Chris Bell of the sample collection division of TrichoTech tests pubic hair for a living.

What’s he looking for? Drugs.

And why is he looking for it? To get you fired or exonerated.

And does he HAVE to use pubic hair? Erm, no. But it’s more fun that way!

From The Times (UK) Magazine, April 22, 2006:

What do you do [drug testing-wise] if someone’s bald?

Often people come in shaved from head to foot. They say they’re athletes or swimmers, or say it’s for fashion, and among those there are some trying to avoid being tested. But they’ve usually forgotten about their pubic hair, so occasionally we take that.

This is the bit that made me queasy.

We send them to the toilet alone with scissors and an envelope.

What if they cheat?

It’s very unlikely they’d turn up with someone else’s!

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