18 Panel Hair Drug Screening
Test name: 18 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Screening
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Drugs and drug classification:
amphetamines/methamphetamine, cocaine, opiates and expanded prescription opiates, PCP (Phencyclidine), marijuana, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, propoxyphene, oxycodone, tramadol, meperidine/demerol, fentanyl, sufentanil, ketamine, buprenorphine, zolpidem, and kratom.
Lab order:
REQUIRED. For more information on sample collection hours and testing, simply call us at (877) 731-6377.
Test arrangements and appointments:
Appointments are not required; however, orders for 18-panel hair drug screening collections may need special test arrangements. Same-day collections might be possible, but we may have to mail out lab orders. Therefore, we highly encourage you to call customer service to provide advance notice at your earliest convenience.
Result turnaround time for the 18 Panel Hair Drug Test:
Results range anywhere from 1 to 10 business days; however, they usually average between 5 to 7 business days, sometimes taking 1 or 2 extra business days.
Specimen:
We need to collect MORE than the standard 90 to 120 strands of head hair that is also 1 ½ inches to 2 inches in head hair length. *150 mg is required or a bit less than the thickness of two #2 pencils. For hair length less than 1 ½ inches a zero-to-30-day hair test or a zero-to-60-day hair test may be an option (*see 13 panel hair drug test or 17 panel hair drug test panel). Body hair drug testing options include underarm hair, chest hair, leg hair, facial hair, forearm hair, back hair, and sometimes pubic hair.
Detection time:
A typical 18-panel hair drug screening has an estimated detection time of 90 days from possible usage. Extended detection such as 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year may be an option if the specimen donor has long enough head hair. Segmented hair follicle testing may also be done in 30 day increments (*for extended detection hair drug testing or segmented hair drug testing see 13 panel hair drug test or 17 panel hair drug test panel)
18 Panel Hair Drug Screening Cost
The cost for the 18-panel hair drug screening may vary contingent upon which drug testing facilities are available in your area. You must call customer service for a price quote; however, our prices are usually better or the best available. (Please note: All prices include any necessary confirmation testing and medical review of any possible prescriptions). You may also be interested in our 17 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Test.
Methodology:
EIA (homogenous) or Elisa (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) (heterogeneous) screening technology, GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) confirmation technology of non-negative presumptive positives
Clinical applications:
90 day extended detection times compared to drug testing by urine, blood, and oral swab, allows for observed hair collection when adulteration of a urine sample is suspected, used to clarify confusing or conflicting pre-employment, pain management and probation urine drug test results, court ordered hair drug testing, hair drug testing for child custody and divorce, personal and private testing via laboratory collection, testing for a child or loved one, post rehab testing, difficult or impossible to adulterate. (*For child custody and child protective services scenarios consider 5 panel hair drug test environmental exposure, ChildGuard)
Limitations general:
It takes anywhere from 5 to 10 days for drug use to show up in the hair collection.
Possible processing laboratory options:
United States Drug Testing Laboratory (USDTL)
Hair drug test for kratom for my daughter. I saw my daughter’s best friend walking out of the CBD and kratom shop. My daughter has been acting unusual the last 2 months, sweating, frequent mood swings, and sometimes talking really fast. I may be overreacting by making her do a hair drug test but she is only 17, is she just being a teenager or is she using drugs?
You’re not the first parent worried your kid is doing drugs. Yes, of course it possible that you are overreacting, but it is also possible that your concerns are real. Kratom is legal in most states, but she likely has to be 18 to purchase it. Using kratom can be known to produce some of the behavior changes you are describing. Our 18 panel hair drug test will include a test for kratom as well as many other drugs teenagers may be using such as amphetamines and crystal meth, cocaine, opiates, fentanyl, marijuana and MDMA ecstasy. The 18 panel hair drug test is not available for at home collection so you will have to take her in to one of our labs.
Is kratom dangerous? I recently found a bag of green powder in my boyfriend’s drawer. He told me it was just green tea. He had been using suboxone for past addiction so I am wondering if he is using kratom now and if so is this something to be concerned about?
Kratom is sometimes used to reduce opioid withdrawal. If he was using suboxone in the past it was likely due to an opiate addiction, which of course is not an easy addiction to beat. If he is using kratom did he relapse and is now trying to wean himself off opiates, or was it perhaps just easier to get kratom than the suboxone he was taking? While kratom may be able to help him with his addiction problems long term usage of kratom is probably not a great idea. Although kratom is legal and marketed as an herbal supplement, many argue it is still dangerous.