TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison between the Intercept Oral Fluid Collection Device® and urinalysis among Baltimore City probationers{star, open}1The current study was funded by OraSure Technologies, Inc., in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (www.orasure.com).
AU - Yacoubian, George S.
AU - Cone, Edward J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The current study was funded by OraSure Technologies, Inc., in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ( www.orasure.com ).
Copyright:
Copyright 2006 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Few studies compared oral fluid (OF) analysis to laboratory urinalysis (UA) in real-world criminal justice environments, and no studies had collected survey data, from either specimen providers or specimen collectors, about the overall OF collection experience. In the most comprehensive toxicological comparison study conducted to date, urine and OF specimens were collected from a sample of 223 adult probationers in Baltimore City, Maryland, between March and May 2004. In addition, probationers and probation staff were surveyed about the OF collection experience. With confirmed UA as the reference standard, the Intercept Oral Specimen Collection Device® (Intercept) was 100 percent sensitive and 99 percent specific for benzodiazepines, 92 percent sensitive and 96 percent specific for cocaine, 77 percent sensitive and 96 percent specific for opiates, 39 percent sensitive and 98 percent specific for marijuana, and 75 percent sensitive and 91 percent specific for the detection of at least one drug. Seventy-two percent of the probationers and 88 percent of the probation staff rated the Intercept experience better than the collection of urine specimens. Implications for criminal justice policy and research are discussed.
AB - Few studies compared oral fluid (OF) analysis to laboratory urinalysis (UA) in real-world criminal justice environments, and no studies had collected survey data, from either specimen providers or specimen collectors, about the overall OF collection experience. In the most comprehensive toxicological comparison study conducted to date, urine and OF specimens were collected from a sample of 223 adult probationers in Baltimore City, Maryland, between March and May 2004. In addition, probationers and probation staff were surveyed about the OF collection experience. With confirmed UA as the reference standard, the Intercept Oral Specimen Collection Device® (Intercept) was 100 percent sensitive and 99 percent specific for benzodiazepines, 92 percent sensitive and 96 percent specific for cocaine, 77 percent sensitive and 96 percent specific for opiates, 39 percent sensitive and 98 percent specific for marijuana, and 75 percent sensitive and 91 percent specific for the detection of at least one drug. Seventy-two percent of the probationers and 88 percent of the probation staff rated the Intercept experience better than the collection of urine specimens. Implications for criminal justice policy and research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.05.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.05.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748413022
SN - 0047-2352
VL - 34
SP - 413
EP - 424
JO - Journal of Criminal Justice
JF - Journal of Criminal Justice
IS - 4
ER -