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Oral fluids have been generating increased interest as a matrix for abused drug testing. The present chapter describes an oral-fluid on-site detection device, Oratect®, which screens for six drugs simultaneously. Oratect integrates collection, testing, and confirmation sampling into a single device. The collection process is simple, and test results can be obtained within 5 to 6 min. The data collected so far suggest that it is a viable screening test. Recently, the testing has been extended to alcohol, so that a simultaneous determination of drugs and alcohol is possible.
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Wong, R.C. (2005). On-Site Oral-Fluid Drug Testing by Oratect®. In: Wong, R.C., Tse, H.Y. (eds) Drugs of Abuse. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-951-6_9
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