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Use of Random Urinalysis to Deter Drug Use in Prison: A Review of the Issues
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Issues related to urine testing and the need for random testing in prisons are discussed. This report contains the following sections: executive summary; introduction; substance abuse and crime; drug use in prison; assessing the level of drug use; impact on institutional environment; urinalysis as a deterrent; physiology and pharmacology; interpreting urinalysis results; Correctional Service Canada Urinalysis Program; discussion; issues and challenges; and future directions. Appendixes provide a description of the pharmacological basis for urine testing and the collection, lab processing, and laboratory analysis of urine samples.