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Distinguishing of Abuse Drugs in Urine and Blood Samples of Abusers in Iran



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Rezaei-Basiri Majid, Behshid Mojgan, Ghazi-Khansari Mahmoud, Tabatabaei Seyed Mahmoud, Moradi Danesh, Alilu Saleh, Jabbarzadeh Aahad, Mokhtari Marziyeh and Bahari Afrouz

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2150/2015.08.004

In this study, one hundred urine samples and one hundred blood samples of abusers were examined for the presence of alkaloid substances and abuse drugs in urines and bloods. These numbers of blood and urine samples referred who addicts in clinics of Welfare Organization, during of detoxification treatment or maintenance treatment were screened for abuse drugs presence. Age ranges of female patients were 35 ± 15 and age range of males patients were 42 ± 18. All patients filled questionnaire and satisfy forms too. All data were analyzed by t-test and were Anowa one way, and P < 0.05 was considered significant. The P value of this study was P = 0.000. In this study we conclude that among all drug analytical methods the cheapest and easiest test to screening opioids and other abuse drugs in urine and blood samples is strip test for rapid diagnosis and TLC (thin-layer chromatography) is appropriate confirmation method to drug abuse distinguishing. Also tests on blood samples have high importance as a view point of accuracy to distinguishing of drugs abuse.

Abusers, urine and blood samples, Strip test, Thin-layer chromatography, abuse drugs.

Majid, R-B., et al. 2015. “Distinguishing of Abuse Drugs in Urine and Blood Samples of Abusers in Iran.” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 3 (8): 385-390.