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It might be said that “drug screening” is one of the most overused, misunderstood, and poorly performed tests in the armament of medical science. Ideally, a drug screen should be a single test that can accurately detect and identify all known drugs and toxins present in a small amount of blood or urine, using readily available technology and performed by staff who have only rudimentary analytical training.
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Jones, G.R., Singer, P.P. (1988). Drug Screening for Benzodiazepines, Antidepressants, and Neuroleptics. In: Boulton, A.A., Baker, G.B., Coutts, R.T. (eds) Analysis of Psychiatric Drugs. Neuromethods, vol 10. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-121-7:303
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