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Nail Bed Drug Screening

Drug screening is a vital part of legal court system in the Cleveland, TN area. Many clients cases in Cleveland, TN for DHS, including child custody and visitation rights are required to participate in a drug test to prove the lack of illicit drug use. In recent years Nail bed testing has proven to be the most thorough drug testing type. McPherson Physicals is a trained and certified collection for nail bed testing that is court admissible in Cleveland, TN.

It is also an essential service for the criminal justice system. While urine drug tests can provide quick and accurate results, they can only measure drug use within a limited window. Nail Bed  drug tests in Cleveland, TN, from McPherson Physicals offer a much more in-depth review of a donor’s drug use history, providing results for the past 30 to 90 days maybe longer.

Substances Detectable With a Nail Bed Drug Test in Cleveland, TN

Just like other drug test, when you select the five-panel test for a hair drug test in Cleveland, TN, it can detect the presence of five types of substances:

  • COC (cocaine)
  • THC (marijuana)
  • PCP (phencyclidine)
  • AMP (amphetamines: speed, Adderall, Dexedrine, methamphetamine)
  • OPI (opiates: morphine, heroin, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone)

Optionally, court officials and supervisors in Cleveland, TN  may request up to a  17-panel test to cover more extensive drug use habits.

McPherson Physicals and USDTL Corporation

Unlike urine drug testing, which one can complete at the McPherson Physicals testing site, nail bed drug tests in Cleveland, TN, are more complex procedures that require in-depth analysis at a specific forensic laboratory facility. McPherson Physicals has partnered with USDTL Corporation, a leading provider of nail bed analysis services to the greater Cleveland, TN, area. We chose USDTL Corporation as our nail bed testing partner for several reasons:

  • The USDTL offers ingestion results as well as exposure results.  
  • USDTL  Corporation has an impeccable legal track record and the only nail testing lab in the US
  • The USDLT Corporation lab has a secure testing facility that is impervious to contamination and has the equipment necessary to identify evasive measures some donors may take to attempt to hide a positive test result.

These are just a few reasons McPherson Physicals is proud to work with USDTL Corporation as our professional nail bed testing partner. Our partnership with USDTL Corporation can provide the most accurate nail bed drug test in Cleveland, TN, whether you are an employer who needs to ensure the highest levels of safety in the workplace or a court official who needs a more robust drug testing method. Contact us online or call us at (423) 478-8992 for additional information about our nail bed drug testing services in Cleveland, TN.

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