Background Hair analysis of parents and their children was regularly used since 2011 as a
diagnostic tool in a social support project for families with known or suspected abuse of …

Decontamination of samples prior to analysis is common practice and recommended for
ethyl glucuronide (EtG) hair testing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applied …

Combined use of alcohol and illicit drugs is a serious health and social problem. In this
study, it was examined, whether a relationship between alcohol and drug abuse can be …

There is a lack of evidence for the consistency between self‐reported alcohol consumption
(SRAC) and concentrations of ethyl glucuronide in hair (hEtG) among elderly patients …

Alcohol and cocaine (COC) are commonly co-used drugs that cause addiction and have
harmful effects. Their abuse may threaten the health of the abuser and public safety by …

Alcohol abuse and misuse constitute a growing problem with relevant clinical, social,
economic, and legal implications. 1 Epidemiological studies consistently report worldwide …

Since the late 1980s, the most crucial issue facing hair analysis is the avoidance of false-
positive results caused by passive exposure to the drug. This is the reason why it was …

This chapter addresses the use of alcohol markers related to drunk driving although the
principles are the same in all other fields of application with only different assessment …