Legal Drug Testing

Legal drug testing

We have substantially invested in the very latest drug testing analytical equipment, and employ some of the best scientists in the world, to ensure that our legal drug tests are as accurate as possible.

AlphaBiolabs works with many family law firms, legal practitioners, courts and local authorities to support decisions that protect children and families from the effects of harmful substances. We use the latest technologies to bring you fast and reliable legal drug test results from a wide range of illicit, prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

If you have received a quote for a like-for-like legal drug test from another testing laboratory we will match their price and take a further 5% off.

This makes AlphaBiolabs one of the most cost-effective solutions for your legal drug testing needs.

Oral fluid drug testing

Oral fluid drug testing is a method that can be used to determine whether someone is misusing drugs by taking a sample of their saliva and analysing it for particular substances.

An immediate negative result may mean that no further action needs to be taken, but a non-negative result will then undergo confirmation testing from the laboratory to determine exactly what substance was taken and in what quantities.

Oral fluid drug testing is known as a ‘narrow window’ form of testing as its period of detection is up to 48 hours, although this can depend on the particular substance taken.

Hair drug testing (both head and body)

Hair drug testing is considered the gold standard in toxicological analysis. This long-established method can provide a history of drug abuse and is routinely used in family law.

It is generally accepted that, for an average person, head hair grows at a rate of approximately 1 cm per month. If an individual consumes a drug, then during its circulation in the bloodstream, a proportion of the drug and its metabolites will enter the hair follicle via the dermal papilla and become incorporated into the growth of the hair shaft.

To drug test the hair, the sample is measured and cut into segments according to the requirements of the case. Each segment is analysed separately for the presence of drugs and their metabolites. Combined with an estimate of the growth rate of the hair, this assists in the determination of an individual’s drug use.

We can perform drug tests using either scalp (head) or body hair samples. Hair testing permits drug use to be determined over a period of months. It can also show whether your client has refrained from taking drugs, and if they have started taking drugs again.

Drug Screen Plus

Instead of instructing us on particular drugs to detect, our Drug Screen Plus is a standalone service which analyses hair samples for any drugs present. We will then issue a report on exactly what we find and in what quantities.

• On-line quote forms
• No charge if no additional compounds detected
• All testing performed at our laboratory in Warrington
• Rapid results

Your account manager will be able to advise you on which test is right for your case, saving you time and money.