Originally presented as the Therapeutic Drug Management and Toxicology Division Symposium on July 18, 2009, at the AACC Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
The Program
Drug addiction is a serious medical problem with significant societal costs. Clinical services and drug treatment programs increasingly utilize drug testing to help in the diagnosis and treatment of drug addiction. This symposium addressed the scientific and laboratory issues of drug addiction and its treatment, including the basic science of addiction, translational research, and clinical laboratory practice.
Drug Addiction: From Basic Science to Clinical Laboratory Practice
Neurobiology of Addiction
Eliot L. Gardner, PhD
Chief, Neuropsychopharmacology Section
Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Balitmore, MD
Considerations in Oral Fluids Testing: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
Dennis J. Crouch, PhD
Associate Director
Sports Testing Services
Aegis Sciences Corporation
Nashville, TN
Learning Objectives
After participating in this program, participants should be able to:
- List a few of the 100 substances that are addictive
- Discuss drug withdrawal
- Discuss drug testing by specimen
- List several types of saliva collectors and their individual strengths
- Discuss which substances can be detected in oral fluids
Target Audience
Physicians, laboratory directors, residents/fellows, and clinical laboratorians interested in learning more about drug addiction and oral fluid measurement.
Content level: Basic to Intermediate
System Requirements
The presentations are best viewed with these system requirements:
- Computer: 500MHz with 128MB RAM
- Operating Systems: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista or MAC OSX
- Players & Plugins: Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher
- Browsers: View Adobe's web browser requirements
- Audio: Functioning sound card with attached speakers installed
Sponsors and Supporters
This program is made possible in part by educational grants from AIT Laboratories, Orasure Technologies, and Roche Diagnostics.