Drug Screening: A Comparison of Urinalysis Results from Two Independent Laboratories

Urinalysis for detection of drug abuse is widely used in pre-employment screening and correctional administration. Substantial protocols have been developed in these applications of drug testing to minimize the impact of any given vendor on results. Much less documentation exists for epidemiological...

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Published in:Journal of drug issues 2000, Vol.30 (1), p.171-185
Main Authors: Riley, K. Jack, Lu, Natalie T., Taylor, Bruce G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphetamines
Annual reports
Arrests
Data collection
Drug abuse
Drug testing
Drug use
Indexing in process
Medical research
Metabolites
Methamphetamine
Screening
Suspected offenders
Testing laboratories
Urinalysis
Urine
Urine tests
USA
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Summary:Urinalysis for detection of drug abuse is widely used in pre-employment screening and correctional administration. Substantial protocols have been developed in these applications of drug testing to minimize the impact of any given vendor on results. Much less documentation exists for epidemiological drug testing programs such as the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program. This paper explores the impact that changes in laboratory vendors and data collection methods have on drug testing results. Here, we report the findings from a comparison study. The project was designed to determine the consistency of the urinalysis results when the same urine specimens were analyzed by two independent laboratories.
ISSN:0022-0426
1945-1369
DOI:10.1177/002204260003000110