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KMID : 0370220080520060452
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Yakhak Hoeji
2008 Volume.52 No. 6 p.452 ~ p.465
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Forensic Study about Hair Analysis as Legal Evidence of Drug Abuse Crime
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Park Yong-Hoon
Han Eun-Young
Lee Soo-Yeun
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Abstract
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Hair analysis for drugs of abuse offers the crucial potential advantage when compared to urine, such as the longer time window of drug intake, which makes retrospective investigation of chronic and/or past consumption. This paper reviews the physiological basis of hair growth, mechanism of drug incorporation, analytical methods, result interpretation and practical application of hair analysis. Moreover, to facilitate the court’s decision regarding specific circumstances surrounding the crime, this review demonstrated that the results of hair analysis not only should be admitted as scientific evidence of drug use but also could legally improve reliability of the evidence.
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KEYWORD
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hair analysis, drug abuse, sectional analysis, evidence reliability
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