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Why New Alcohol Testing Devices Are Turning Heads

Expert Author: Melissa Peterman | Submitted: 2008-02-25 | Word Count: 368 words | Views: 21 view(s)
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Melissa Peterman
New findings in drug follicle hair testing are leading employers, high school counselors and social workers to use hair alcohol testing as a leading form of testing people for alcohol abuse. The discovery is easily the least invasive form of substance abuse testing on the market compared to urine alcohol testing, saliva or other forms of blood alcohol testing, like breath or sweat.

How Alcohol Hair Testing Works
If a person has been asked to give a hair sample, a certified nurse will make an appointment to come to the person’s home or place of work or school if a clinic is not available. Then a small sample is taken from the base of the head and is then either shipped or delivered to the laboratory where several tests will be performed to see if certain markers show up on the hair shaft. These special markers only appear if the person has been drinking or abusing drugs. The uniqueness about the test is that, for a long time, drug hair testing was available, but there was no such test that was available to show alcohol use over a longer period of time. Now, using a special test called EtG alcohol testing, this test shows a history of abuse instead of hours or at most- a couple days like urine alcohol testing would. Actually, EtG testing can prove up to 12 months of alcohol abuse- which makes this test so unique to employers of certain high profile or mentally stable positions like surgeons, pilots and childcare.

Many times this alcohol detection drug service testing will be combined with other forms, such as urine alcohol testing or questionnaires and references from family or previous jobs to get an overall assessment. The cost of hair alcohol testing may be slightly higher than a urine sample test but the results far outweigh the latter. Wouldn’t you choose a specialized business that was “truly” substance abuse free over one that didn’t test their employees?

So perhaps, when you are applying for your next job or have to be screened for an athletic sport, they may not be asking you to go into the bathroom with a little cup, they may ask you to remove your hat.

About the Author

Melissa Peterman is a web content specialist from Innuity. For more information about Hair alcohol testing Alcohol testing device, Drug follicle hair testing, EtG alcohol testing, Alcohol detection drug service testing, Urine alcohol testing go to www.hairalcoholtesting.com

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