Concateno TrichoTech hair testing for drug detection

The TrichoTest: hair samples are sent to our laboratory where in-depth testing is performed by specialist laboratory technicians to detect drugs.

Hair testing shows long term substance use over a period of months. TrichoTech, Concateno's Family Law and Child Protection Division, has been providing drug and alcohol hair strand testing to legal and social work professionals for over 15 years, as well as to governments and commerce for pre-employment testing. The collection of a hair sample is non-invasive and the use of a trained Collecting Officer will ensure chain of custody procedures are followed and maintained. If you already know about hair testing and want to order a test, click here or call us on 029 2054 0542.

 Features

• Longer window of detection (months)
• Overview and detailed month-by-month analyses available
• UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to test for the widest range of drugs and alcohol in hair
• Advice for best fit testing solutions
• Non-invasive sample type
• Legally defensible chain of custody

How do drugs get into hair?

When a substance is ingested it is absorbed into the blood and circulates around the body. Every hair follicle has its own blood supply, and the drug transfers from the blood to the hair, and is absorbed into its core. As the hair grows, the drug stays in that same portion of the strand, acting like a record or timeline of drug use. Hair drug testing can provide trends of drug use or abstinence by sectioning a hair sample and testing each segment for a more detailed month on month analysis.

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