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Objectives: Drug abuse tests are applied to determine drug use to combat disease, crime, or substance abuse. We aimed to investigate whether cheaper and more practical plastic tubes can be an alternative to glass tubes for drug abuse analysis in urine.
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Background: The aim of this study is to assess the results of inspections in the last three years on drug abuse testing in medical laboratories according to the last regulations in Turkey.
Materials and Methods: The on-site inspections of medical...
Aim: To evaluate urine integrity tests performed before illegal and abused substance analysis and to reveal their limitations.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 1, 2023 and June 15, 2023, in the AMATEM...
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