Call for hair tests to get to the 'Root' of drug and alcohol abuse in sports
From cricket's Joe Root to football's Rio Ferdinand, hair strand analysis provides wider proof of 'drug clean'News that every professional cricketer in England and Wales has been "hair tested" for illegal drugs indicates the growing role that hair strand analysis is taking in sport. As cricket, rugby, cycling and Australian Football organisations incorporate hair strand analysis as part of their drug and alcohol policy, other sports are beginning to investigate the possible advantages of its introduction. “Hair analysis provides a long-