Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Substance Abuse Detection

Detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection.

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Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Drug Abuse Detection
  • Drug Abuse Screening
  • Drug Abuse Testing
  • Substance Abuse Testing
  • Detection, Drug Abuse
  • Detection, Substance Abuse
  • Detections, Drug Abuse
  • Detections, Substance Abuse
  • Drug Abuse Detections
  • Drug Abuse Screenings
  • Drug Abuse Testings
  • Screening, Drug Abuse
  • Screenings, Drug Abuse
  • Substance Abuse Detections
  • Substance Abuse Testings
  • Testing, Drug Abuse
  • Testing, Substance Abuse
  • Testings, Drug Abuse
  • Testings, Substance Abuse
  • Illicit Drug Detection
  • Illicit Drug Testing
  • Street Drug Detection
  • Street Drug Testing
  • Detection, Illicit Drug
  • Detection, Street Drug
  • Detections, Illicit Drug
  • Detections, Street Drug
  • Drug Testing, Illicit
  • Drug Testings, Illicit
  • Illicit Drug Detections
  • Illicit Drug Testings
  • Street Drug Detections
  • Street Drug Testings
  • Testing, Illicit Drug
  • Testing, Street Drug
  • Testings, Illicit Drug
  • Testings, Street Drug

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with precoord substance abuse term (IM) or substance abused (IM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Mass Screening (1986-1989)
  • Street Drugs (1977-1989)
  • Substance Abuse (1968-1989)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.885w
  2. N06.850w.780.500.765w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Substance Abuse Detection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015813. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015813
  2. Substance Abuse Detection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_test
  3. Substance Abuse Detection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260023