The effectiveness of psychometric measures in screening drug, alcohol and substance abuse

• Main Authors: Othman, Mohamad Hashim, Isa, Abdul Majid, Hussin, Kamarudin, Abdull, Abdul Halim, Hussin, Huzili, Nazar, Mahmood, Kamarudin, Abdul Rani, Karim, Norazmah, Ku Aziz, Ku Azira
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40552/1/IMT-gt2PMHashim%26rani.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40552/

Urinalysis was used in previous studies among higher institution students (n=16252) in Malaysia to answer the question of whether university students are involved in drug abuse. However, the use of urinalysis had faced some problems. The problems were related to human rights issues and the cost to p...