Below are hair
drug testing most frequently asked questions.
Q: Is it possible to even pass a hair drug
test if you have used drugs in the past.
Q:
I heard a hair test can look back up on your whole life's drug use
history, is this true?
Q:
What happens if you're bald/have no body hair, or shave every bit of
hair off your body, what will the lab do?
Q:
I heard that body hair has a higher concentration of stored drugs in it
than head hair, is there any truth to this?
Q:
What parts of the body besides the head can they take hair from for a
hair drug test?
Q:
I heard it's harder to pass a drug test and you can even show up
positive for drugs if you've never done them with african american and
latino hair?
Q: What
recommendations can you give to pass a hair drug test?
ANSWERS:
A:
While hair drug testing is very difficult to pass if you have used
drugs before, it's not impossible. We feel that if you follow the advice
on this website, you'll give yourself the best chance of
passing a hair drug test.
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A: A hair
drug test can only look back for as long as your hair is. After 90 days
of growth, which is generally 1 1/2 inches of hair for most people, the
drug metabolites in your hair tend to wash out. So in order to get the
most accurate reading, hair labs will only look back 90 days.
Theoretically, if your hair was down to your knees, which represented
let's say 4 years of growth, they could look back four years, But once
again, after 90 days of growth, a hair drug test can become inaccurate.
Hair tests can not look back your whole life unless you never got a hair
cut since the time you were born.
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A: If
you have no hair on your body because you've shaved it our because
you just don't have any, it does not mean you're free and clear of
taking a hair test. Usually labs are hired by companies that require
their employees submit to hair testing. These companies have contingency
plans in the case you don't have hair. They may make you submit to a
urine, saliva, blood, sweat, or fingernail drug test instead. Or, they
may tell you that you have to come back after you let your hair grow
some so they can take a sample. It's up to the company or entity that
hired the lab that makes the rules. Having no hair is not a free pass to
not having to take a hair drug test.
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A: Yes
there is. Body hair grows slower than head hair, and thus toxins can
accumulate more in body hair. Avoid giving body hair for a hair drug
test if at all possible.
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A: One
of the advantages of hair testing is that it's less intrusive and more
comfortable (yeah right) for everyone than submitting to a urine test.
So hair drug testing companies will tend to go to less intrusive places
on the body first where there is adequate accumulation of hair. So in
most cases, if they are not taking hair from your head, they tend to go
the the chest, underarms, and usually as a last resort your pubic area.
It's tough to get an adequate sample from leg or arm hair, and beards
mustaches, and eyebrow hair is rarely taken.
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A: This
ones a hot potato. Hair drug testing companies say that all hair tests
the same, whether your caucasian, black or latino. But there are a
couple of lawsuits pending right now with African Americans who claim
they have not done drugs and tested positive. It's hard to say if it's
true, we are not even sure, but we can say if it's proven to be true,
then this will be the downfall of hair testing in the US, as hair
testing would be deemed discriminatory.
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A: If you need to
pass a hair drug test, then you should visit the
page on this site that discusses
reviews of methods to
pass a hair drug test.
Click here to learn
the best ways to pass a hair drug test.
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