Addiction Medicine

Data on addiction medicine detailed by A.W. Jones and co-authors

Published in Law and Health Weekly, March 29th, 2008

" Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the major psychoactive constituent of cannabis and its various preparations. Increasing use of cannabis for recreational purposes has created a problem for road-traffic safety," scientists writing in the journal Addiction report.

"This paper compares age, gender and the concentrations of THC in blood of individuals apprehended for driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) in Sweden, where a zero-tolerance law operates. Specimens of blood or urine were subjected to a broad screening analysis by enzyme immunoassay methods. THC positives were verified by analysis of blood by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2008-03-29)

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