Clinical drug testing is the process of analyzing plasma (serum) or urine to detect the
presence or absence of a drug or its metabolites. As the metabolization rate of drugs differs …

A confirmed positive drug test reassures all the parties involved in the drug testing process
that the reported positive result is an analytical true positive and as such is evidence that the …

Several factors may affect the validity and outcome of urine testing for abused drugs such as
amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, ethanol, opiates …

Clinicians practicing in the field of substance use disorders should be familiar with the
laboratory monitoring associated with this patient population. Laboratory monitoring may …

Interpreting drug test results may not as straightforward as a positive result indicates drug
abuse and a negative result indicates non-use of the drug (s) in question. Factors such as …

Recent reports from federal surveillance systems for substance abuse in the United States
provide the estimate that 7.9% of the population 12 years of age or older are current illicit …

It is essential to understand that any rapid urine drugs-of-abuse screening test should be
confirmed by an equally sensitive and more specific test. In this regard, the confirmation …

IIIII Physicians are more and more often turning to toxicology screening to verify suspected
drug abuse or monitor drug rehabilitation. As with many laboratory tests, the possibility of …

Recent upward trends in the prevalence of abuse of prescription drugs and illicit substances
have resulted in increased demands for toxicology testing to support the emergency …

Toxicology testing is an important standard of care in monitoring the addictive patient.
Toxicology tests offer reproducible, unbiased, and objective evidence of chronically …