Hair follicle drug testing

I'm nervous about taking a hair drug test for a new job! Has anyone ever took a hair follicle drug test with alopecia before?

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Permalink Reply by Gary_Baldie on August 31, 2016 at 2:48am
I think sampling might be an issue!
Permalink Reply by femmemuscle on August 31, 2016 at 2:49am

Yeah..

I did.. they took one of the few hairs i had left.. LOL!!

When i had it done, they just took a couple of strands, and  it was over. No biggie.

Permalink Reply by DeniseC on August 31, 2016 at 3:35am

Goodness! What job is it?? A drug test! Clearly from my response, I have never had that indignity. However, I cannot see there would be any issue as they will only take one hair I assume.

Sorry - pretty useless post from me! I am just surprised. Hope you get better informed ones!

Permalink Reply by lpfleiderer on August 31, 2016 at 7:32am
I used to collect drug screens and hair follicle testing. If you have any hair at all we always took it from the back underneath so it doesn't show and our guide was about a pencil sized area. We also shaved arms, legs, chests from bald men. I would hope your employer could make an exception for you if none of that is possible and do a urine test instead. A urine test can show 3 mos of drug activity (mostly Marijuana) but hair follicles can go back much longer. In your case if you have lost all hair I'd say they would do the urine test instead.
Permalink Reply by kastababy on August 31, 2016 at 9:44am
I did, for Dell. Once the lab realized that I didn't have ANY hair to collect, they had to call Dell's headquarters for further instructions. They had no choice but to do the urine test. They couldn't disqualify me from employment for not taking the test they wanted, because it would have been considered an ADA violation. You may also have to do the cheek swab as an alternative as well.

Hope this helps!
Permalink Reply by Marce on August 31, 2016 at 1:59pm
Yes I did. I told HR and the administered a urine test instead.
Permalink Reply by Giggles on September 1, 2016 at 12:43am
Well I'll talk to HR but that's embarrassing because I wear wigs and I don't really feel comfortable just revealing everything to everyone!!!!
Permalink Reply by Hairagain on September 1, 2016 at 9:23am

What product they  be using ? and does it have side effects?

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