It is at least a decade since scientists turned their imaginations to creating new compact,
portable test instruments and self-contained test kits that could be used to analyze urine and …

Point-of-care methods have been developed for the detection of abused drugs in urine. This
article identifies substances, illicit and licit, that are targeted by testing for reasons of medical …

Drug testing outside the laboratory environment has become widespread and provides
presumptive results within minutes of collection of the specimen. This has become …

In the current atmosphere of heightened concern about drug abuse in America, there is
growing interest in the use of chemical tests, especially urine tests, for identifying drug users …

A wide variety of body fluid specimens have been utilized for analysis for the presence of
drugs of abuse. Urine has been and remains the most widely used body fluid specimen for …

The use of rapid, on-site drug detection devices is reviewed. These tests permit the detection
of various psychoactive substances in urine, and are easily used by nonskilled personnel …

In November 1988, President Ronald Reagan enacted a law, the Drug-Free Workplace
(DFW) Act, that forever changed the landscape and mindset of drug testers. It brought drug …

A current perspective of workplace drug testing in the USA is presented covering three major
issue areas:(1) epidemiology,(2) new technology and (3) initiatives to reach out and assist …

Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing, Second Edition, addresses the
general principles and technological advances for measuring drugs and alcohol, along with …

In Handbook of Drug Monitoring Methods: Therapeutics and Drug Abuse, authors discuss
the different analytical techniques used in today's practice of therapeutic drug monitoring …