Field Test of On-Site Drug Detection Devices

Details

• Creators:
  Hersch, Rebekah K. ; Crouch, Dennis J. ; Cook, Royer F.
• Corporate Creators:
  ISA Associates ; University of Utah. Center for Human Toxicology
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Law enforcement
  • Drug tests
  • Equipment tests
  • Accuracy
  • Urinalysis
  • Field tests
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-809-192 ; NTIS-PB2001102816
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525478
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York ; Texas
• Edition:
  Final report
• Contracting Officer:
  Frank, James F.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This NHTSA-sponsored study reports the findings of a field evaluation of five on-site drug screening devices used by law enforcement to screen for illicit drugs among drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs. In two major U.S. jurisdictions (Nassau County, New York and Houston, Texas), five of the leading on-site devices were field tested on 800 drivers apprehended for suspicion of DUI. Each urine specimen collected from an arrestee was tested with all five on-site devices; drug positive specimens and a sample of drug negatives were laboratory confirmed by Mass Spectrometry. Police officers rated the devices on five dimensions. Field test results included: (1) the number of drug positives detected by each device across the five major drugs of abuse; (2) number of discrepancies among the five on-site devices and between the devices and the confirmations; and (3) mean officer ratings for each device. Implications for the uses of on-site devices by law enforcement for assessing illicit drug use by drivers is discussed. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH-22-97-C-05122
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1687/dot_1687_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.32 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2acf7cb7cdce02cc12f089a2181c65cf4a65e4aa216f4289ccb00f207e60d97f