Urine screening for abused drugs in new admissions to a VA hospital

Urine screening for abused drugs in new admissions to a VA hospital

About 40% of all newly admitted patients were positive for one or more controlled drugs, but there were no significant differences among patient groups in the percentage of urine samples positive for these drugs. Marijuana and benzodiazepines were detected frequently and often in combination; opiate...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of addiction 1989-12, Vol.84 (Dec 89), p.1499-1506
Hauptverfasser: McMillan, D E, Summers, B N, Paige, S R, Metzer, W Z, Cannon, D J, Newton, J E O, Fody, E P
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Sprache:eng
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Arkansas
Drug abuse
Hospitals
New patients
Patients
Screening
Urine tests
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Zusammenfassung:About 40% of all newly admitted patients were positive for one or more controlled drugs, but there were no significant differences among patient groups in the percentage of urine samples positive for these drugs. Marijuana and benzodiazepines were detected frequently and often in combination; opiates were frequently detected in the medical--surgical patients. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0952-0481