CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY I: DRUGS OF ABUSE (MLS)
Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Author information
Shannon Haymond, PhD
Dr Haymond disclosed no conflict of interest
Learning objectives:
- Differentiate between forensic and therapeutic screening
- Recall general legal regulations of drug screening
- Describe and compare specimen types
- Describe general principles for analytical methods of drug screening
- Describe and interpret analytical methods for the following drugs of abuse: Acetaminophen, benzodiazepine, PCP, marijuana, opiates, cocaine, barbiturates