Title

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

Authors

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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