Table 3

Heroin and cocaine self-reported use compared to hair sample test results

Biological sample


Heroin

Cocaine


Self-reported drug use in the last 30 days

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative


yes

14

2

9

0

no

4

11

12

10


Total agreement

80.7%

61.3%

Sensitivity

77.8%

42.9%

Specificity

84.6%

100%


Vigna-Taglianti et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:9   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-9

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