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New Approaches in Drug Testings: A Review of Hair Analysis

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This article reviews the development of hair analysis as a drug-screening technology. It compares the advantages and disadvantages of drug screens that employ urinalysis and hair analysis technologies. It reviews the various controversies that have attended the development and implementation of hair analysis. It discusses the role of ideological, sociological, and political factors in the evolution of the technique. Finally, it reviews professional and governmental responses to the technology and recommends future courses of research to resolve the outstanding disagreements.

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  • Tom Mieczkowski, 1992. "New Approaches in Drug Testings: A Review of Hair Analysis," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 521(1), pages 132-150, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:521:y:1992:i:1:p:132-150
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716292521001008
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    1. Ming Li & M. Douglas Voss & Joseph D. Cangelosi, 2023. "A Comparison of Truck Driver Pre-Employment Hair and Urine Drug Test Efficacy," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-11, July.

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