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Studying illicit substance exposure among urban adolescents using forensic science Michael J Merten Joseph G Gryzwacz Jarrad R Wagner Amanda L Terrell Tia C ClaybrookJennifer N Becnel<p>There are critical challenges to measuring substance use exposure, particularly among adolescents, with major limitations to the most common methods of assessment – self-report and biomarker (urine, saliva) analysis. This study examines the use of wipe sampling as a measure of adolescent illicit substance exposure. Among low-income families, this study compared forensically analyzed wipe samples from 51 adolescents’ homes and cell phones with self-reported substance use to identify overlaps and discrepancies. There were major gaps between adolescents reporting any substance use in the past year and adolescents whose homes and/or cell phones tested positive for illicit substances via wipe sample analysis. This study builds upon previous adolescent substance use and exposure research, highlighting the profound limitations of self-reported use, and introducing wipe sampling as an effective measure of toxicant exposure. Wipe samples also provide a means to examine environmental contexts in new novel ways.&nbsp;</p> Advances in Toxicology and Toxic Effects - Peertechz Publications 2023-12-21 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/atte.000015 en Copyright © Michael J Merten et al.