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Articles by Arne Helland
Drugs of abuse testing – in brief
- Tormod Karlsen Bjånes,
- Jon Andsnes Berg,
- Arne Helland,
- Andreas Austgulen Westin
25.02.2019:
Testing for drugs of abuse is a complex task, and pitfalls abound. The Norwegian Association of Clinical Pharmacology is now launching a series of educational videos to disseminate fundamental knowledge about this topic. Testing for drugs of abuse involves analysing biological specimen, such as...
Serum concentration measurements of addictive drugs
- Arne Helland,
- Jon Andsnes Berg,
- Ingebjørg Gustavsen,
- Kristin Nordal,
- Thor Hilberg,
- Lena Aronsen,
- Marianne Arnestad,
- Sigrid Narum
15.03.2016:
Opioids, benzodiazepines and Z drugs are important and widely used drugs, but are associated with a risk of misuse, abuse and adverse effects. In some situations, serum concentration measurement may be useful to optimise treatment and detect misuse. In this article we show how such measurements can...