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The Only Drug Testing Laboratory In Las Vegas, Nevada

For over 25 years American Toxicology has been specializing in Employee and Forensic drug testing.

As far as laboratories fully dedicated to drug testing goes, we've been the only lab in Nevada that is soley dedicated to drug testing.

Quest Diagnostics once had a drug testing laboratory here in Las Vegas, but have moved it out to of state to California. Which means that all of the drug testing samples taken here in Las Vegas at any of the Quest locations will be be sent out of state to conduct the actual specimen testing. We honor Quest for their quality qork and the many collection locatioins they have within the Las Vegas area.

However when it comes to turn around time here in Las Vegas... we have the fastest lab results in the area, as any local laboratory should. With our online reporting, our clients can receive their results within 2-6 hours!

It's only been within the last four months that we have started branching out to other collection sites, offering them our drug testing laboratory services. Several local Las Vegas business owners have taken advantage of our laboratory services.



We have also been testing hair for a number of "out of state" collection sites. We have people sending us their hair for testing from:

California

Oregon

New Mexico

Texas

Oklahoma

Missouri

Arkansas

Kansas

Georgia

Wyoming

Utah

Idaho

Montana

Colorado

And the list keeps growing every week.

If you would like more information about our drug testing laboratory services call (702) 452-4999 and ask for Ben or Beau. Or e-mail ben@atilab.com

Hair Testing and Urine Testing

Urine has always been an effective method of drug testing. However the test typically only reaches as far back as 9 to 10 days. On the other hand, Hair Testing can detect past months of usage.

The results below are based on companies of varying sizes and show the difference in the testing of urine and hair. American Toxicology believes that the best fingerprint of drug use is obtained by testing both hair and urine. The following illustrates the comparisons between hair and urine testing of four of our clients.

Company 1: # of total tests: 10,558

Drug……………….Pos/Urine…………..Pos/Hair
Amphetamines…………29…………………….158
Cocaine………………...256…………………...730
Heroin………………….0………………………...0
PCP…………………….1………………………...2

Company 2: # of total tests: 3,953

Drug……………….Pos/Urine…………..Pos/Hair
Amphetamines…………12………………………50
Cocaine………………...11…………………........28
Heroin………………….1…………………….…...1
PCP…………………….0………………………....0

Company 3: # of total tests: 209

Drug……………….Pos/Urine…………..Pos/Hair
Amphetamines…………0………………………....3
Cocaine………………...1…………………............7
Heroin………………….0…………………….…...1
PCP…………………….0………………………....0

Company 4: # of total tests: 52

Drug……………….Pos/Urine…………..Pos/Hair
Amphetamines…………0…………………………1
Cocaine………………...1…………………............3
Heroin………………….0………………………....0
PCP…………………….0………………………....0

Results indicate that hair and urine testing is far superior tot urine testing alone in identifying drug users attempting to become employed. Over 2/3 of the applicants testing positive by hair would have passed the urine test and became part of the employee population. Marijuana is not shown in this example because it is best detected in the urine.

Because it takes approximately a week for ingested drugs to show up in hair above the scalp, American Toxicology strongly suggests using both urine & hair testing for a complete history of drug usage to help maintain a drug-free work environment. Studies continue to show that marijuana (THC) is best detected in urine. THC is a fat soluble drug that stays in the body much longer than any of the hard drugs. As a result, the body will shed THC for weeks or even months. Once again, for optimal results American Toxicology strongly recommends a Hair & Urine test for all clients.

Sampling for Hair Follicle Drug Testing

How to effectivly collect a hair sample for drug testing according to American Toxicology Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada.






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The patient in this exmple is a worker in our laboratory.

Drug Detection through Hair Testing

Hair testing is considered accurate and can go back as far as 90 days.^{[citation needed]} As hair grows out, any drugs used are encased in the hair shaft, so the longer the hair, the more time back in the individual's drug history the laboratory can detect. Human hair grows an average of .5 inches/month, which corresponds to 30 days of possible drug testing for every .5 inch. Testing laboratories generally require 1.5 inches for testing. This means they can test for around 90 days of drug use. This time period depends upon the rate at which the individual's hair grows of course. Some people attempt to circumvent this through shaving their heads. This does not usually work. In the absence of the required amount of hair on the scalp, body hair can be used as an acceptable substitute. If all hair is shaven, the follicles of the hair may be used in place of the hair. Removing the hair follicles is more painful.

Additionally for pre-employment hair testing, the inability to obtain a sample may be grounds for not hiring the individual. Hair Testing labs are regulated by CLIA or SAMHSA (not FDA). There is a growing trend in major companies and law enforcement agencies to utilize hair analysis on account of its efficiency and reputation as the gold standard when considering test accuracy. This technology makes use of radioimmunoassay or the more modern ELISA technology with subsequent confirmation by mass spectrometry.

In recent years, hair testing has been the subject of a number of lawsuits. Studies have shown that different ethnic groups have different hair structure, potentially leading to false positives^{[citation needed]}. Shampoos are available to help you pass but you would have to shave your legs and body hair to make sure they take a sample from your head.

This helpful information about drug detection through the use of hair testing was provided by wikipedia.

American Toxicology is a full service drug testing laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are only a hand full of laboratories in the nation that have the abilities to accurately preform the hair test, and we are one of them!

Helpful Links on Drug Testing from Wikipedia

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For the episode of the American television series The Office, see "Drug Testing".

A drug test is commonly a technical examination of urine, blood, semen, sweat, or oral fluid samples to determine the presence or absence of specified drugs or their metabolized traces.

Contents [hide] 1 General information about drug testing in the USA 2 Detection periods 3 Common types of drug tests 3.1 Urine drug screen 3.2 Hair drug testing 3.3 Hair alcohol testing 3.4 Saliva drug screen / Oral fluid-based drug screen 3.5 Sweat drug screen 4 Drug testing methodologies 5 Types of testing 5.1 Pre-employment drug testing 5.2 Random drug testing 5.3 Post-incident drug testing 6 Drug testing methods 6.1 Urine drug testing 6.2 Saliva drug testing 6.3 Spray (sweat) drug testing 6.4 Hair drug testing 7 Legality and ethics of mandatory drugs testing 7.1 United Kingdom 8 See also 9 External links 10 References

See also

• Urinalysis
• School district drug policies
• Equine drug testing

[edit] External links

• US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Website
• US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Website
• Marijuana Detection Time Shorter Than Previously Assumed
• What You Need to Know about Drug Testing Methods
• The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• A Political History of White House Drug Policy
• Ronald Reagan's Executive Order 12564
• The (US) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Pass Drug Tests
• European Workplace Drug Testing Society
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association
• Erowid Drug Testing Information
• How to Pass Drug Tests

[edit] References

1. ^ "Drugs of Abuse Reference Guide," LabCorp Inc, Retrieved online April 11, 2007.
2. ^ Federal Court Drug-Testing Device Under Fire, PharmChem Sweat Patch May Be "Too Good" (2001-01-05).
3. ^ Jim Barlow. "A Little Dab Will Do It", LASNews, University of Illinois, November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
4. ^ Drug testing in the workplace: Summary conclusions of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.

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