Review of biologic matrices (urine, blood, hair) as indicators of recent or ongoing cannabis use
Review of biologic matrices (urine, blood, hair) as indicators of recent or ongoing cannabis use
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DOI：
10.1097/01.ftd.0000197091.07807.22
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发表时间：
2006-04-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Madea, B
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作者：
Musshoff, F;Madea, B
Especially for cannabinoids, analytical procedures for the verification of recent use and generally for the assessment of the extent of drug abuse are of interest in clinical and forensic toxicology. For confirmation of abstinence, urine analysis seems to be a useful tool. Serial monitoring of THC-COOH to creatinine ratios can differentiate between recent drug use and residual THC-COOH excretion (THC-COOH/creatinine ratio >= 0.5 compared with previous specimen ratio). For an assessment of the extent of cannabis use, the determination of free and bound THC-COOH and especially of THC and 11-OH-THC glucuronides are Suggested as useful but need further confirmation. Blood analysis is preferred for the interpretation Of acute effects after cannabis abuse. The cannabis influence factor (CIF) was demonstrated its it better tool to interpret the concentrations of THC and its metabolites in blood in forensic cases and therefore it was proposed to assume absolute driving inability because of cannabis intoxication from a CIF > 10. Additionally, a higher CIF is indicative of it recent cannabis abuse. Also discrimination between occasional use of cannabis and regular drug consumption is possible by analysis of THC-COOH in blood samples because of the long plasma half-life of THG COOH and its accumulation in the blood of frequent cannabis consumers. In routine tests, blood samples have to be taken within it prescribed 8-day-period, and a THC-COOH concentration > 75ng/mL is assumed to be associated with regular consumption of cannabis products, whereas plasma THG COOH concentrations < 5 ng/mL are associated with occasional consumption. In contrast to other illicit drugs, hair analysis lacks the sensitivity to act its a detector for cannabinoids. THC and especially the main metabolite THC-COOH have a very low incorporation rate into hair and THC is not highly bound to melanin, resulting in much lower concentrations in hair compared with other drugs. Additionally, THC is present in cannabis smoke and also can be incorporated into the hair only by contamination. For the determination of the main metabolite THC-COOH in the picogram or femtogram per milligram range, which indicates an active consumption, special analytical procedures, Such its GC/MS/MS techniques, are required.
