Arguments Against Hair Drug Testing

In a study, hair drug testing is believed to be 4-8 times more likely to detect drug users than using urine drug testing.

Hair drug testing may not be as popular as drug testing using urine and blood, but it can also be useful in detecting the presence (not the amount) of a drug in an individual by cutting 1.5 in from the root. Amphetamine can be detected on an individual’s hair up to 90 days after use. This means that regardless of how short or how long your hair grows, laboratory technicians are only interested in testing the end of the cut hair that is nearest the hair follicle.

There are medically prescribed drugs which can result in a positive drug test. Therefore, chiral separation techniques may be used to help determine the source of the drug, whether they are prescription amphetamine, over-the-counter drug products that contain levomethamphetamine or illicit amphetamine substitutes. Therefore, it is recommended that a full medical history should be taken prior to taking the drug test. Individuals should be able to tell if they are currently taking any prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs or any herbal supplements. …show more content…
When parents would ask their teens to undergo such tests, there is a possibility that their teens may not easily accept the fact that they need to be tested, thus, it may lead to some trust issues, that when parents don’t fully explain the need for such drug testing, teens may completely turn away from their