My company is a kratom extract company so I have a unique perspective when it comes to drug testing for kratom, which is traditionally very hard to test for. Kratom is not commonly included in urine or hair tests but specialized urine tests can detect kratom alkaloids for up to 5-7 days after use, while hair follicle tests could theoretically detect long-term use but would require a custom assay. When choosing what drug test to use, the first thing you need to figure out is which drugs are we looking for? Something like marijuana is going to come up on every drug test panel but with a niche drug like kratom, you need to use specialized testing. A con of choosing to use a hair test for kratom is that it may require specialized analysis, as standard panels don't typically include kratom alkaloids. This can lead to unexpected and high costs. If your focus is on kratom detection specifically, urine tests are the better choice, as they can directly measure mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine within a short time frame after use.