Marihuana Contact Test, Evaluation and Development

Details

• Creators:
  Woodhouse, Edward J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Mo.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drug tests
  • Chemical tests
  • Marijuana
  • Detection and identification
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-801-828 ; NTIS-PB250431
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1524941
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Description:
  A colorimetric swab test for detecting human contact with marihuana was evaluated. The test was found to be capable of detecting only 83% of marihuana smokers immediately after smoking and was also demonstrated to be subject to a wide range of possible interferences. An alternative test was developed using thin-layer chromatography as the method for detecting marihuana constituents from a skin swab. This test detected 86% of the smokers immediately after smoking and was not demonstrated to be subject to any interferences. Recommendations are presented on practical uses for this test. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-HS-4-01003
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1162/dot_1162_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.57 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc7510e6dd3d55654971dbf4716992c2a5a52eb4cf757fdec70bb0e50a0ceac9