An evaluation of the sensitivity of the standardised field sobriety tests to detect the presence of amphetamine

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 153-159

  Silber, Beata Y ^a   Papafotiou, Katherine ^a   Croft, Rodney J ^a   Stough, Con K K ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dexamphetamine; Methamphetamine; Sobriety tests; Standardised Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 25844458610     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0042-3     Document Type: Article

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