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State-of-the-art Adult & Child Drug Testing Options

It used to be that urine testing was the gold standard of drug and alcohol screening. Times have changed. Today’s laboratory LC and GC mass spec instruments are far more sensitive allowing for testing in alternative matrices.

A Brief Comparison of Alcohol Testing Options With USDTL.

	Urine (EtG)(EtS)	Blood Spot (PEth)	Head Hair (EtG)	Fingernail (EtG)
History	2-3 day window of detection	~2-4 week window of detection	Up to 3 month window of detection	Up to 3 month window of detection
Risk of adulteration	Easily adulterated	Difficult to adulterate	Difficult to adulterate	Difficult to adulterate
Ease of Collection	Requires notification prior to collection	Always available	May require notification prior to collection	May require notification prior to collection

A Brief Comparison of Drug Testing Options With USDTL.

	Urine	ChildGuard® Hair	Hair	Nail
History	2-3 day window of detection	90 day window of detection	Head hair up to 3 month window of detection. Body hair may be longer (10-12 months).	Fingernail up to 6 month window of detection. Toenail may be longer (10-12 months).
Risk of adulteration	Easy to adulterate	Detects passive exposure	Difficult to adulterate	Difficult to adulterate
Ease of Collection	Requires notification prior to collection	May require notification prior to collection	May require notification prior to collection	May require notification prior to collection

Testing Services

PEth

Hair Exposure Testing (ChildGuard®)

Fingernail

Hair

Urine

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