Applications of Breath Gas Analysis in Addiction Medicine-Preliminary Results

Drug abuse is a common phenomenon which virtually confronts all countries in Europe & has also been a major public health issue over the past decades. Monitoring of prescribed & nonprescribed drug use provides valuable information on the diagnosis & management of patients. As such, monitoring can therefore be helpful in confirming drug use & allowing physicians to determine whether the patient is compliant or whether other psychotropic drugs are being used. Currently there are no universally accepted or internationally recommended drug-testing procedures. Adapted from the source document.