Impact of oral fluid collection device on cannabinoid stability following smoked cannabis

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 114-120

  Anizan, Sébastien ^a   Bergamaschi, Mateus M ^a   Barnes, Allan J ^a   Milman, Garry ^a   Desrosiers, Nathalie ^a,b   Lee, Dayong ^a   Gorelick, David A ^a,c   Huestis, Marilyn A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Cannabis; Oral fluid; Stability; THC

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; FOOD STORAGE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BASE-LINE CONCENTRATIONS; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; COLLECTION DEVICE; FLUID STABILITY; ORAL FLUIDS; STABILITY STUDY; STORAGE CONDITION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

STABILITY;

CANNABIS; 11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; DRONABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; FLUID INTAKE; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HUMAN; ORAL FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940234458     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1688     Document Type: Article

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