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'''Substance abuse detection''' is the "detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Hair may also be tested.<ref name="pmid16778731">{{cite journal |author=Kintz P, Villain M, Cirimele V |title=Hair analysis for drug detection |journal=Ther Drug Monit |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=442–6 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16778731 |doi=10.1097/01.ftd.0000211811.27558.b5 |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?an=00007691-200606000-00026 |issn=}}</ref> | '''Substance abuse detection''' is the "detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Hair may also be tested.<ref name="pmid16778731">{{cite journal |author=Kintz P, Villain M, Cirimele V |title=Hair analysis for drug detection |journal=Ther Drug Monit |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=442–6 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16778731 |doi=10.1097/01.ftd.0000211811.27558.b5 |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?an=00007691-200606000-00026 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
In one study, the single question "How many times in the past year have you used an illegal drug or used a prescription medication for nonmedical reasons?" detect substance abuse when the response is one time or more with accuracy of:<ref name="pmid20625025">{{cite journal| author=Smith PC, Schmidt SM, Allensworth-Davies D, Saitz R| title=A single-question screening test for drug use in primary care. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 2010 | volume= 170 | issue= 13 | pages= 1155-60 | pmid=20625025 | |||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20625025 | doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2010.140 }} </ref> | |||
* [[Sensitivity and specificity|Sensitivity]] 100% | |||
* [[Sensitivity and specificity|Specificity]] 74% | |||
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Revision as of 09:20, 19 July 2010
Substance abuse detection is the "detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection."[1] Hair may also be tested.[2]
In one study, the single question "How many times in the past year have you used an illegal drug or used a prescription medication for nonmedical reasons?" detect substance abuse when the response is one time or more with accuracy of:[3]
- Sensitivity 100%
- Specificity 74%
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Substance abuse detection (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Kintz P, Villain M, Cirimele V (June 2006). "Hair analysis for drug detection". Ther Drug Monit 28 (3): 442–6. DOI:10.1097/01.ftd.0000211811.27558.b5. PMID 16778731. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Smith PC, Schmidt SM, Allensworth-Davies D, Saitz R (2010). "A single-question screening test for drug use in primary care.". Arch Intern Med 170 (13): 1155-60. DOI:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.140. PMID 20625025. Research Blogging.