A comparison of random and post-accident urine opiate and opioid tests

Journal of Addictive Diseases
James Price

Abstract

Opioid use is associated with poor reaction time, attention, balance and memory posing a potential threat to workplace safety. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a statistical association between opiate/opioid use and work related accidents as measured by urine drug tests by comparing the proportion of opiate/opioid laboratory positive urine specimens for postaccident verses random samples. The prevalence of laboratory positive opiate/opioid tests, the odds ratio, Fisher's exact probability test and the population attributable risk were calculated for each comparison. This study found a statistically significant difference for opiate/opioid results favoring the post-accident group.

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Oct 12, 2019·International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation·Abay AsfawBrian Quay
Jan 7, 2021·Journal of Medical Toxicology : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology·Keaton T Cameron-BurrMark J Neavyn
Dec 29, 2020·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Charl ElsSebastian Straube

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