Drugs of Abuse Testing: Customer Stories

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Insights from clinicians and modern laboratories

Learn about the drug testing methodologies and workflows being applied by modern laboratories and clinics. How have drugs of abuse testing methods evolved? How can drug screening be used to better benefit and mangage patients? Hear the answers to these questions and more directly from Thermo Fisher Scientific customers.  

Customer videos

Dr. Lars Wilhelm

Head of clinical and forensic Toxicology LADR Zentrallabor Dr. Kramer & Kollegen, Geesthacht, Germany

Learn from Dr. Lars Wilhelm as he walks you through clinical and forensic toxiology testing at LADR Dr. Kramer & Kollegen, one of the first medical laborabory practices in Germany. Topics include:

  • Organization of toxiology testing in the lab
  • Facilities/institutions from which samples are sourced
  • Support of physicians in the interpretation of results
  • Role of immunoassay tests 
  • Quality of assays from Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Current challenges faced by toxicology labs

Antoni Gual, PhD

Emeritus Researcher at IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

 

Learn from Antoni Gual, PhD, an Emeritus Researcher at IDIBAPS, Barcelona. Dr. Gual, an addiction unit leader and practicing physician, discusses a variety of topics related to addiction patient care, including:

  • Typical patient journey
  • Teams responsible for patient care
  • Individuals at risk for alcohol abuse
  • Classical approaches to patient management
  • The metabolism of alcohol and the role of toxicology in the lab
  • Current guidelines 

Drugs of abuse testing resources from Thermo Fisher Scientific

Drug courts and corrections

Discover how Thermo Scientific products, including the Indiko clinical chemistry analyzer and DRI drugs of abuse assays, can benefit drug courts, corrections facilities, and their roles in decreasing drug use and promoting rehabilitation.