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What Causes False Positive Hair Follicle Test Result?
Question: is their such a thing as a false positive on a 5 panel hair test
failed for meth and marijuana and what levels are acceptable ?
failed for meth and marijuana and what levels are acceptable ?
Brief Answer:
External contamination/adulteration might cause this!
Detailed Answer:
Hi!Thanks for writing to HCM!
Now-a-days, hair follicle/hair testing is an important tool in forensic/toxicology medicine as drugs stay in the hair! So detection is dependent on the length submitted for testing. A standard hair drug test is 1 ½” and detected up to 90 days of exposure and earliest by 7 days!
Following drugs are tested in 5 panel hair test: Marijuana (THC), Amphetamine, Cocaine, Opiates and Phencyclidine (PCP).
False positive results might come if External contamination/adulteration occurs to the sample before processing or before reaching to the laboratory!
Hope this answers your question.
If you need any further clarification please write to me.
Regards,
External contamination/adulteration might cause this!
Detailed Answer:
Hi!Thanks for writing to HCM!
Now-a-days, hair follicle/hair testing is an important tool in forensic/toxicology medicine as drugs stay in the hair! So detection is dependent on the length submitted for testing. A standard hair drug test is 1 ½” and detected up to 90 days of exposure and earliest by 7 days!
Following drugs are tested in 5 panel hair test: Marijuana (THC), Amphetamine, Cocaine, Opiates and Phencyclidine (PCP).
False positive results might come if External contamination/adulteration occurs to the sample before processing or before reaching to the laboratory!
Hope this answers your question.
If you need any further clarification please write to me.
Regards,
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