Trimega Laboratories has developed the latest technology to determine whether a person has a history of alcohol abuse. Alcohol hair testing can provide results no other alcohol test can.

Alcohol hair testing can prove alcohol abuse or the absence of it, by revealing the irrefutable toxins in our body over a longer history. Unlike Liver Function Tests or Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin tests that only provide an approximate three-week record of a person’s dependency, alcohol hair testing can establish a dependency of up to six months.

How it Works

A small sample of hair is taken from the scalp (or body in the absence of head hair) and is then put through a patented forensic process to look for fatty acid ethyl esters (or "FAEE") and ethyl glucuronide, EtG markers. These markers are mainly produced when alcohol is in the bloodstream, although small amounts are also absorbed from alimentary and environmental sources. The more alcohol a person consumes the greater amount of FAEE and EtG markers are present in the hair.

Who benefits from alcohol hair testing?

• Solicitors can provide corroborative evidence to courts that their client is a fit parent for custody of their children, due to an absence of FAEE and EtG markers.
• Employers can identify evidence of alcohol abuse before hiring an employee for a safety critical job.
• Hospitals can obtain a long-term history of alcohol use in a liver transplant candidate.