Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger

Todd D. Pizitz; Timothy A. Scheuber; Court Wallner; Kathleen Fernandez

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Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger

Todd D. Pizitz, Timothy A. Scheuber, Court Wallner, Kathleen Fernandez

Published in American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 3 June 2015 Accepted: 9 June 2015 Published: 2 July 2015

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The present study measured the accuracy and utility of the Veracity TouchScreener™ technology as a viable alternative to urine drug testing. 101 participants enrolled in court-ordered drug and alcohol treatment participated in the current study. All participants were administered 18 questions on a the Veracity TouchScreener™ and then participated in a visually monitored drug and alcohol urine test. The results revealed 92% accuracy at classifying alcohol and drug user’s self-report of sobriety by using this new technology. Clinical implications for the treatment of alcohol and drug users are examined through the implementation this technology.

Published in	American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12
Page(s)	90-94
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Detection, Technology

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Todd D. Pizitz, Timothy A. Scheuber, Court Wallner, Kathleen Fernandez. (2015). Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(4), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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Todd D. Pizitz; Timothy A. Scheuber; Court Wallner; Kathleen Fernandez. Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. Am. J. Appl. Psychol. 2015, 4(4), 90-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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Todd D. Pizitz, Timothy A. Scheuber, Court Wallner, Kathleen Fernandez. Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. Am J Appl Psychol. 2015;4(4):90-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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Todd D. Pizitz

Veracity Security Systems, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
Timothy A. Scheuber

Alliant International University, Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA
Court Wallner

Veracity Security Systems, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
Kathleen Fernandez

Martse Training Centers, Chemical Dependency, San Diego, California, USA

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Todd D. Pizitz, Timothy A. Scheuber, Court Wallner, Kathleen Fernandez. (2015). Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(4), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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Todd D. Pizitz; Timothy A. Scheuber; Court Wallner; Kathleen Fernandez. Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. Am. J. Appl. Psychol. 2015, 4(4), 90-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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Todd D. Pizitz, Timothy A. Scheuber, Court Wallner, Kathleen Fernandez. Detecting Alcohol and Drug Use with the Touch of a Finger. Am J Appl Psychol. 2015;4(4):90-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.12

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