Hair Drug Testing
Hair testing for drugs of abuse is the only drug testing method available that provides up to a 90-day drug use history. When compared with urine testing, hair testing provides nearly twice the number of positives due to its longer detection window.
Hair testing requires a small sample of hair that is collected under direct supervision without any invasion of privacy. During a hair collection, the collector cuts approximately 100-120 strands of hair from the crown of the donor’s head. The hair is cut as close to the scalp as possible, so only the strands of hair above the scalp are tested and not the actual hair follicle. This makes hair testing a tamper-resistant screening method.
UHS News
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Norwich Occ Med closed February 6February 06, 2025The Norwich Occupational Medicine office will be closed Thursday, February 6.
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UHS earns ‘Gold’ on Well-being Works Better ScorecardFebruary 06, 2025The American Heart Association has awarded UHS national Gold-level recognition for our commitment to employee health and well-being as measured by the Association’s 2024 Well-being Works Better Scorecard™.
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“Go Red for Women”: Spotlighting heart health awarenessFebruary 03, 2025People around the country and in the Southern Tier will don red on Friday, February 7, to call attention to heart disease among women as the nation observes “National Wear Red Day,” part of the “Go Red for Women” awareness campaign.
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‘Wear Red’ event to raise awareness of heart disease in womenJanuary 31, 2025Get ready to see red all over UHS on Friday, Feb. 7, as we celebrate National Wear Red Day. In partnership with the American Heart Association and the national Go Red for Women organization, we’re raising awareness about heart disease in women on this important day.