Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
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J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol · Oct 2005
Assessing cannabis use in adolescents and young adults: what do urine screen and parental report tell you?
Our analysis compares three approaches to detect the most common drug abused in early adulthood, cannabis: (1) report on direct structured interview; (2) indirect parental report; and (3) urine toxicology screen. ⋯ Direct report of cannabis use, abuse, or dependence during the structured interview is both sensitive and specific when compared to urine toxicology screens and indirect parental reports.