– When doing blood tests for drugs why does the blood have to be taken from a vain or artery?

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I was watching a Police show and they couldnt prosecute a drug driver because they couldnt get a blood sample from him because of his drug use. Why (and this sounds really sadistic) can’t they take blood extracted another way?

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You can get blood from anywhere but the veins carry enough volume to actually get a needle into. For infants they put the needle into veins in the scalp. The crime show wanted drama because if they wanted to prosecute they would. For a druggy that is so bad that they dont have veins left to pull from is likely not new to the system and would only need a little evidence to put away.

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