DETECTION OF DRUGS IN SALIVA OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS

This study examined the feasibility of detecting drugs using saliva samples obtained from impaired drivers. Screening procedures on 1- to 2-mL samples were for cannabinoids, volatiles, benzodiazepines, and other acidic/neutral/basic drugs. Methodology consisted of enzyme multiple immunoassay technique (EMIT) and temperature programmed gas chromatography with confirmation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Fifty-six samples were obtained from drivers arrested for suspicion of impaired driving. Other than alcohol, the major drugs detected were cannabinoids and diazepam. Cocaine was found in one case.

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• Authors:
  • Peel, H W
  • Perrigo, B J
  • Mikhael, N Z
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 185-189
• Serial:
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0022-1198
  • EISSN: 1556-4029
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Drugs; Gas chromatography; Impaired drivers; Mass spectrometry; Saliva
• Old TRIS Terms: Immunoassay
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 565
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM