Recovering addicts of one variety or another need to have options when required to test for substance abuse while on probation. In particular, it is completely outside the woman's culture to urinate in front of anyone. That is a man's culture.
Women and men should be given the option of urine or blood tests. There are reports that probationers can occasionally find themselves unable to urinate in front of their probation officers. It is called a "Shy Kidney Syndrome" and it is an actual diagnosis. In Canada, it is actually called "Shy Bladder," which is more accurate. (click here)
A blood test would be better at that point. I think blood tests should be conducted anyway, but, I suppose they are more costly.
But, when it comes to women they should have the option that will allow them to feel comfortable while providing a sample for testing.
25 March 2016
By An Coppens
A study published this month in the American Journal of Medicine explained how health technology and apps most frequently overlooked design to include female needs and often completely ignored feminine anatomy and health. Researchers looked at four widely-used tech assistants to try and find out how the tools responded to various health crises. Apple’s Siri, Google Now, Samsung’s S Voice, and Microsoft Cortana were evaluated on how well they recognized a crisis, what kind of language they responded with, and whether or not they suggested appropriate next steps....
