Global Drug Abuse Trends Application Note | Thermo Fisher Scientific

This technical digest summarizes global trends in illicit drug use, describes how the Thermo Scientific CEDIA and DRI drugs of abuse screening immunoassay technologies work and includes concise reviews of 16 peer-reviewed journal publications authored by scientists from around the world that demonstrate the use of 19 of our urine assays for drugs of abuse testing. This note presents an unbiased overview of the authors’ findings to empower you to make the best decisions for state-of-the-art drug screening for in-vitro diagnostic and forensic use.

Key features of this technical digest are:

Outlines the global public health risks and disease burden due to drug abuse
Captures global trends of drug abuse by drug type and geographies
Describes how commonly used CEDIA and DRI immunoassay technologies work
Summarizes key peer-reviewed journal publications proving the robustness and cross-reactivity of Thermo Scientific drug screening immunoassays on different analyzers

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Drugs of Abuse testing with solutions from Thermo Fisher Scientific:

Our commitment to drugs of abuse testing enables you to leverage the expertise of over 30 years of developing and delivering an extensive menu of high quality drugs-of-abuse tests.

Our Thermo Scientific drugs of abuse immunoassays offer two different formats depending on your laboratory needs. The CEDIA technology-based immunoassays are valued worldwide for their accuracy, precision, lot-to-lot dependability and longer shelf life than liquid reagents. We offer an extensive menu for drugs of abuse testing and we are constantly innovating to develop new assays to respond to ever-emerging drug screening needs.

Our DRI immunoassay products offer high analytical accuracy with liquid, ready-to-use reagents. These assays have been validated on a wide range of analyzers. They are enthusiastically accepted in laboratories where cost control and optimal productivity are key issues. Learn more about our drugs of abuse testing products here.

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Global Drug Abuse Trends: A summary of Journal publications on drugs of abuse testing immunoassays

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