Although the specimen of choice in the US drug testing industry is urine, and serum in clinical medicine, interest has recently grown in the use of other matrices as drug testing media. Drug Testing in Alternate Biological Specimens provides researchers and forensic toxicologists with a convenient general text summarizing the state of knowledge today. The book is organized into chapters based upon specimen type, each describing the composition of the matrix, sample collection, preparation and analytical procedures, drugs detected to date, and a discussion of the interpretation of positive findings. These chapters focus specifically on the application of these practices to drugs of abuse.

Comprehensive and easy to use, Drug Testing in Alternate Biological Specimens offers the means to solve difficult forensic mysteries and to better answer the critical questions of the criminal justice system.

Comprehensive review of clinical and post mortem biological matrices Authors expert in subject Up-to-date information with thorough references Assessment of advantages and disadvantages of each testing specimen type

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Specimens of Maternal Origin: Amniotic Fluid and Breast Milk.- Drugs-of-Abuse in Meconium Specimens.- Drugs-of-Abuse in Nails.- Drug Testing in Hair.- Drugs-of-Abuse Testing in Saliva or Oral Fluid.- The Detection of Drugs in Sweat.- Drugs-of-Abuse Testing in Vitreous Humor.- Drugs in Bone and Bone Marrow.- Drugs-of-Abuse in Liver.- Drugs-of-Abuse Testing in Brain.