Urine Drug Tests for Methamphetamine Show Increasing Use

Drug policy for methamphetamine use urgently needed.

Evaluation of the 20% D-methamphetamine requirement for determining illicit use of methamphetamine in urine.

In urine drug testing, enantiomer analysis is used to determine whether a positive methamphetamine result could be due to use of an over-the-counter (OTC) nasal inhaler containing L-methamphetamine. D-methamphetamine at more than 20% of the total is considered indicative of a source other than an OTC product. This interpretation is based on a 1991 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) T...

Increasing Prevalence of Methamphetamine Use Among Women: Implication in Suicide Attempt

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the ratio of suicide attempts between female opium and Methamphetamine (MA) users to determine the relationship between the increased prevalence of MA and suicide risk.  Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 136 drug dependent females were randomly selected from Tehran. Data gathering was performed by a demographic questionnaire and Beck Scale for Suic...

Poly Drug Use - A Challenge for Drug Treatment

Poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. It is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. Poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. In this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...

Illicit drug use correlates with negative urine drug test results for prescribed hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine.

BACKGROUND A number of studies indicate that 10.8%-34% of patients with chronic pain use illicit drugs. One hypothesis for this occurrence is that some patients may be supplementing their prescription medications with illicit drugs. OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of this retrospective data analysis was to test the hypothesis that people whose urine specimens are positive for the medications th...