Parental Request for a "Drug Test": What Should the Caring Pediatrician Do?

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Adolescence, Committee on Bioethics, Provisional Committee on Substance Abuse. Screening for drugs of abuse in children and adolescents . Pediatrics 1989; 84:396-8.

King Nmp , Cross AW Moral and legal issues in screening for drug use in adolescents. J Pediatr 1987; 111:249-50.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse (pp 277-286) In: guide to clinical preventive services. Williams & Williams . Baltimore, 1989.

Johnson L. , O'Malley P. , Bachman J. Use of licit and illicit drugs by america's high school students 1975-1985 . NIDA, Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1986.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Boston Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981; pg. 960.

Buchanan A. Medical paternalism. Philos Publ Affairs 1978 ; 7:370-90. 7. Childress JF Paternalism and health care. In: Robinson WL, Pritchard MS (eds.) Medical responsibility . Clifton, NJ: Humana 1979:14-27.

Dworkin G. Paternalism. In: Wesserstrom R , ed. Morality and the law. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth 1971: 107-26.

Gert B. , Culver C. Paternalistic behavior. Philos Publ Affairs 1976; 6:45-57.

Silber TJ Justified Paternalism in Adolescent Health Care. J Adol Health Care 1989; 10:449-53.

Hoffman A. A rational policy toward consent and confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care. J Adol Health Care 1980; 1:9-12.

Silber TJ Ethical issues concerning adolescents consulting for contraceptive services . J Fam Pract 1982; 15:909-11.

Beauchamp TL , Walters L. Contemporary issues in bioethics. Encinco, CA: Dickenson Pub. Co., 1978.