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A new scheme rolled out last week will see state-of-the-art sobriety tags used more widely in England. Offenders who commit alcohol-related crimes may now have to wear a SCRAM ankle tag, which measures their alcohol intake every 30 minutes. Probation officers will be...
A hair follicle test for alcohol analyses two biological markers of alcohol consumption in a hair strand sample. There are two types of biological marker of alcohol: direct and indirect. Direct markers, as their name implies, directly track the intake of alcohol and...
My name is Lucy and I work at AlphaBiolabs as a Toxicology Analyst. I started working here in August 2020, so I have been in the role for just 7 months. I have always had a huge interest in biology and chemistry and so this role fits me perfectly, as it enables me to...
A PEth blood test is used to determine alcohol abuse. PEth is a direct marker of alcohol. This means that it is a highly accurate blood test because it can only be detected when alcohol has been consumed. Its high specificity (48–89%) and sensitivity (88–100%) is...
A blood alcohol test can be used to measure the level of alcohol in an individual’s blood. As well as blood alcohol tests, urine alcohol tests, breathalysers, nail clippings and hair samples can also be used to measure the level of alcohol in someone’s system. The...
There are many benefits of PEth testing. Not only can this type of blood alcohol test detect chronic and single-drinking episodes, it can be used to monitor abstinence and identify relapse. Indeed, PEth testing is the most accurate of the blood alcohol tests because...
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