Drug Testing Technology - Assessment of Field Applications (Hardcover)

Covering a wide range of research currently being done in drug analysi s, Drug Testing Technology: Assessment of Field Applications compares and evaluates various methods used to determine abused drugs taken by individuals, and their application in various programs and contexts. Controversies associated with various methods, including urine analysi s and hair analysis, are examined. Contributors from a wide diversity of disciplines offer advanced knowledge, encompassing work which is te chnical as well as markedly philosophical. Chapters provide overviews of drug incorporation into hair; the use of hair analysis for complia nce measurement in the use of anti-epileptic medications; and the appl ication of drug testing to the psychiatric treatment of substance abus e disorders. Drug Testing Technology: Assessment of Field Application s provides information useful in medical applications, workplace testi ng, criminal justice monitoring community epidemiology, and drug treat ment assessment.