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Emily nearly lost access to her baby because of a hair strand test and experts fear she's not alone

A pseudonymous mother named Emily, who had been sober from ketamine for months and passed regular urine tests, faced losing custody of her daughter after hair strand drug tests incorrectly indicated active use. Her case, highlighted following recent Family Court transparency changes, exposes widespread concerns about the interpretation of hair strand tests in family law—including variables like hair type, treatments, and environmental exposure that can skew results—prompting calls for regulatory oversight of forensic evidence similar to criminal court standards.