title: [Urine checks as a supportive measure with drug abuse patients to supplement current therapy models].
abstract: Urine samples of 120 heroin-addicted probands who had to take part in urinanalysis tests were analysed during a 26 months' period. Up to 7 substances (morphine/diamorphie, codeine, cocain, LSD, cannabinoides, barbiturates and amphetamines) were tested. The results were compared to the results of a group of 177 cannabies-smokers. The purpose of this study was to find out in how far urinanalysis tests can change drug-consuming behaviour. More than 80% of the cannabis-smokers showed evidently a decrease of THC-positive urine samples at the end of the investigation period. Only about 13% had positive samples during the whole period. 12 out of 120 heroin-addicted probands (= 10%) had morphine-positive urine samples at the beginning of investigations. For 104 out of 1423 tested samples (46 probands) an unmistakable distinction between morphine/diamorphine- or codeine-intake was not possible because the concentrations found were too low. About 20% of the samples indicated a shift to a substitutional used drug like codeine. Further more a slightly significant increase of cannabis-intake was to be observed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Freiburg/Br.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weigend
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D003932:Heroin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D003932:Heroin
vernacular_title: Urinkontrollen als Bewährungsauflage bei Drogendelinquenten zur Ergänzung herkömmlicher Therapiemodelle.