Validez de examen de drogadicción en Servicio Médico Legal

Abstract

The present study was done to test the validity of the clinical examination for drug addiction at the National Forensic Medicine Service of Santiago. The responses to a questionnaire for marihuana consumption and a laboratory test for cannabinole in urine were correlated. The proportion of false negatives was 36.5%. Thus, clinical evaluation for drug addiction has limitations that prevent their use in the legal and penal context.