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Blurred Lines: The Ethical Pitfalls of Urine Drug Screens

Blurred Lines: The Ethical Pitfalls of Urine Drug Screens

by Shahbaz Syed | Nov 14, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Toxicology

Urine drug (or toxicologic) screens are a fairly standard tool used in addictions, psychiatry and the Emergency Department (ED), often employed to detect substance use in patients presenting with altered mental status, trauma, psychiatric or abnormal behaviour. Yet,...
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