Toxicological screening for drugs of abuse in samples adulterated with household chemicals

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 547-549

  Uebel, Reinhard A ^a   Wium, Cherylynn A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CHLOROXYLENOL; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METHAQUALONE; PEROXIDE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXICITY TESTING; UNIVERSITY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CANNABIS; DETERGENTS; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAQUALONE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036055093     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Adulteration of urine by 'Urine Luck'
2. Interference by NaCl with the EMIT method of analysis for drugs of abuse
3. The effect of glutaraldehyde adulteration of urine specimens on Syva EMIT II drugs-of-abuse assays
4. Interference of common household chemicals in immunoassay methods for drugs of abuse
5. Adulterants causing false negatives in illicit drug testing
6. False-positive results from the Syva EMIT d.a.u. monoclonal amphetamine-assay result of antipsychotic drug therapy
7. Mefenamic acid prevents assessment of drug abuse with EMIT assay
8. An investigation into the extent of possible dilution of specimens received for urinary drugs of abuse screening