Hair Testing in Kent, TX

Hair Drug Testing Kent, TX

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Schedule your hair drug test at our Kent, TX drug testing centers. Employment, court ordered. Same day service. Call us today (800) 977-8664 or schedule online. Smart Drug Testing provides Kent Texas hair drug testing with a detection period up to 90 days. Our Kent Texas testing centers are within minutes of your home or office.

Have questions? We can help! Getting a hair drug test can be quite intimidating. We can answer all your questions. In recent years, the method to conduct drug testing has more frequently included a hair drug test. Many employers, courts and Substance Abuse Professionals are requiring a hair drug test instead of a standard urine test.

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Hair drug tests are used by employers who have zero tolerance drug use policies, courts and individuals on probation. The primary advantage of a hair drug test is that it includes a much longer detection period for drug use which typically is up to 90 days. However, when screening for drug use within the last 5 days the urine test continues to be the most accurate test.

Hair drug testing is the only method available that provides up to a 90-day look back period for drug use.  Data has shown that hair drug testing provides almost twice the number of positives because of its longer window of detection (look back period). If a donor has no hair on their body, then a hair test cannot be performed!  

What is the Process for a Hair Drug Test?

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FAQ's About Hair Drug Testing

What Is The Hair Drug Test Process?
A certified hair collection specialist will cut approximately 120 strands of hair (about the internal diameter of a straw), utilize a chain of custody procedure and send the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. Drug testing centers and laboratories require at least 1.5 inches of hair from the crown portion of the head to perform this test and is the only way to certify the results for 90 days. 
How Long Do Drugs Stay in Your System for a Hair Drug Test?
The average growth of an individual’s head hair is approximately 1.3 cm (1/2 inch per month), therefore hair at the length of 1.5 inches will be validated for that 90-day lookback period.  Hair generally needs to come from the head, however if the donor does not have head hair certain testing centers can use hair from chest, leg or arm pit.
How Long It Take to Receive Hair Drug Test Results?
Once the hair has been analyzed by a certified laboratory, they will then be reviewed and then verified by a Medical Review Officer (licensed Physician) who will release the results. Generally, a negative hair drug test result is available in 3-4 business days and a non-negative hair drug test is available in approximately 5-7 business days from when the hair specimen reaches the laboratory for analysis. Urine cut-off levels are expressed in nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or as a weight of drug per unit volume of urine. Hair cut-off levels are expressed in picograms per milligram (pg/mg) or as a weight of drug per unit weight of hair.

What Drugs are Screened for in a Hair Test?

5 Panel Hair Follicle Drug Test

The 5-panel hair follicle drug test screens for the following

  • Amphetamine
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Opiates
  • Phencyclidine (PCP)

5 Panel w/ Expanded Opiates Hair Follicle Drug Test

The 5-panel w/ expanded Opiates hair drug test screens for the standard 5 drugs but will also screen for Opiate class drugs such as pain killers, which may indicate abuse of prescription drugs.

  • Amphetamines (amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA)
  • Cocaine (metabolite)
  • Marijuana (THC)
  • Phencyclidine (PCP)
  • Opiates (Codeine Morphine Hydrocodone Heroin (6-monoacetylmorphine (6-AM)
  • Expanded Opiates Hydrocodone Hydromorphone Oxycodone Oxymorphone

Introduction to Kent

Kent is an unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas, United States. It lies just north of Interstate 10 at Exit 176, ten miles west of the beginning of Interstate 20 and four miles west of the eastern Culberson County boundary. It is sandwiched between the railroad, immediately to its north, and the interstate. As of 2005, its composition was a population estimated at 60 residents and three small businesses – a general store, a service station and a post office, as well as ruins of a public school and other businesses which flourished until the 1960s. As of 2014, only the general store remained in operation; the nearest service station is in Plateau, 18 miles west along the Interstate. It therefore has had no medical, pharmaceutical, public educational, legal, police, fire or other governmental services beyond the post office within its boundaries, the nearest source of these being in Van Horn, 37 miles west. There are also no motels, hotels or trailer/RV parks, restaurants or other tourist services. The surrounding county area which it serves contains semi-desert land supporting large cattle ranches.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kent has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Well known Dallas businessman, W. C. “Chuck” Adams, owner of Sew-Vac, Inc. and International Mail Order Co., died in Kent, Texas, when his private plane, a Cessna 172H Skyhawk, N2757L, crashed seven miles north of Kent proper, within the Apache Mountain range. Adams was flying with his two older sons, Chuck Jr. and Charles Rodney, from Pecos to Van Horn that morning. Both sons survived the crash in the early morning hours of November 18, 1978. A man driving by found the crash about an hour later, approximately around 8am. Adams was found expired, with Chuck Jr, co-pilot, still inside the plane with him, with near-fatal injuries. The younger son, Rodney, was found thrown outside the plane, with only minor injuries. Chuck Jr., due to the magnitude of his injuries from the crash, died on February 5, 1987, and is interred in the cemetery in Dawson, Texas, with his maternal grandparents.

We also offer 9, 12,14 and 17 panel hair tests.  For more information on hair testing or to order a hair drug test in Kent, TX, call Smart Drug Testing at 800-977-8664 or pick your test below.

Hair Drug Testing Locations in Kent TX

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Hair Drug Testing Locations near Kent, Texas