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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Substance Abuse Detection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Substance Abuse Detection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 225 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	4	1	5
2001	2	5	7
2002	3	1	4
2003	8	0	8
2004	2	2	4
2005	1	1	2
2006	5	4	9
2007	7	3	10
2008	2	0	2
2009	10	4	14
2010	10	4	14
2011	6	2	8
2012	8	0	8
2013	12	4	16
2014	12	3	15
2015	8	5	13
2016	12	3	15
2017	5	5	10
2018	8	1	9
2019	5	3	8
2020	7	3	10
2021	4	8	12
2022	1	1	2
2023	1	2	3
2024	5	4	9
2025	3	0	3

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

Krotulski AJ, Mata DC, Smith CR, Palmquist-Orlando KB, Modell C, Vikingsson S, Truver MT. Advances in analytical methodologies for detecting novel psychoactive substances: a review. J Anal Toxicol. 2025 Mar 10; 49(3):152-169.

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Fogarty MF, Walton SE, Truver MT, Glatfelter GC, Krotulski AJ, Papsun DM, Lamb M, Chronister CW, Goldberger BA, Walther D, Barba K, Baumann MH, Logan BK. Toxicological evaluation, postmortem case descriptions, and pharmacological activity of N,N-dimethylpentylone and related analogs. J Anal Toxicol. 2025 Mar 10; 49(3):143-151.

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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 Jan 28; 163(1):69-79.

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Bierly JJ, Papsun DM, Logan BK. Bromazolam in impaired driving investigations. J Anal Toxicol. 2024 Nov 15; 48(9):653-658.

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Cieri G, Mohr ALA, Fogarty M, Chan-Hosokawa A, Logan BK. Four-year evaluation of drug-impaired driving drug concentrations. J Anal Toxicol. 2024 Nov 15; 48(9):641-652.

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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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Babu KM, Haddad YK, Causey ST, Vargas-Torres CC, Martinez PM, Goldberg EM, Dorfman JD, Bleser JA, Chapman BP, Lai JT, Saif R, Elhoussan R, Graham LA, Krotulski AJ, Walton SE, Thomas FD, Logan BK, C Merchant R. Detection of ethanol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, and opioids in older adults evaluated for serious injuries from falls. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Oct; 62(10):661-668.

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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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Cieri G, Mohr ALA, Mastrovito R, Logan BK. Evaluating cross-reactivity of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in human whole blood by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). J Anal Toxicol. 2024 Mar 28; 48(3):191-196.

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