Recently there have been talks about fingernail testing and how to get the right product to remove the toxins from them. While this sounds all to strange for me considering it is your fingernails and why would anyone want to do that is beyond me. This test is the toughest drug test to beat.

Background:

-Testing for drugs in nails since 1984.

-Fingernails and toenails are composed of a hard protein called Keratin.

-Fingernails are like Hair.

-They can be tested for toxins 4-6 months in the past.

-Five drugs are tested for with the qualitative detection of Cocaine, Amphetamines / Methamphetamines (ecstasy), Opiates (heroin, morphine), PCP (angels dust, hog) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana, hashish) drug testing in urine.

-The nail is put into a chemical solution like Hair Follicle tests.

-Fingernails can be clipped or shaved depending on the length, shape, thickness.

-Nails grow 0.02 inches per week, depending on nutrition levels.

-Prenatal vitamins help nails grow faster.

-Drugs can be identified in nail clippings 2-4 weeks following ingestion and can be detected up to 8 months after last usage. Fingernails grow approximately 3-5 mm per month, toenails grow at a much slower rate of 1 mm per month which means that drugs can possibly appear in toenail clippings over 1 year after ingestion.