Thursday, July 15, 2004
Children's Aid Societies are using a new test to check for substance abusers - hair analysis.
Many children are removed from their parents due to drug abuse. Hair analysis can help determine the level of substance abuse so that they can draw some general inferences around patters of drug use and determine whether the children are at risk. Hair can act as a diary of drug use.
Hair analysis, which is done at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, can show if a person has used marijuana, cocaine or other drugs within a couple of days. It also can determine the pattern of use and how much they've used.
This hair analysis is greatly helping organizations such as Children's Aid and has the potential of creating a lot of benefits for our society.
Many children are removed from their parents due to drug abuse. Hair analysis can help determine the level of substance abuse so that they can draw some general inferences around patters of drug use and determine whether the children are at risk. Hair can act as a diary of drug use.
Hair analysis, which is done at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, can show if a person has used marijuana, cocaine or other drugs within a couple of days. It also can determine the pattern of use and how much they've used.
This hair analysis is greatly helping organizations such as Children's Aid and has the potential of creating a lot of benefits for our society.