A health educator's guide to understanding drugs of abuse testing / Amitava Dasgupta.

Author/creator Dasgupta, Amitava, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoSudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2010.
Descriptionxviii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Drug testing.
Substance Abuse Detection--methods.
Substance-Related Disorders--urine.
Drug Monitoring--methods.
Employment--legislation & jurisprudence.
False Positive Reactions.

Contents Drugs of abuse : past and present -- Pharmacology and genetic aspects of abused drugs -- Designer drugs : a new challenge -- Evolution of pre-employment and workplace drug testing -- Testing of SAMHSA and non-SAMHSA drugs -- Legal issues -- Methodologies for drugs-of-abuse testing -- Point-of-care devices for drug testing : advantages and limitations -- "Beating" drug tests with flushing, detoxifying agents, and synthetic and substituted urine -- Household chemicals as urinary adulterants -- Urine luck, klear, urine aid, stealth, and related urinary adulterants -- Alternative explanations for true positives in drug testing -- Miscellaneous drugs-of-abuse testing issues -- Over-the-counter drugs that interfere with drug testing -- Prescription medications that interfere with drug testing -- Passing pre-employment and workplace drug tests -- Drug testing of hair, oral fluid, sweat, and meconium -- Herbal remedies and drugs-of-abuse testing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008054199
ISBN9780763765897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0763765899 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV 5823 .D37 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold