Evaluation of on-site oral fluid screening using Drugwipe-5+®, RapidSTAT® and Drug Test 5000® for the detection of drugs of abuse in drivers

Forensic Science International

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 2-6

  Wille, Sarah M R ^a   Samyn, Nele ^a   Ramírez Fernández, Maria del Mar ^a   De Boeck, Gert ^a  

^a National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Driving Impairment; Legislation; Oral fluid screening; Saliva; THC

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DRONABINOL; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 77952292560     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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