Expert Comment On Afl Drug Tests

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Expert comment on AFL drug tests —


The AFL will conduct a two-year trial of a controversial hair-testing procedure,

which can detect illegal drugs up to three months after they have been used.


How do hair tests work?


Do different hair types “hold” drugs for longer?


Which drugs can be detected through hair tests under current technology?


Are there risks associated with analysing hair samples for drugs?


RMIT University’s Professor Philip Marriott is an expert on sport drug testing.


Professor Marriott has worked with international anti-doping agencies and is across

the latest developments in drug analysis procedures. 


As Professor of Separation Science in the School of Applied Sciences, he has

published more than 200 research papers and book chapters in the field of

advanced separation analysis procedures.


Professor Marriott is available for interview on the AFL’s controversial method of

detecting drug use among players and the science behind hair testing for drugs.


For interviews: RMIT University’s Professor Philip Marriott, (03) 9925 2632 or

0403 557 499.


For general media enquiries: RMIT University Media and Communications,

Gosia Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.



29 August, 2008






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