ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Oral Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is effective for attenuating cannabis withdrawal and may benefit treatment of cannabis use disorders. Oral fluid (OF) cannabinoid testing, increasing in forensic and workplace settings, could be valuable for monitoring during cannabis treatment. METHODS Eleven cannabis smokers resided on a closed research unit ... Continue Reading
Oral fluid
STUDY: Validation of an Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection and Semiquantification of Cannabinoids in Oral Fluid
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Oral fluid (OF) is gaining prominence as an alternative matrix for monitoring drugs of abuse in the workplace, criminal justice, and driving under the influence of drugs programs. It is important to characterize assay performance and limitations of screening techniques for Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in OF. METHODS We collected OF specimens by ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Oral fluid cannabinoid concentrations following controlled smoked cannabis in chronic frequent and occasional smokers
ABSTRACT: Background Oral fluid (OF) is an alternative biological matrix for monitoring cannabis intake in drug testing, and drugged driving (DUID) programs, but OF cannabinoid test interpretation is challenging. Controlled cannabinoid administration studies provide a scientific database for interpreting cannabinoid OF tests. Methods We compared differences in OF ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Cannabinoid Stability in Authentic Oral Fluid after Controlled Cannabis Smoking
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Defining cannabinoid stability in authentic oral fluid (OF) is critically important for result interpretation. There are few published OF stability data, and of those available, all employed fortified synthetic OF solutions or elution buffers; none included authentic OF following controlled cannabis smoking. METHODS An expectorated OF pool and a ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Disposition of Cannabinoids in Oral Fluid after Controlled Around-the-Clock Oral THC Administration
ABSTRACT: Background Oral fluid, a promising alternative matrix for drug monitoring in clinical and forensic investigations, offers noninvasive sample collection under direct observation. Cannabinoid distribution into oral fluid is complex and incompletely characterized due to the lack of controlled drug administration studies. Methods To characterize cannabinoid ... Continue Reading