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Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program.

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Pate, LA; Hamilton, JD; Park, RS; Strobel, RM
Published in: J Stud Alcohol
September 1993

This study was designed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of a saliva alcohol dipstick by comparing dipstick saliva alcohol concentrations to simultaneous blood and urine alcohol concentrations. The sample consisted of 211 saliva tests and blood alcohol concentrations and 189 urine alcohol concentrations. The dipsticks had a specificity of 0.965, a sensitivity of 0.895, a positive predictive value of 0.850, a negative predictive value of 0.977 and a Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient of 0.609 for blood alcohol concentrations and salivary alcohol concentrations, suggesting that the saliva dipstick is useful as a qualitative test in certain settings but is less useful than previously reported as a semiquantitative test.

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J Stud Alcohol

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0096-882X

Publication Date

September 1993

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

520 / 521

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse
  • Saliva
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Ethanol
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Alcoholism
 

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Pate, L. A., Hamilton, J. D., Park, R. S., & Strobel, R. M. (1993). Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program. J Stud Alcohol, 54(5), 520–521. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1993.54.520
Pate, L. A., J. D. Hamilton, R. S. Park, and R. M. Strobel. “Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program.J Stud Alcohol 54, no. 5 (September 1993): 520–21. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1993.54.520.
Pate LA, Hamilton JD, Park RS, Strobel RM. Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program. J Stud Alcohol. 1993 Sep;54(5):520–1.
Pate, L. A., et al. “Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program.J Stud Alcohol, vol. 54, no. 5, Sept. 1993, pp. 520–21. Pubmed, doi:10.15288/jsa.1993.54.520.
Pate LA, Hamilton JD, Park RS, Strobel RM. Evaluation of a saliva alcohol test stick as a therapeutic adjunct in an alcoholism treatment program. J Stud Alcohol. 1993 Sep;54(5):520–521.

Published In

J Stud Alcohol

DOI

ISSN

0096-882X

Publication Date

September 1993

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

520 / 521

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse
  • Saliva
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Ethanol
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Alcoholism