HAIR Follicle DRUG TEST
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Home Health Testing®
A Hair Follicle Drug Test is an alternative to
urine drug tests. The two primary advantages to a hair follicle drug
test is that it goes back 90 days in history and it is virtually
tamper proof. The "cleansing" shampoos widely sold on the
Internet do not work. They clean the outside of the hair and do not
affect the inside of the hair where a trace amount of the illicit drug
is stored. If you need to find out what is going on in someone's life,
a Hair Follicle Drug Test may be exactly what you need.
The
PDT-90 Hair Drug Test from Psychemedics is very easy to use. Collect a
small hair sample at home following the directions in the FDA approved
test kit, send the sample to the Psychemedics accredited laboratory in
the envelope provided, then use your PDT-90 code number to obtain your
results over the phone.
The presence of drugs in hair is
based on a simple principle. Drugs which are ingested circulate in a
person's bloodstream which nourishes developing hair follicles. As a
person's hair grows, the new hair growth will have a trace amount of
the drugs.
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Trace amounts of drug metabolites become
entrapped in the core of the hair as it grows out from the body at
a rate of approximately one-half inch per month. These drug
residues cannot be washed, bleached or flushed out and are stable
over time. A laboratory analysis of the hair fiber from an
individual will produce an accurate drug history for that person.
The PDT-90 Hair Drug Test from Psychemedics goes back 90 days in
history with a hair sample 1 1/2 inches in length. |
Your results are kept completely confidential
and are for your use only. No names are ever used in the testing
process. Your PDT-90 code number keeps all testing confidential and
anonymous.
Test results are available 5 working days once
the Psychemedics Laboratory receives the hair sample. Results are
obtained by calling a toll free results hotline.
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Each 1/2 inch of head hair provides a 30-day
history of drug use. The standard for the industry is to test 1 1/2
inches, which provides a 90-day history of the donor's drug use.
Bleaches, shampoos and second hand smoke (marijuana) have no known
impact on test results. If you must retrieve scalp hair from a brush
it can be used but the integrity of the test will be degraded. Hair
collected from a shower drain will be rejected by the lab and no
analysis will be performed.
Upon receipt, the Psychemedics
Laboratory will melt the hair and perform an initial immunoassay drug
test for the 6 drugs listed above. If any of those initial tests turn
out positive, they will automatically confirm the results with a
second test - a GC/MS laboratory analysis (the gold standard in drug
testing).
The Psychemedics Laboratory needs the minimum equivalent
of 90 to 120 strands of hair, 1 1/2 inches in length. If the test
subject has short hair, then additional strands must be collected to
meet the minimum laboratory requirements. (The lab needs a sufficient
hair sample to melt to perform the tests.) However, with shorter hair
the historic time frame will be reduced - 30 days for every 1/2 inch.
Click Here to order a Psychemedics PDT-90 Hair Drug Test Kit for $59.95
Two alternatives to a hair follicle drug test is a Saliva Drug Test and a Urinary Drug Test
If you need to identify a suspicious substance such as a potential drug or drug residue on any surface, we offer the Identa Confirm Illicit Substance Identification Test
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