precipitates withdrawal symptoms if opiates have been used recently. It is therefore used as a test to examine a patient or a prisoners abstinence from opiate based drugs.
NALLINE TEST: "Nalline tests are normally used in conjecture with withdrawal programs to test if an individual has used opiates recently."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "NALLINE TEST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/nalline-test/ (accessed January 16, 2021).
