miles
WARWICK, NY 10990
24 Commerce St, 4th floor, Suite 410 22.7 miles
Newark, NJ 7102
6311 QUEENS BLVD 22.9 miles
WOODSIDE, NY 11377
261 Monmouth Street 22.9 miles
Jersey City, NJ 7302
68 NASSAU AVE 23.0 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11222
4275 65TH PL 23.0 miles
WOODSIDE, NY 11377
139 Centre St, Suite 207, 23.1 miles
New York, NY 10013
41 Elizabeth St, Suite 702 23.1 miles
New York, NY 10013
265 CHERRY ST 146 23.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10002
451-479 DOREMUS AVE 23.4 miles
NEWARK, NJ 7105
221 CHESTNUT ST 23.5 miles
NEWARK, NJ 7105
7301 GRAND AVE 23.5 miles
MASPETH, NY 11378
147 Greenpoint Avenue, First Floor 23.6 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11222
9406 59TH AVE STE E-9 23.6 miles
ELMHURST, NY 11373
349 E Northfield Rd, Ste 203 23.6 miles
Livingston, NJ 7039
4161 Kissena Blvd, Suite 25, Concourse level 23.7 miles
Flushing, NY 11355
65 BROADWAY SUITE 905 23.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10006
65 BROADWAY STE 903 23.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10006
42 BROADWAY STE 1900 23.9 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10004
375 MCCARTER HWY 23.9 miles
NEWARK, NJ 7114
101 Old Short Hills Road Suite 415 24.0 miles
West Orange, NJ 7052
60 1ST ST 24.0 miles
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ 7079
50 Cherry Hill Rd, Ste 103 24.1 miles
Parsippany, NJ 7054
7 FAWN RUN 24.1 miles
PUTNAM VALLEY, NY 10579
148 PARSIPPANY RD STE 2 24.1 miles
PARSIPPANY, NJ 7054
325 STATE ROUTE 10 24.1 miles
EAST HANOVER, NJ 7936
6122 Fresh Pond Road, 24.3 miles
Middle Village, NY 11379
9777 QUEENS BLVD 9TH FL 24.3 miles
REGO PARK, NY 11374
68 Graham Ave 24.5 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11206
505 STATE ROUTE 208 Ste 15 24.5 miles
MONROE, NY 10950
146 Pierrepont Street, 24.7 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Onsite Only #1R 24.7 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11237
69-16 METROPOLITAN AVE 24.7 miles
MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379
66 - 17 Fresh Pond Rd, 24.7 miles
Ridgewood, NY 11385
1 METROTECH CTR 24.7 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
69-12 AUSTIN ST 24.8 miles
FOREST HILLS, NY 11375
488 GREAT NECK RD STE 300 24.8 miles
GREAT NECK, NY 11021
186 JORALEMON ST 5TH 24.8 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
50 COURT ST STE 1002 24.8 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
7010 Austin Street, 2nd Floor Suite 201 24.9 miles
Forest Hills, NY 11375
100 LIVINGSTON ST 4TH FLOOR 24.9 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
120 Atlantic Avenue, 25.0 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11201
15 COMMERCE RD FL 3 25.0 miles
STAMFORD, CT 6902
Onsite Only 25.0 miles
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
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Handy Resources
Comprehensive Online Resources for Drug Testing
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides comprehensive information on drug testing and its role in substance use disorder treatment.
- FDA: Drug Testing
Explains the FDA's role and regulations concerning drug testing for consumers.
- PDR.net
Provides detailed drug information and safety updates through a mobile-friendly platform.
- BeSafeRx - FDA
Resource by the FDA to help consumers identify and choose safe online pharmacies.
- SAMHSA: Drug Testing Resources for the Workplace
Resources and guidelines for drug testing in the workplace.
- Drugs.com
Provides drug information, side effects, and interactions for consumers and professionals.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
Online version of the DAST to help individuals assess whether they have a drug problem.
- Merck Manuals
Consumer-friendly medical resource providing comprehensive information on a wide array of health topics, including drug testing.
- SAMHSA Store
Provides access to resources and publications on substance use prevention and treatment.
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
Information on state boards of pharmacy and regulations, including those related to drug testing.
- CDC: Workplace Health Promotion
CDC's resources on substance use and drug testing in the workplace.
- Mayo Clinic: Drug Testing
General information about the procedures and types of drug tests.
- MedlinePlus: Drug Testing
Offers information about various drug tests and their uses in medical diagnosis and treatment.
- University of Rochester Medical Center Health Encyclopedia
Provides a detailed entry on drug testing, including how tests are conducted and what they detect.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
International guidelines and information on public health, including substance abuse and drug testing.
- Healthline: Drug Testing
Consumer health site offering information on how drug tests work and what they look for.
- WebMD: Drug Testing
Provides a patient-oriented overview of drug testing and its purposes.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Provides a vast database of scientific studies, including research on drug testing and its effectiveness.
AI Overview
Comprehensive Guide to Hair Follicle Drug Testing
Hair follicle drug testing is a sophisticated technique used to detect both illicit drug use and the misuse of prescription drugs over an extended period. This method of testing is favored for its ability to provide a detailed drug use history far beyond the capability of standard urine tests, which only capture drug use within days of consumption.
Understanding Hair Follicle Drug Testing
During a hair follicle drug test, a small sample of hair is collected, usually from the head. This sample is then analyzed to detect drug molecules and their metabolites that have been deposited into the hair from the bloodstream. Drugs that can be detected include but are not limited to cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and methamphetamine.
Key Applications
- Workplace Compliance: Employers often implement hair follicle testing to maintain a drug-free work environment, especially in industries where safety is paramount.
- Legal Evidence: In the legal arena, these tests can provide compelling evidence in cases such as custody disputes or driving under the influence (DUI) incidents.
- Substance Abuse Monitoring: Rehabilitation centers may utilize hair tests to monitor individuals over time, ensuring adherence to treatment programs.
Benefits of Hair Follicle Drug Testing
- Extended Window of Detection: Unlike other tests, hair follicle testing can detect drug use up to 90 days back, offering a long-range view into an individual's drug history.
- Low Risk of Tampering: Since hair samples are collected directly and observed, the risk of sample tampering is significantly reduced compared to other forms of testing.
- Less Invasive: Collecting hair is far less intrusive compared to blood tests, making it more comfortable for the individual being tested.
Limitations to Consider
Despite its advantages, hair follicle testing isn't without its challenges:
- Rate of Hair Growth: Variations in hair growth rates can affect the detection period, slightly complicating the interpretation of results.
- Environmental Contamination: In rare cases, drugs can be externally deposited onto the hair, although rigorous washing protocols before testing help mitigate this issue.
- Cultural Sensitivity: The need for a hair sample can pose dilemmas for individuals with cultural or religious practices affecting their hair.
Hair follicle drug testing stands out as a reliable method for analyzing long-term drug use. Its application spans various fields from corporate environments to legal settings, making it an indispensable tool for ensuring safety and compliance with drug policies.