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Screening for Illicit Drug Use
Release Date: January 2008
This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for illicit drug use.
Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents
Summary of Recommendations
- The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening adolescents, adults, and pregnant women for illicit drug use.
Grade: I Statement.
Supporting Documents
Screening for Illicit Drug Use, January 2008
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 55 KB; PDF Help)
Systematic Review (PDF File, 2 MB; PDF Help)
Supplemental Evidence Update (PDF File, 230 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 60 KB; PDF Help)
Current as of January 2008
Internet Citation:
Screening for Illicit Drug Use, Topic Page. January 2008. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsdrug.htm
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