Substance abuse detection

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Substance abuse detection is the "detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection."[1] Hair may also be tested.[2]

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  1. Anonymous, (2009) Substance abuse detection (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Kintz P, Villain M, Cirimele V (June 2006). Hair analysis for drug detection. Ther Drug Monit 28 (3): 442–6. DOI:10.1097/01.ftd.0000211811.27558.b5. PMID 16778731.
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