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Testing for drug use, Part 1: Analytical methods.

M Montagne1, C B Pugh, J L Fink

  • 1Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, PA 19104-4495.

American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
|June 1, 1988
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Drug testing programs face challenges in analytical accuracy, legal validity, and ethical considerations. Advances in screening technology warrant a broader societal approach to drug use problems.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Science
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Debates on drug use and testing methods occur cyclically.
  • Technological advancements are driving renewed interest in drug screening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review issues surrounding drug use screening and testing.
  • To examine analytical, legal, social, political, and ethical aspects of drug testing.

Main Methods:

  • Review of analytical methods for drug use detection (breath, urine, blood).
  • Analysis of legal and ethical challenges in drug testing procedures.
  • Examination of societal and political contexts of drug testing.

Main Results:

  • Urine and breath test results can be invalidated by procedural errors or specimen tampering.

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  • Test results require clinical correlation for meaningful interpretation.
  • Legal validity and reliability of evidence, particularly for pre-employment screening, are questioned.
  • Ethical concerns arise regarding the focus on drugs over social context.

    • Conclusions:

    • Drug testing's effectiveness is debated, with potential for invalid results and ethical shortcomings.
    • Technological advances in drug screening are prominent, but alternative approaches to drug use control are under-addressed.
    • Further research is needed to understand the societal impact of drug use problems.