Employment drug testing

I've been called to proceed for the regular employment exam. It's always very detailed, but this year will be associated with drug testing. Actually it is not problem beacuse I don't take any drugs. I've read in the notification that samples of urine, saliva and hair will be obtained. Moreover they are going to have results with body hair which grow slower and allow greater testing window. I am little confused as I have almost no body hair at all. The only one remaining is a small landing strip in the pubic area. Can it be taken for testing? Was anybody in a similar situation? I am a male and exam is scheduled on Tuesday.

Usually they take the hair from your head.

I know. A strand of hair will be cut off at the scalp and it is no problem. However, they are planning to compare results with the body hair, which grow slower. I was notified that a sample of underarm, chest or leg hair will be taken. I've removed almost all body hair by laser except of a landing strip in the pubic area. If ncessary, I'll be ready to give this sample.

Limone17, What are you doing, applying for head of the CIA, FBI or what? Geeze, even the President isn't tested to that degree. Testing hair especially hair is expensive and if memory serves me correctly hair testing is a forensic test and very expensive. While I agree that a hair sample will indeed show a pattern of drug use, and severity, as well as a time frame, contrary to popular belief, most drugs will show longer in the urine than in the blood.

Now as a nurse I am tested quite frequently by my states law, which happens to be the strictest state in the Union on medical professionals and even we don't get tested to that degree, even if we test positive. I have friends who are doctors, and cops working for the DEA and they don't give hair samples either. Aside from that, again hair testing is a forensic test which means it has to be sent to a forensic lab, and takes quite a while for those results.

I just can't fathom why your new job would require such extensive testing in the first place, but to sample all three, come on now, in this economy? Really? It's just not at all warrented, nor justified.

Mashie

The president does not to be tested at all IMHO