| <a title=Hair drug testing at TriMega! | | | | Hair Drug Testing Compared to Other Forms of |
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| onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', ' | | | | EtG testing is unique compared to other tests |
| outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href= drug testing< | | | | because EtG testing shows a lengthy history of |
| a> has been going on for quite some time to | | | | abuse instead of hours or at most- a couple days |
| test if criminals were under the influence during a | | | | of use like urine alcohol testing would. EtG testing |
| crime, help parents gain custody of their children | | | | can prove up to 12 months of alcohol abuse- |
| by proving their sobriety and to screen | | | | unlike urine alcohol testing, which can only show |
| employees for highly skilled jobs. Now, athletes | | | | about a week’s worth of alcohol abuse- |
| have been added to the list of people most often | | | | because alcohol is so quickly filtered throughout |
| screened using hair drug testing. | | | | the body through urine, sweat and evaporation. |
| Hair drug testing is pretty discreet. A small hair | | | | As more sports organizations discover hair drug |
| sample is taken from the base of a person’s | | | | and hair alcohol testing as an alternative to urine |
| head and it is taken to a laboratory where several | | | | alcohol testing, they will find that it is more cost |
| tests will be performed to see if certain markers | | | | effective way to test for substance abuse. That |
| show up on the hair shaft. These special markers | | | | is because no more than twice a year will it be |
| only appear if the person has been abusing drugs. | | | | necessary to test athletes due to the length of |
| Hair drug testing can even prove whether a | | | | drugs and alcohol history that it provides. |
| person was drinking alcohol- up to 12 months | | | | The World is More Passionate than Ever about |
| ago. One specific marker, called EtG, ethyl | | | | Fair Competition |
| glucuronide is one of the most interesting parts of | | | | With more reliable and accurate drug and hair |
| the hair test. With <a title=EtG alcohol testing | | | | alcohol testing technology, it is insulting to the |
| at TriMega! rel="nofollow" | | | | other athletes who work so incredibly hard to win |
| onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', ' | | | | races, tournaments and gold medals without |
| outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href= alcohol | | | | performance enhancing drugs- Times are changing |
| testing</a> or EtG drug testing, the more | | | | and to let a cheater squeak through because |
| alcohol or drugs a person consumes, the greater | | | | sports organizations are still relying on the older |
| amount of EtG markers are revealed in the hair | | | | technology testing doesn’t seem like fair play. |
| sample. | | | | |