Hair drug testing is important for many applications such as for employment requirement, forensics, legal proceedings, as well as for peace of mind / informational purposes. When individuals use illicit drugs, it takes about 5 to 10 days from the initial time of drug use for the drug to be detected in the hair follicle. Using laboratory methods known as mass spectrometry, hair drug testing can accurately detect illict drugs in the hair follicle of the head up to a 90 day period from the initial time of drug use. In addition, hair drug testing can possibly and accurately detect illict drugs in the hair follicle of the body up to a 12 month period from the initial time of drug use. Furthermore, the hair drug detection process has high accuracy irrespective of the hair specimens being contaminated by external agents such as shampoos, hair dyes and other types of hair contaminants. Detecting drugs in hair specimens offer many advantages such as being a simple, safe and non-invasive method for collecting hair specimens. It also allows for the inexpensive and safe transport of the hair specimen during shipment. This is unlike other specimens such as urine that can only detect most drugs within a 2 to 3 day period from the initial time of drug use. At CEN4GEN, we offer hair drug testing for both legal, as well as for anonymous peace of mind / anonymous informational purposes.
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