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Transdermal Alcohol Measurement: A Review of the Literature

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Pages 65-71 | Published online: 22 Nov 2013
 

ABSTRACT

The body of scientific literature on transdermal alcohol testing dates back almost 70 years. The first viable method enabling this knowledge appeared in the 1980s in the form of an alcohol “sweat-patch”. Recently, transdermal alcohol monitoring bracelets have been used to measure transdermal vapor alcohol. Based on published research in this field, one can conclude that measuring alcohol transdermally on a constant basis provides an effective screen for alcohol consumption and a reasonable approximation of the magnitude of that consumption.

RÉSUMÉ

L'essentiel de la littérature scientifique sur les analyses transdermiques de l'alcool remonte à près de 70 ans. La premiàre méthode viable utilisant cette approche est apparue dans les années 1980 sous forme de «timbre-sueur». Des bracelets mesurant en continue l'alcool transdermique ont été récemment utilisés pour mesurer les vapeurs d'alcool s'évaporant à travers la peau. Les études publiées dans ce domaine démontrent que la mesure continuelle de l'alcool transdermique permet un dépistage de l'alcool consommé et une estimation approximative de l'ampleur de cette consommation.

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