Home Drug & Alcohol Nail Test

About our Drug & Alcohol Nail Test

Available from just $99 including your test kit and all lab fees, our Drug & Alcohol Nail Test offers you a discreet, easy way to test for drugs and/or alcohol with only fingernail clippings or toenail clippings required.

Whether you have concerns about a child or family member using drugs or alcohol, or just want a test for your own peace of mind, our non-invasive nail test could be right for you.

A drug and alcohol nail test provides a simple, non-invasive way to test for drug and alcohol use for up to a 12-month period prior to the nail clipping samples being collected.

Fingernails provide an approximate six-month overview and toenails an approximate 12-month overview. This is because fingernails and toenails grow at different rates.

Your test kit will contain everything you need to collect your samples and return them to our laboratory. With our quick turnaround times, you will receive your results in just 7-10 business days.

Please be aware that a peace of mind nail test is done purely for your personal use. As the name suggests, these tests can help lessen any worries you might have or enable you to seek support for a loved one who has been abusing drugs or alcohol, but they cannot be used for legal purposes.

If testing a child under 16 years of age, an adult with parental responsibility must give consent on behalf of the child being tested.

Order your Drug & Alcohol Nail Test online now.

How can drugs be detected in nails?

When drugs are consumed, their metabolites are released into the bloodstream.

As the nail grows, substances pass from the blood vessels below the nail and into the nails themselves.

As with hair, nails are made from keratin, which is a fibrous protein. The substances become trapped in the keratin fibres of the nail and can be identified via laboratory testing.

Nail tests provide a simple and non-invasive way to test for drug use for up to a 12-month period prior to the samples being collected. Fingernails provide an approximate six-month overview, and toenails an approximate 12-month overview, as fingernails and toenails grow at different rates.

A nail drug test cannot tell us when drugs were consumed but can show us which drugs have been consumed during the six- or- 12-month period prior to the samples being collected.

Which drugs can we test for?

Nail drug testing can be used to test for the following substances:

• Cocaine
• Methamphetamine
• Cannabis
• Benzodiazepines
• Opiates (e.g. heroin)
• Methadone
• Ecstasy (MDMA)
• PCP
• Ketamine
• Zolpidem
• Amphetamine

How can alcohol be detected in nails?

As with drugs, when alcohol is consumed, it is processed by the liver and its metabolites are released into the bloodstream.

A nail alcohol test looks for the presence of ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a specific long-term biomarker of ethanol (the intoxicating agent in alcoholic drinks).

These EtG biomarkers become trapped within the keratin fibres along the length of the nail.

A nail test for alcohol can only show abstinence during an approximate six-month (fingernails) or 12-month (toenails) period, by identifying whether EtG is present in the sample.

We cannot say when or how much alcohol was consumed, only whether someone has consumed alcohol during that period.

Submitting your samples

All nail polish or artificial nail applications must be completely removed before samples are collected. Otherwise, we will not be able to use the samples for testing.

You should only submit either fingernail clippings OR toenail clippings to be tested, as we cannot test both nail types in the same test.

Please try to provide as many fingernail clippings OR toenail clippings as possible. This will give us a viable sample to carry out a conclusive test.

Full instructions for collecting your nail clipping samples will be included in your test kit.

How accurate is nail drug and alcohol testing?

Our Drug & Alcohol Nail Test is 100% accurate, based on the samples we receive.

As an accredited testing laboratory, our processes are meticulously reviewed on a regular basis to ensure our methods meet the highest possible international quality standards for laboratory testing.

With AlphaBiolabs, you can be confident that you will receive a 100% accurate and reliable result.

You can order your Home Drug & Alcohol Nail Test online now.

How much does it cost?

Our Drug & Alcohol Nail Test is available for $149 if testing for drugs and alcohol, $99 if testing for alcohol only, or $99 if testing for drugs only.

You can choose your preferred test when placing your order. The cost of the test includes your test kit and all lab fees.

Your secure, password-protected results will be emailed to you in 7-10 business days once our laboratory has received your samples.

Order your Home Drug & Alcohol Nail Test online now from just $99. Payment details are 100% secure and will never be sold to third party advertisers.

When will I receive my kit?

Simply buy your test online now, and we’ll mail your kit out to you immediately.

You can choose to receive your kit by USPS First Class Mail (included in the cost of your test), or upgrade to USPS Priority Mail (+$9.99) or USPS Priority Mail Express (+$29.99).

When will I receive my results?

As soon as we receive your nail clipping samples, we begin the testing process at our accredited laboratory.

You will receive your results by secure, password-protected email in 7-10 business days after we have received your samples.

Is consent needed?

Yes, the person being tested must give their consent for the test to be performed. The test cannot be carried out without this consent.

For children under the age of 16, a parent or guardian must provide written consent (a signature).

Any person aged 16 or over must provide their own written consent for the test to be performed.

What is peace of mind testing?

At AlphaBiolabs, we offer peace of mind testing with all our tests, including our Drug & Alcohol Nail Test.

This simply means that the sample collection can be done more quickly and easily for your convenience, without the need to have a more costly and time consuming third-party verify the sample collection.

The testing procedure and your 100% accurate results are the same as a chain of custody test but are NOT admissible in court proceedings.