Originally Posted by
Learn2Live 
I assume a hair test would be relatively expensive to perform. Why would any municipality pay more to test for alcohol using a hair test, when they can just use a breathalyzer? Don't most courts and police have breathalyzers already?
Phew, finally a post I can answer without reading and re-reading it...this being said with wit and NOT in an unappreciated way. I will answer the other posts it is just taking awhile to digest everything being said. I sure am having my eyes wide open on this forum...wow.
Yes they can do breathalyzers but it only registers alcohol currently in the system, not months old. It is at the taxpayers expense therefore, like all other expenses we pay for, we are not privy to the amount. I would only assume that it is expensive. This particular test was done by Social Services at his home.