Drug testing in addiction medicine is typically carried out via either immunoassay, such as in
urine drug screens, or gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). Immunoassays are …

Introduction Proper psychiatric evaluation of patients necessitates that the clinician be
vigilant in ruling out secondary causes of symptoms, such as substance-induced symptoms …

Purpose: Illicit drug use continues to be a concern for adults on opioid therapy for chronic
pain. Prescribers use tools such as urine screening and confirmatory testing with mass …

Introduction: L'objectif de ce travail a été d'évaluer la détection semi-quantitative de 4
classes de stupéfiants (opiacés, cocaïne, cannabinoïdes et amphétamines) et des …

Urine drug screens (UDS) have an integral role in the clinical management of pediatric
patients. 1, 2 Pediatric Trauma Society guidelines recommend universal screening for all …

Em laboratórios de toxicologia, com um elevado número de pedidos de pesquisa de drogas
de abuso, o recurso a métodos de rastreio imunoenzimáticos é essencial para permitir a …

People try to defend positive amphetamine test results by claiming the use of over-the-
counter (OTC) cold medications, Vicks® inhaler, or herbal diet loss products. Although …

Aim. The study reviews the literature on false-positive drug test results in patients taking
psychotropic medications. Method. A narrative review of available literature in English and …

During the past decades, plasmonic sensors have been explored extensively due to their
ultra-sensitivity and emerged as a new generation of analytical tools. Two of the most widely …

The investigation on the potential of dried blood stain for Amphetamine Type Stimulants
(ATS) has been divided into four major parts, from which independent conclusions are …