To pee or not to pee: Reconsidering the need for urinalysis

    Authors

    G. S. Yacoubian;B. J. Urbach

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Drug Educ.

    Keywords

    COCAINE USE; DRUG-USE; ARRESTEES; VALIDITY; URINE; Substance Abuse

    Abstract

    While urinalysis is used regularly as a tool to validate self-reported recent drug use, past research has been inconclusive in evaluating concordance between the two measures. In the current study, urinalysis results for cocaine and opiates are compared to self-reported three-day cocaine and opiate use with data collected through Houston's Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program between 1990 and 1999. Separate analyses are conducted for each year during the decade. Kappa statistics indicate that the strength of agreement between the two drug use measures is consistent over time. These findings suggest that the need for urinalysis should be reconsidered.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Drug Education

    Volume

    32

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2002

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    261

    Last Page

    270

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000180322700001

    ISSN

    0047-2379

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