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oxicological screening Drugs of abuse

المؤلف:  Sue Jickells , Adam Negrusz (Editors)

المصدر:  Clarkes Analytical Forensic Toxicology

الجزء والصفحة:  235

2026-10-18

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oxicological screening

Drugs of abuse

Drugs of abuse may be taken deliberately or accidentally in overdose, or administered to others by a third party. Laboratory personnel should be aware of potential legal implications that might arise subsequently from any cases that involve drug abuse, and make sure that full documentation is collected and retained. Hospital toxicologists include drugs-of-abuse screening as part of their portfolio of tests provided to aid diagnosis and treatment, and for this purpose urine is the sample of choice. Quantitative assays in serum or plasma are rarely needed urgently and are usually reserved for cases with medicolegal implications. Routine analysis of drugs of abuse in urine also forms part of drug-dependence treatment programmes in which laboratory tests are used to assess the drug-taking pattern of new patients and subsequently to monitor their compliance with treatment. The toxicologist is continuously acquainted with the new trends. For example, oxycodone and buprenophine have become rather popular drugs of abuse.