Revisão crítica do uso de testes rápidos imunológicos para verificar o consumo de substâncias psicoativas / Critical review of immunological on-site drug-testing devices

ABSTRACT

In the last years, numerous on-site drug-testing devices have become avaiable world-wide. These tests are based on antigen-antibody reactions and their main feature is the fast results obtained by color visualization. With the increased popularity of on-site drug testing, matters of performance (sensitivity, specificity) and applicability of these tests have been raised by specialists. In the present paper, fundamentals and efficiency of on-site drug-testing devices are reviewed. The indications and limitations of these devices are also discussed...