It may not always be easy to distinguish between an adulterated urine and a genuine one
that responds marginally towards tests implemented to monitor parameters indicative of …

Data from samples adulterated with a variety of substances have been described with
respect to their effects on a number of testing methodologies. Several substances have been …

Drug testing in urine for employees is an important deterrent for drug abuse. Because of the
dire consequences of a positive result, many individuals who might otherwise test positive …

Urine drug testing plays an important role in monitoring licit and illicit drug use for both
medico-legal and clinical purposes. One of the major challenges of urine drug testing is …

Persons abusing drugs attempt to adulterate urine specimens in order to beat drug testing.
Dilution of urine in vivo by consuming excess fluid and various detoxifying agents available …

One challenge facing the laboratory forensic toxicologist today is verifying the validity of the
random urine specimen submitted for workplace drugs of abuse analysis. Determining …

With sound analytical methodology, good laboratory practice, and intact specimen chain-
ofcustody, test result interpretation is the final element dictating the action to be taken …

Illicit-drug users may attempt to falsify results by in vitro adulteration of specimens. We
investigated eight additives (NaCl, Visine, handsoap, Drano, bleach, vinegar, golden-seal …

Household chemicals such as bleach, table salt, laundry detergent, toilet bowl cleaner,
vinegar, lemon juice, and eyedrops are used for adulterating urine specimens. Most of these …

Immunochromatographic strips for urine drug screening tests (UDSTs) are common and very
suitable for drug abuse monitoring, but are also highly susceptible to adulterants kept in the …