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  • Public Health
  • Forensic Science
  • Addiction Research

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  • Accurate substance use assessment is crucial for public health, clinical care, and research.
  • Self-reports are common but susceptible to social desirability and recall biases.
  • Objective measures like hair toxicology offer extended detection windows and enhanced data validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess concordance between self-reported substance use and hair toxicology results.
  • To investigate the prevalence and predictors of underreporting substance use.
  • To examine the relationship between cannabis use patterns and THC detection in hair.

Main Methods:

  • Collected self-reported substance use data via questionnaire from 75 adult participants.
  • Analyzed hair samples using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for drug detection over 3 months.
  • Defined underreporting as a negative self-report with a positive hair test result.

Main Results:

  • 21.3% of participants underreported the use of at least one substance.
  • Self-reported cannabis frequency and quantity predicted THC detection in hair.
  • No sociodemographic factors or alcohol use patterns predicted underreporting.

Conclusions:

  • Sole reliance on self-reports for substance use assessment is limited due to underreporting.
  • Integrating objective hair toxicology improves accuracy and addresses disclosure biases.
  • A combined approach is vital for reliable substance use data in sensitive settings.