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Can alcohol come up in a hair follicle test ?

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Yes. Visit this site for details of the test and related issues: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927158/ Wish you good health!

Dr Rhoads and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/14/2021

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