Performance characteristics of the Cozart® RapiScan Oral Fluid Drug Testing System for opiates in comparison to ELISA and GC/MS following controlled codeine administration

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 141; no. 1; pp. 41 - 48
• Main Authors: Kacinko, Sherri L., Barnes, Allan J., Kim, Insook, Moolchan, Eric T., Wilson, Lisa, Cooper, Gail A., Reid, Claire, Baldwin, Dene, Hand, Chris W., Huestis, Marilyn A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 20.04.2004; Elsevier; The Lancet Publishing Group, a division of Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Opioid - analysis; Analysis; Bias; Biological and medical sciences; Codeine; Codeine - administration & dosage; Codeine - analogs & derivatives; Codeine - analysis; Drug addictions; Drug dosages; Drug testing; Efficiency; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; False Negative Reactions; False Positive Reactions; Fluids; Forensic Medicine - methods; Forensic sciences; Gas chromatography; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Laboratories; Mass spectrometry; Medical sciences; Narcotics; Nightclubs; On-site tests; Onsite; Opiates; Oral fluid; Quality control; Saliva - chemistry; SAMHSA; Sensitivity and Specificity; Substance Abuse Detection - methods; Toxicology; Urinalysis; Opiates; Oral fluid; SAMHSA; On-site tests; Performance evaluation; Legal medicine; Characteristic; Oral administration; Antitussive agent; Enzyme immunoassay; Narcotic analgesic; Medical screening; Gas chromatography; Toxicological exploration; Characteristics; Test; Drug of abuse; Drug test; Performance; Mass spectrometry; ELISA assay; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0379-0738; 1872-6283
• DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.003

Oral fluid is an interesting alternative matrix for drug testing in many environments, including law enforcement, workplace drug testing, and drug treatment facilities. Performance characteristics of the FDA-cleared, qualitative, Cozart® RapiScan Opiate Oral Fluid Drug Testing System (Opiate Cozart®...