Self Testing -  Hair Panels - Collection procedure -
Use vs amounts - Amounts used vs Treatment

REGARDING SELF TEST SERVICES 

 PSYCHEMEDICS    pdt90    is preferred for COCAINE    as they use a lower cutoff  (200pg vs 500 at Hair Confirm ) however dont think they give qualitative ( Actual levels )  read out  verify if quantitative or just positive negative .

Hair Confirm has quantitative results for everything even if below threshold  (  however cocaine cut off is  is 500pg )

WE SUGGEST THIS PRODUCT  AS THEY USE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS  NOT JUST A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE  WE NEED ACTUAL LEVELS THEY TELL US EVERYTHING 

Hair Confirm Web Site Link

Hair Confirm 7 Panel Self Test 
Regular  / Express

regular is much cheaper than express all depends on your situation
CVS store locator

Hair Razor Negative Hair Result

Basic 7 Panel 

Hair collection & Testing Information

 "Standard " Hair Test are run on a 5 panel  screen. Some bigger labs like Quest, in order to get bigger fail numbers will use "extended  opium panel" Normally a 5 panel looks at natural opiate like heroin morphine and codeine. The extended panel included oxycodone Percocet type meds as well.   The more exotic meds like deladide or Methadone are on 10  panel screens and up.  Cost are greater so  with larger panels so it is rare. Typically your already in a situation and shouldn't be using anyway . 

5 Panel  - The Standard

Amphetamines (speed, meth )
Opiates (heroin, morphine, opium, codeine)
11-nor -D9-THC-9      Cannabinoids ( THC)
Cocaine  (  actually screens for 2 cocaine metabolite and cocaine itself)
Phencyclidine (PCP)

9  Panel Hair screen -  Or  opiate extended  panel 

Amphetamines (speed, meth, crank)
11-nor -D9-THC-9      Cannabinoids ( THC)
Cocaine  (  actually screens for 2 cocaine metabolite and cocaine itself)
Opiates  ( Heroin, Morphine, Codeine)
Phencyclidine (pcp)
Benzodiazepines
Oxycodone  ( hydrocodone, percocete, Oxycontin )
Methadone
Propoxyphene

Opiates
(heroin, codeine, morphine)
Expanded Opiates
– Hydrocodone
– Hydromorphone
– Oxymorphone
– Oxycodone

  12 Panel Hair Drug Test

• Opiates,Methamphetamine,Cocaine,Marijuana,PCP,Amphetamines,Barbiturates,Benzodiazepines,
• expanded Opiates, Oxycodone, Methadone, Meperidine, Tramadol
  

 12 panel hair drug test is more expensive and not available at all labs. This particular hair test is typically ordered for court cases .

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Hair Collection Procedure

Typical amount of hair is 90 -120 strands from .5" to 1.5" , hair over 1.5" will be trimmed by tech before process to 1.5" . This is part of standardization of testing.   So, @ .5" they will just use a little more hair so all sample weight the same.  They can only see what you give them , at .5"  ( average 1 month window)  they can't see 3 months or more let alone a year .   Cutting hair from 12 " to 6" will do nothing , wait to be instructed by tech if hair cutting will help in your case .  

Hair is collected in 2 typical ways depending on the labs SOP . Some collect from a few random spots and someone swatch from rear.  More often from crown and back as to not create a spot or mess up haircut.   Generally concentrating treatment on rear of head for woman is ideal. Men with high top cuts will be collecting from top or wherever the longest hair is at so they can get the full 1.5" 3-month window if possible . 

This video is an example of typical hair collection procedure .

Drug Use amount to test level averages  to Hair Razor Detox treatment

 Meth - 1-gram results 10,000pg but only 1 treatment     - meth creates highest levels but is easiest to break down (transfers fast in sweat so detoxing is must to keep from going in circles

THC   - 1 g a day / 1 oz a month average 2.5 pg  levels - 2 treatments per gram/month or 60 treatments for gram a day use ( only drug that DOES NOT travel in sweat )

Coke         -     1-gram results 1000pg and average 10-12 treatments     per gram /month .  COC is the most work to break down due to the longer list of metabolites tested .

Hair Dose Response

                                                          
Hair 5-Panel Confirm cutoff                                       

                             Low use  (recreational)  Medium use  (daily/weekends)    High use(constant)

THC         - 1.0pg      (0.01ng/10mg) cutoff , 3pg   -       7pg      -   30+pg

Amphetamines 300pg/mg  (3ng/10mg) cutoff,           500-2500pg         2500-7500pg           7500+pg

Cocaine 300pg/mg (3ng/10mg)   cutoff ,                                          500-2000pg         2000-10000pg         10000+pg

Opiates 300pg/mg (2ng/10mg)  cut off,                300-1000pg         2000-8000pg            9000+pg

Phencyclidine 300pg/mg (3ng/10mg) cutoff ,  300-500pg            500-1000pg                2000+pg

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  WHAT IS pg/mg  and  ng/10mg ?

Same thing just written differently  

Most labs use pg or pico grams but we are starting to see nano grams  , the reason i think is to confuse and hide new lower thresholds .  For example  coke cut off is 500pg in most labs and even 300pg in other  which is same as 3ng/10mg

​IF YOU HAVE NG/MG or ng/10mg  THIS PAGE SHOWS EQUIVALENT 

​http://www.mineralysis.com.hk/en/hair-drug-test-and-urine-drug-test/drug-test-panels