Drug use, self report and urinalysis

被引:37
作者
Kilpatrick, B [1 ]
Howlett, M [1 ]
Sedgwick, P [1 ]
Ghodse, AH [1 ]
机构
[1] St George Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Addict Behav, London SW11 0RE, England
关键词
drug abuse; drug dependence; heroin; opiate dependence; self-report; urine testing;
D O I
10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00066-6
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
Stimulated by the ever present demand to consider the financial implications in management decisions, this study examines the use of urinalysis and self-report in the treatment of drug users, to question if urinalysis, rather than being a routine investigation, could be used with greater discrimination without jeopardising its effectiveness. It concludes that urinalysis remains of importance, as an adjunct to self-report, in providing information and in the treatment of drug users. Suggestions are made as to how it might be used more selectively in treatment based on a clinical knowledge of individual patients and their progress in treatment. However further research is needed to support and define this more dearly. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:111 / 116
页数:6
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