SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES - COMMENTS

被引:17
作者
KIDWELL, DA [1 ]
BLANK, DL [1 ]
机构
[1] USN,BUR NAVAL PERSONNEL,DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM,WASHINGTON,DC 20370
关键词
HAIR; DRUGS OF ABUSE; PASSIVE EXPOSURE; FALSE POSITIVES; EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION;
D O I
10.1016/0379-0738(93)90267-E
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
The data for hair analysis of drugs of abuse presented by Baumgartner and Hill (Sample preparation techniques, this issue) is discussed and reinterpreted. Based on the issues raised in this commentary, we suggest that the use of hair analysis data for drugs of abuse should proceed with caution until such time as these issues are clearly resolved. At the current level of understanding, the presence of drugs in an individual's hair indicates exposure to that compound. Attempting to expand this observation into the suggestion of use or long-term abuse of a drug would seem unwarranted at this time.
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页码:137 / 143
页数:7
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