Hair Follicle Drug Testing

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that positive drug tests results have hit an 16-year high. With 15 states now allowing adult-use (recreational) marijuana use and with 34 states with some form of medical marijuana legalization or decriminalization, it is not surprising that we’re seeing increases in the number of positive drug tests. Drug testing … Read more

An Ozark, Alabama lab test collection business owner, Brandy Murrah, pleaded guilty to felony charges of perjury and 16 misdemeanor counts of forgery. Murrah was arrested on charges of falsifying the results of drug screenings done at A&J Lab Collections where she was the owner. The company primarily performed tests for the Dale County Department … Read more

Yet, another reason why drug testing labs need to be put under better watch, industry leading drug testing lab, LabCorp, suffered a security breach which has potentially exposed millions of user’s private medical information. The attack which reportedly occurred on July 14 resulted in the drug testing lab shutting down access to records on their … Read more

If you’ve received a positive hair follicle drug test result, or you’re just concerned because you have so much riding on the outcome of the test (job, your freedom, etc), there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve thought to yourself, “Is it possible a drug test can be wrong?” First off, let’s just be upfront … Read more

As soon as someone finds out that they have to take a hair follicle drug test, one of the first questions they’re to ask is “How long does marijuana stay in your hair?” If one looks around on the internet they may find answers ranging from 90 days to 90 years. So how long does … Read more

One of the key questions people need to understand is, “How Do Drugs Get Into My Hair?” It seems sort of strange that a joint you smoked two weeks ago can be found via testing your hair. Urine, that makes sense. Saliva, again, it makes sense. But how do drugs get into my hair? The … Read more

The cat and mouse game between drug users and testers is coming to a head with possible legal bans on synthetic urine.

The history of hair follicle drug testing shows that the reliability of testing has been questioned from its earliest days.

NYPD Sgt. Tracy Gittens is claiming that she failed a hair follicle drug test for marijuana due to a hair weave. “I was shocked. I do not do drugs,” said Gittens. She said that the only thing that she could think of that might have caused her to fail the hair follicle drug test was … Read more