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It is incontrovertible that smoking negatively affects health and surgical outcomes; however, data on the health effects of NRT and vaping are still scant. This article describes the health implications of vaping and NRT during the perioperative period and in surgical settings and reviews the available biomarkers of smoking, vaping, and NRT.
Detecting marijuana use is a component of tens of millions of urine drug screens performed annually for legal, employment, and medical reasons. Over the last few years the nonintoxicating cannabinoid—cannabidiol (CBD)—has gained popular interest and acceptance as a natural remedy for a variety of medical conditions.This article examines the question of whether real-life use of commercial CBD products could result in a positive drug test for marijuana either as a result of CBD itself or as a result of contaminating levels of THC in CBD products.
Urine drug testing is widely applied for a variety of settings, including law enforcement, hiring, random testing in high-risk professions, healthcare, the US military, professional sports, and addiction medicine and rehabilitation. Large laboratories may test thousands of urine specimens a day, but how safe is testing during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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