Drugs We Detect



TrichoTech screens for a number of common drugs of abuse. For example:



Amphetamines

(e.g. D-amphetamine, Dexedrine)

Barbiturates

Very little prescribing and no illicit manufacture means there is little barbiturate abuse now.

Benzodiazepines

(e.g. Temazepam, Oxazepam, Valium)

Buprenorphine

Including Norbuprenorphine.

Cannabis

Including the metabolites that are strong indicators of consumption rather than passive or external contamination.

Cocaine

(e.g. Benzoylecgonine, Crack cocaine and cocaethylene)

Fentanyl

An opiate occasionally abused by medical personnel.

Flunitrazepam

Commonly cited as possibly assisting sexual assaults.

Ketamine

A club drug often taken by Ecstasy users, but also cited occasionally in possible drug-assisted assualts.

LSD

Most commonly abused in the 1960's but still today showing occasional 'spikes' of use in universities.

Methadone

Commonly administered as a treatment for heroin addiction, testing can be used to ensure compliance with and/or success of treatment. Can also be misused.

Methamphetamines

Methamphetamines including 'Ecstasy' type drugs and methamphetamine (Crystal Meth)

Naltrexone

Used for compliance monitoring in the treatment of heroin and alcohol addicitions.

Opiates

For example Heroin, Morphine, Codeine and Dihydrocodeine

Pethidine

Most often accessed by people working in the medical and dental professions.

Tramadol

An opiate analgesic, it can be habit-forming, but this is not very common in the UK, although in the United States a recent medical journal reported seeing significant amounts of Tramadol addiction.


We are UKAS accredited to test for over 50 drugs and metabolites in hair, the widest variety in the industry. View our full schedule of accreditation.