Substance Abuse Detection

"Substance Abuse Detection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection.

Descriptor ID	D015813
MeSH Number(s)	E05.885 N06.850.780.500.765
Concept/Terms	Substance Abuse Detection Substance Abuse Detection Detection, Substance Abuse Detections, Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Detections Substance Abuse Testing Substance Abuse Testings Testing, Substance Abuse Testings, Substance Abuse Drug Abuse Screening Drug Abuse Screenings Screening, Drug Abuse Screenings, Drug Abuse Drug Abuse Testing Drug Abuse Testings Testing, Drug Abuse Testings, Drug Abuse Drug Abuse Detection Detection, Drug Abuse Detections, Drug Abuse Drug Abuse Detections Street Drug Testing Street Drug Testing Street Drug Testings Testing, Street Drug Testings, Street Drug Street Drug Detection Street Drug Detection Detection, Street Drug Detections, Street Drug Street Drug Detections Illicit Drug Detection Illicit Drug Detection Detection, Illicit Drug Detections, Illicit Drug Illicit Drug Detections Illicit Drug Testing Illicit Drug Testing Drug Testing, Illicit Drug Testings, Illicit Illicit Drug Testings Testing, Illicit Drug Testings, Illicit Drug

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Substance Abuse Detection".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Substance Abuse Detection [E05.885]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Mass Screening [N06.850.780.500]
Substance Abuse Detection [N06.850.780.500.765]

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Bar chart showing 155 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	2	1	3
2001	1	5	6
2002	3	1	4
2003	8	0	8
2004	2	1	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	4	1	5
2007	5	2	7
2008	2	0	2
2009	9	2	11
2010	8	4	12
2011	5	2	7
2012	6	0	6
2013	9	4	13
2014	9	3	12
2015	7	4	11
2016	9	3	12
2017	2	3	5
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	4	1	5
2021	0	6	6
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	3	2	5
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Substance Abuse Detection" by people in Profiles.

Snozek CLH, Yee CI, Bryksin J, Dahal R, Gerson B, Gherasim C, Hauff KD, Heger N, Huestis MA, Johnson-Davis KL, Knezevic CE, Love SA, Melanson SEF, Noguez JH, Pikulski M, Roper S, Tyagi M, Warrington JS, Yang HS, Yang YK. Assessing knowledge gaps and educational needs in urine drug test interpretation among health care professionals. Am J Clin Pathol. 2025 01 28; 163(1):69-79.

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Gameli PS, Huestis MA, Balloni A, Busard? FP, Carlier J. Metabolism and detection of designer benzodiazepines: a systematic review. Drug Metab Rev. 2024 11; 56(4):359-384.

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Kyle PB, Mattiello CJ, Hua A, Toohey JM, Korn WR, Saldana-Reed A, Stickle DF. Evaluation of the ARK Diagnostics immunoassay for qualitative detection of xylazine in urine. J Anal Toxicol. 2024 Jul 13; 48(6):468-471.

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Arndt C, Huestis MA, Jarvis HC, Gray TR. Assessment of urine drug screen utility at autopsy to predict laboratory postmortem blood toxicology. J Forensic Sci. 2024 Sep; 69(5):1815-1825.

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Bergh MS, Bogen IL, Grafinger KE, Huestis MA, ?iestad ?ML. Metabolite markers for three synthetic tryptamines N-ethyl-N-propyltryptamine, 4-hydroxy-N-ethyl-N-propyltryptamine, and 5-methoxy-N-ethyl-N-propyltryptamine. Drug Test Anal. 2024 Dec; 16(12):1544-1557.

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Scherer JN, Vasconcelos M, Dalanhol CS, Govoni B, Dos Santos BP, Borges GR, de Gouveia GC, Viola PP, Carlson RLR, Martins AF, Costa JL, Huestis MA, Pechansky F. Reliability of roadside oral fluid testing devices for ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC) detection. Drug Test Anal. 2024 Dec; 16(12):1528-1536.

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Wade NE, Sullivan RM, Tapert SF, Pelham WE, Huestis MA, Lisdahl KM, Haist F. Concordance between substance use self-report and hair analysis in community-based adolescents. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 01 02; 49(1):76-84.

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Sempio C, Huestis MA, Kaplan B, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Urinary clearance of 11-nor-9-carboxy-?9 -tetrahydrocannabinol: A detailed pharmacokinetic analysis. Drug Test Anal. 2022 Aug; 14(8):1368-1376.

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Cliburn KD, Huestis MA, Wagner JR, Kemp PM. Cannabinoid distribution in fatally-injured pilots' postmortem fluids and tissues. Forensic Sci Int. 2021 Dec; 329:111075.

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Hubbard JA, Hoffman MA, Ellis SE, Sobolesky PM, Smith BE, Suhandynata RT, Sones EG, Sanford SK, Umlauf A, Huestis MA, Grelotti DJ, Grant I, Marcotte TD, Fitzgerald RL. Biomarkers of Recent Cannabis Use in Blood, Oral Fluid and Breath. J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Sep 17; 45(8):820-828.

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