Continuous Objective Monitoring of Alcohol Use: Twenty-First Century Measurement Using Transdermal Sensors

Thad R. Leffingwell; Nathaniel J. Cooney; James G. Murphy; Susan Luczak; Gary Rosen; Donald M. Dougherty; Nancy P. Barnett

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01869.x

Continuous Objective Monitoring of Alcohol Use: Twenty-First Century Measurement Using Transdermal Sensors

Thad R. Leffingwell, Nathaniel J. Cooney, James G. Murphy, Susan Luczak, Gary Rosen, Donald M. Dougherty, Nancy P. Barnett

Psychiatry

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Abstract

Transdermal alcohol sensors continuously collect reliable and valid data on alcohol consumption in vivo over the course of hours to weeks. Transdermal alcohol readings are highly correlated with breath alcohol measurements, but transdermal alcohol levels lag behind breath alcohol levels by one or more hours owing to the longer time required for alcohol to be expelled through perspiration. By providing objective information about alcohol consumption, transdermal alcohol sensors can validate self-report and provide important information not previously available. In this article, we describe the development and evaluation of currently available transdermal alcohol sensors, present the strengths and limitations of the technology, and give examples of recent research using the sensors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	16-22
Number of pages	7
Journal	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01869.x
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

Measurement
Transdermal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Continuous Objective Monitoring of Alcohol Use : Twenty-First Century Measurement Using Transdermal Sensors. / Leffingwell, Thad R.; Cooney, Nathaniel J.; Murphy, James G.; Luczak, Susan; Rosen, Gary; Dougherty, Donald M.; Barnett, Nancy P.

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