Abstract
To the Editor.— We are writing to express our strong opposition to the recently published American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) position paper concerning drug screening of adolescents (Pediatrics 1989;84:396-398). The improved accuracy and widespread use of urine tests for drugs of abuse has been one of the most significant advances in the diagnosis and management of diseases of addiction. Tests for drugs of abuse furnish objective evidence of exposure to illicit drugs—evidence that is difficult or impossible to obtain by any other means.
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