A Retrospective Analysis of Selected Opioids in Hair of Workplace Drug Testing Subjects

• Published in: Journal of analytical toxicology Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 553 - 563
• Main Authors: Stowe, G Neil, Paulsen, Ryan B, Hill, Virginia A, Schaffer, Michael I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 23.08.2019
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid - analysis; Chromatography, Liquid; Hair - chemistry; Humans; Limit of Detection; Opioid-Related Disorders - diagnosis; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Substance Abuse Detection - instrumentation; Substance Abuse Detection - methods; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; United States; Workplace; United States

Opioids, both naturally occurring and semisynthetic, are effective pain management medications, but also possess the potential for abuse. Analyses of over 37,000 head and body hair samples containing codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone or oxymorphone provide a view of use habits...