Workplace Drug Testing

Workplace Drug Testing
Author: Alain G. Verstraete
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0853696942

This comprehensive text provides clear explanations of the effects of drugs on human performance and the need for workplace drug testing. It provides essential information on the regulatory and legal frameworks around the world, how to set policies and coverage of all aspects of drug analysis and the associated interpretation of results.Contents include:* epidemiology of drug use in the working population* the evidence base and guidelines for workplace drug testing* legal, regulatory aspects and policies for drugs and alcohol* urine and alternative sample collection process* analytical techniques and specimen adulteration.Case studies of successful programmes are also included to illustrate the principles discussed.Written by internationally acknowledged experts this informative book will be essential reading for anyone interested in workplace drug testing or setting up such a system including clinical and forensic toxicologists, occupational health physicians, nurses, human resources, drug counselling and treatment providers, analytical chemists and lawyers.Alain Verstraete is Professor at the Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium and Department Head of the Toxicology Laboratory of the Laboratory of Clinical Biology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review

Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review
Author: Carla Marienfeld
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2020-03-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 303033404X

This book serves as a tool for general psychiatrists, medical students, residents, and fellows looking for a clinically relevant and high-yield overview of addiction psychiatry in preparation for their board exams – or for everyday clinical practice. Written by expert educators in addiction psychiatry, the text is organized by substances misused and populations affected. This book serves as both a primary learning tool for those new to the field, as well as a reference for those working in addiction treatment. Each chapter begins with summaries of high yield clinical pearls, followed by general information including treatment, and then ends with accompanying board-style review questions. The scope includes understanding substances of misuse and substance use disorders (SUDs), how to evaluate, diagnose, and monitor SUDs, how to treat SUDs both pharmacologically and behaviorally, and critical information for specific populations of patients. Absolute Addiction Psychiatry for Clinical Practice and Review is an excellent resource for all medical students, residents, fellows, and professionals taking certification exams in addiction, including those in psychiatry, addiction medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, pain medicine, and others. The chapter "Laboratory Testing for Substance Use Disorders" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Urine Specimen Collection Handbook for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs

Urine Specimen Collection Handbook for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
Author: Joan W. Quinlan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2004-04-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756740108

On Sept. 15, 1986, Pres. Reagan established the goal of a Drug-Free Fed. Workplace. The Exec. Order required the head of each Fed. agency to establish a program to test for the use of illegal drugs by Fed. employees in sensitive positions and required the Sec. of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate scientific and technical guidelines for drug testing programs. It also required HHS to assist in the development and improvement of training programs on illegal drug use and to mount an intensive drug awareness campaign throughout the Fed. workforce. This handbook provides guidance to collectors who will be collecting urine specimens in accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines for Fed. Workplace Drug Testing Programs.

Defining Drug Courts

Defining Drug Courts
Author: National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Drug Court Standards Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1997
Genre: Drug courts
ISBN: