New drug test needs only a few strands of hair

3News New Zealand

A new drug test available in New Zealand detects three months' worth of drug use from a few strands of hair.

It is aimed at parents worried about their teenagers, but many say it could breach all kinds of privacy.

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08-22-2009- MidDay India

Foolproof method that allows parents to detect drug abuse in their child from hair samples taken on the sly, now in India.

Your child is a recovering drug addict, but you have the sneaky and a rather bilious feeling he/she has been snorting on the sly.

There's nothing [...]

08-01-2009-DailyMail UK

A dummy's guide to self-testing kits

With the launch of an over-the-counter paternity DNA test, it seems it is possible to check for nearly anything in the privacy of your own home. Indeed, we now spend an estimated £100million on these kits each year.

Mitesh Soma, founder of www.chemistdirect.co.uk, [...]

07-30-2009-News.Com-Australia

HairConfirm drug test could create sneaky parents, child psychologist says;

* Hair drug testing marketed to parents

* Fears parents won't seek permission

* 'Could create trust issues in families'

A NEW hair drug testing kit marketed to parents could destroy trust in families and raises serious privacy concerns, [...]

07-31-2009-ABC AUSTRALIA

PETER CAVE: Parents who are suspicious their children are dabbling with drugs are being offered the resources to play detective.

A home drug testing kit has gone on sale in Australia this week. Parents just need a lock of their offspring's hair to be sent away for testing. [...]

07-31-2009- Dailymail-UK

Would YOU steal a lock of your child's hair to test them for drugs? This father did…

As he switched on his laptop in the sitting room of his comfortable London home, James Faber was understandably nervous. Within minutes, he would know if his teenage son had been taking drugs.

Surreptitiously [...]

07-30-2009 – Geelong Advertiser – Hair drug test available for worried Geelong parents

PARENTS worried their children may be using drugs will now be able to confirm or deny their worst suspicions by testing their children's hair.

The CEO of Californian-based company, Confirm Biosciences, announced yesterday the HairConfirm hair drug test kit [...]

07-12-2009-News of the World UK

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Snort 'n' curlie

Parents test their kids' hair for drug use

By Sophy Ridge, 12/07/2009

PARENTS worried their kids are on drugs can now cut to the chase – by sending a lock of their HAIR for testing.

The results, [...]

 Drug test kit lets parents check on children with lock of their hair

A testing kit that lets parents detect whether a child is using drugs using a lock of hair is now available in Britain. The £40 kit is claimed to reveal seven drugs including cannabis, cocaine, Ecstasy and heroin. Confirm Biosciences, [...]

10-07-2009-Entrepreneurial Fuel Newsletter

Alumni Spotlight

By Zeynep Ilgaz,

CEO

San Diego State University MBA, 2000

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Five Rules for Balancing Work and Home

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My husband and I have known each other [...]