| Hair drug testing has been catching the news | | | | public servant. |
| wires lately as it touches Celebrity rumours, | | | | |
| family issues, and concern in the workplace | | | | Parents Differ Opinions on Drug Testing |
| and public service. Let us take a quick look | | | | |
| of some interesting news articles that has | | | | With hair testing kits being developed to be |
| hit the hair wires on drug testing. | | | | more accessible to consumers, many parents |
| | | | are finding these drug tests useful in |
| Fire-fighters in Drug Trouble | | | | discovering what their teenagers are up to. |
| | | | Zeynep Ilgaz, president and CEO of Confirm |
| In the Boston fire department, forty fire | | | | BioSciences has stated that their HairConfirm |
| fighters who are suspected of drug abuse have | | | | kit detects drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, |
| been tested this year, resulting in three | | | | amphetamines, opiates, ecstasy, heroine, and |
| officers quitting. These tests followed the | | | | codeine. Ilgaz said that they specifically |
| probe of a fire battle incident when two fire | | | | developed HairConfirm because of the rising |
| fighters were impaired following a fire call. | | | | concern of parents on teenage drug use |
| Fire fighter readiness continues to be the | | | | problem. This hair drug tests show |
| most critical skill that they must possess. | | | | quantitative and accurate results. |
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| Police policy on their personnel does not | | | | Most parents realize the usefulness of these |
| allow mandatory drug testing. However, drug | | | | hair drug tests. For one, parents can test |
| testing can be ordered to a police or a fire | | | | for drug use without the knowledge of their |
| fighter if he is under "reasonable | | | | children. All they need is a hair sample that |
| suspicion." With hair drug testing becoming a | | | | can be taken from their children's hair |
| critical issue in contract negotiations | | | | brush. This method prevents the confrontation |
| between the government and labour unions in | | | | that usually happens when a parent "passes a |
| the police department, the new police | | | | cup" to his children so that they can have |
| contract requires that any person that fails | | | | urine drug tests. If the drug test comes out |
| a hair drug test is subject for random | | | | positive then parents agree that they can |
| urinalysis for the remainder of his career. | | | | engage a conversation in an advantage since |
| | | | they have certainty of their children's drug |
| Hair drug testing is important to detect drug | | | | issue. |
| use in a wide time range. However, the police | | | | |
| rely on urine drug tests to confirm their | | | | While this can breach trust issues, hair drug |
| suspicions. For some, hair drug testing is | | | | testing is seen as a new parenting tool as |
| used to give the authorities an idea which | | | | some parents pointed out. There is always an |
| can even pass evidence in some courts. Hair | | | | ethics involved in drug issues from the |
| drug testing has been a relevant method in | | | | workplace and at home. |
| catching the good public servant from the bad | | | | |