Opioid analgesic misuse has risen significantly over the past two decades, and these drugs
now represent the most commonly abused class of prescription medications. They are a …

The accurate assessment of drinking by patients with alcoholic liver disease is important
both before and after liver transplantation. Unfortunately, self‐reports by these individuals …

This review focuses on alcohol and substance abuse in the context of solid-organ
transplantation. Alcohol and substance abuse are common and may lead to a need for solid …

Toxicological urinalysis is a highly sensitive and specific test that detects recent substance
use. It has been established for substance misuse treatment but has not been routinely used …

Of the many causes of end-organ damage, excess alcohol and illicit drug use are more likely
to result in the need for liver transplantation (LT) than for other types of transplantation …

Abstract Aims: Hair ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a promising biomarker of moderate-to-heavy
alcohol consumption and may have utility in detecting and monitoring alcohol use in clinical …

In this article we tackle the controversial subject of alcohol and other substance use
following liver transplantation (LT). Most of the literature on and importance of this topic …

Alcoholic fatty liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are common
causes of chronic liver disease throughout the world. Although they have similar histologic …

The assessment of alcohol consumption behavior in hair is well established in forensic
toxicology. The Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) recommends the direct alcohol markers ethyl …

In this issue of Liver Transplantation, Hempel et al. 1 report on the use of a specific serum
biomarker, methanol, which is also present in alcoholic beverages, to detect recent alcohol …