Hair Exposure Drug Testing (ChildGuard®)

Ensure you’re always ready to meet your communities’ drug testing needs. Start using ChildGuard®, the first drug test designed to detect passive exposure to native drugs and drug metabolites in hair specimens.

ChildGuard® can provide evidence of substance exposure in a child’s environment for up to approximately 3 months and can be performed on donors of any age.

Hair anatomy with sweat and body oils and environmental exposures

Environmental exposure in this context is one or more of the following:

Contact with drug smoke,

Contact with sweat or sebum (skin oil) of a person in active use,

Contact with the actual drug,

Unintentional or intentional ingestion of the drug(s).

How Does it Work?

For information about specimen collection, see our hair testing pages.

Drug Panels

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13 Panel
10 Panel
9 Panel
7 Panel
5 Panel

Amphetamines

amphetamine, MDA, MDEA, MDMA, methamphetamine

Cannabinoids

Δ8-THC, Δ9-THC, Δ10-THC, cannabidiol (CBD), carboxy-Δ9-THC

Cocaines

benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, cocaine, norcocaine

Opiates

6-MAM, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, morphine, norhydrocodone

Phencyclidine

phencyclindine (PCP)

Benzodiazepines

alprazolam, diazepam, midazolam, nordiazepam, oxazepam, temazepam

Barbiturates

amobarbital, butalbital, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, secobarbital

Methadone

EDDP, methadone

Propoxyphene

norpropoxyphene, propoxyphene

Oxycodone

noroxycodone, oxycodone, oxymorphone

Meperidine

normeperidine

Tramadol

tramadol

Fentanyl

acetyl fentanyl, acetyl norfentanyl, fentanyl, norfentanyl

*Click the green and white plus sign beside each drug class to view the substances within each class.

Add-Ons Available

Extended Cannabinoids

Δ8-tetrahydrocannabiphoral (THCP), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabiphoral (THCP), cannabidiphorol (CBDP), hexahydrocannabinol (HHC)

Collection

Collection Instructions

Client Services

By Phone: 1.800.235.2367

Business Hours (CST)

Monday 7am-7pm
Tuesday 7am-7pm
Wednesday 7am-7pm
Thursday 7am-7pm
Friday 7am-7pm
Saturday 8am-5pm

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Testing Details

Collection Resources

ChidGuard Collection Instructions
ChildGuard Collection Training Video
ChildGuard Fact Sheet
ChildGuard Resources

ChildGuard^® Hair Exposure Resources

Panel Name: Hair Exposure Testing (ChildGuard®)

Panel Description: Hair Exposure Testing (ChildGuard®) Drug Panel

Type: Profile

Matrix: Hair

Collection Container: Foil in a tamper-evident sealed envelope

Specimen Requirements: For all tests below a 10-panel, specimen volume should be at least 100mg of specimen. This is equal to a bundle of hair that is 1.5 inches in length and about ¼ inch in diameter, the diameter of a #2 pencil. For EtG, add-ons, and/or any tests 10-panel and above, at least 150mg of specimen should be submitted. We recommend weighing the specimen on a gem scale.

Storage Conditions: Specimens should be stored in a dry, dark area at room temperature and may be shipped at ambient temperature.

Transport Conditions: Ambient

Method: Initial screen and confirmation

Turnaround Time: Generally, the standard turnaround time for reporting negative screening test results is the next business day, with an additional 1-2 business days for specimens that require confirmatory testing. Turnaround time begins from receipt of the valid specimen –accompanied by a properly documented valid order– into the laboratory. Some tests require additional time to process and will fall outside the standard turnaround time window.

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