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This book was written for students and practitioners who want a concise description of drugs of abuse and how clinical laboratories test for them. The emphasis is on interpretation of test results rather than analytical methods. The first section covers basic concepts of drug metabolism, specimen collection, and techniques for detecting and measuring drugs. The following section contains chapters on individual drugs or drug groups, all organized under similar headings. Practical information about laboratory tests (i.e., screening cut‐offs, length of time a drug can be detected, interferences) is included. Lists of metabolites that indicate use of a particular drug are provided in Appendix A.

Resources appear at the end of each chapter – they include journal articles, book chapters, government agency reports, websites, and videos. Wherever possible, website addresses are provided to give the reader quick access.

A number of case studies are attached to each chapter on individual drugs and drug groups. They are meant to pose real‐world situations in which the facts and principles discussed in this book can be applied. Cases are drawn from most of the areas mentioned above – emergency medicine, addiction medicine, pain management, workplace testing, and forensics.