How Prevalent Is Hair Testing in Probation/parole Cases?

Question by chazzychef: How prevalent is hair testing in probation/parole cases?
Hair testing for signs of drug/alcohol abuse. I am aware that urinalysis/breath testing is quite common to determine an offender’s history of use/abuse, but is hair testing ever used?

Best answer:

Answer by Enkeen
I am not sure, but you could shave your head? 😀

Answer by brian_hubbard8
hair testing wouldn’t really be used, its to complicated, they use the urine drug screen testing, cause its cheap.

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