Military Drug Positive Rates in the European Theater Drug Rates in Europe

Urine samples were collected from Air Force and Army service members within the European Theater and analyzed for drugs of abuse employing radioimmunoassay and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Data collected from January 1985 through December 1991 indicate that the total positive rate d...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1993-03, Vol.38 (2), p.259-265
Main Authors: Little, JS, Lukey, BJ, Shimomura, ET, Fuhrmann, LS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromatography
Cocaine
Drug abuse
Humans
Marijuana
Military Personnel
Pharmacology
Radioimmunoassay
Spectrum analysis
Substance Abuse Detection
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
United States
Urinalysis
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Summary:Urine samples were collected from Air Force and Army service members within the European Theater and analyzed for drugs of abuse employing radioimmunoassay and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Data collected from January 1985 through December 1991 indicate that the total positive rate decreased from 4.67% to 0.69%. Of the drugs tested, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was the drug abused most in the European Theater during this time period.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS13404J