Title of article :
Reliability of Urine Strip Test For Confirmation of Methadone Poisoning in Children
Author/Authors :
Farnaghi, Fariba Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran, Iran , Pournasiri, Zahra Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran, Iran , Vakili, Amirhossein Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Methadone is a drug with biologic effects similar to
morphine which acts via interacting with major classes of receptors
κ and μ. It has a half-life of 25 to 50 hours. Ingestion of this substance
causes serious symptoms such as bradycardia, apnea, decreased level
of consciousness, and death. Rapid diagnosis and treatment is lifesaving.
The methadone urine test is an easy to perform test which
could detect the substance rapidly. This study was conducted to
determine the reliability of the positive methadone urine test in the
Keywords :
Child , Methadone , Urine Test , Poisoning
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
