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Page 1: Hair drug testing

HAIR DRUG TESTINGLextox

Page 2: Hair drug testing

WHAT IS HAIR DRUG TESTING

Method that can detect drug use over a much longer period of time

The hair sample is cut close to the scalp and 80 to 120 strands of hair are needed for the test.

Scientists estimate that drug use can be detected in body hair for up to 12 months

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BENEFITS OF HAIR STRAND DRUG ANALYSIS Dr Svetla Balabanova in 1992

Discovered the presence of cocaine in the hair of Egyptian mummies

Unique long window of detectioncovering months not days

Non-invasive collection protocol Segmental head hair analysis can show trends or

patterns of drug use Drugs are locked in the hair Most commonly used sample analysis in child

protection and family law cases by UK courts Results within 5 working days of receipt of the

sample into our UK laboratory

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SOME EXAMPLE

Hair analysis to detect drugs of abuse has been used by court systems in : United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries worldwide

As such, hair testing results are legally and scientifically recognized as admissible evidence

Hair testing is now recognised in both the UK and US judicial systems