Substance abuse is a significant problem in the United States. 1 Over 2.1 million emergency
department visits in 2009 were associated with drug misuse or abuse, of which 47 …

Urine drug testing (UDT) has become an essential component in the management of
patients prescribed opioid analgesics for the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain …

Background: The analytic performance and accuracy of drug detection below Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) cutoffs is not well known. In …

Context.—Urine drug testing is frequently ordered by health care providers. Immunoassays
are widely used for drug testing, yet have potential limitations, including variable cross …

Urine drugs of abuse testing has screening by immunoassay is routinely used for clinical
and forensic applications. Although immunoassay screens can provide a fast result for many …

Background: The challenge for physicians in treating chronic pain with opioids is to
eliminate or significantly curtail abuse of controlled prescription drugs while assuring proper …

Urine drug screens are commonly performed to identify drug use or monitor adherence to
drug therapy. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the true positive and …

Drug testing, commonly used in health care, workplace, and criminal settings, has become
widespread during the past decade. Urine drug screens have been the most common …

Context.—To assist with patient diagnosis and management, physicians from pain services,
drug treatment programs, and the emergency department frequently request that urine be …

Urine drug testing by immunoassay is widely used to detect nonmedical drug use and to
monitor patients prescribed controlled substances. A key attribute of urine drug testing …