On the challenges of hair testing to detect underreported substance use in research settings.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Leveraging barbershops for community-based addiction research: A pilot study using hair samples to detect fentanyl and stress biomarkers.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026
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2. Pepsin Digestion for Proteomic Studies of the Human Hair Shaft.Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM · 2026
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3. Bath salt use in the military: Experiences with synthetic cathinone use among justice-involved Veterans.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024
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Corrections and comments

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  Concordance between substance use self-report and hair analysis in community-based adolescents.2023

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