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Posted on August 19, 2008 by Balva Rudick | Posted under   Alternative


Hair Follicle Testing: Questions And Answers



The hair follicle testing technique has been used for quite some time for identifying individuals that used drugs on a duration of maximum three months period. Because the method is so widely spread, it can be used with equal success in a formal environment, and at home, as well.

Question 1: What does it do?

Drug testing may be very important in certain situations. Sometimes, worried parents want to know if their kids are using illegal substances, otherwise, employers need to find out if their workers are under such influence. A small sample of hair will solve any confusion about the matter. The hair that is collected from the person suspected of using drugs, is then sealed in a bag and sent to a lab for testing. This method is also considered to be more accurate and faster than others.

Even if up to 90 days have passed since the last use of drug, the hair follicle testing will still be able to tell so. In comparison, the tests that involve urine test or saliva test, can tell only if the person has been using drugs over the last few days. In the hair, signs of drug using are kept for far more time, and those chemicals can be identifies by lab tests. After the lab establishes the results of the test, the person that asked for the test gets them through telephone or through the desired means of getting the notification.

Question 2: What types of drugs are detected by hair follicle testing?

The hair follicle testing is used for discovering signs of various drugs in the persons hair. Marijuana, methamphetamines, ecstasy, cocaine and PCP are all showed by the lab results, if the person tested has used them over the last three months.

This type of testing is largely used by companies for their employees, as hair follicle testing is considered to be the most accurate that is. It also costs a lot of more money, but, for the results, it is considered to be worth it. As results show it, a hair follicle test is ten times more accurate than an urine test. It is also considered to be a more elegant method, since the person being tested is not put in the embarrassing position to give away a saliva or an urine sample.

This method is popular among parents because the results are communicated in a discrete way. Instead of just suspecting their kids of drug use, the worried parents can now use hair follicle testing to see if the teenagers got entangled in such a dangerous situation. If they find out that the kids are, indeed, victims of drugs, they can always help them quit and return to a normal life.



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