Table 1.
Regulations of cut-off levels of illicit drugs in Taiwan, EU and USA.
| Taiwan (TFDA1) | EU (EMCDDA2) | USA (HHS3) | |||
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| Urine (ng/mL) | Whole blood (ng/mL) | Oral fluid (ng/mL) | Urine (ng/mL) | Oral fluid (ng/mL) | |
| Benzodiazepines | 100 | 140 (Diazepam) | 5 (Diazepam) | - | - |
| Amphetamine | 500 | 20 | 360 | 250 | 25 |
| Methamphetamine | 500 | 20 | 410 | 250 | 25 |
| MDMA | 500 | 20 | 270 | 250 | 25 |
| Morphine | 300 | 10 | 95 | 2000 | 15 |
| Codeine | 300 | 10 | 94 | 2000 | 15 |
| Cocaine | - | 10 | 170 | - | 8 |
| Benzoylecgonine | 150 | 50 | 95 | 100 | 8 |
| Ketamine | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Norketamine | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| THC | 15 | 1.0 | 27 | 15 | 2 |
Abbreviation:
1
TFDA: Food and Drug Administration (Taiwan),
2
EMCDDA: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,
3
HHS: United States Department of Health and Human Services.