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/Detection Window	Up to ~2-3 days	Up to ~2-4 weeks	Up to ~3 months	Up to ~3 months
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/Detection Window	Up to ~2-3 days	Up to ~3 months	Up to ~3 months for head hair Up to ~12 months for body hair	Up to ~6 months for fingernails Up to ~10-12 months for toenails
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

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