Using Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Detect Low-Level Drinking

John D. Roache; Tara E. Karns; Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak; Jillian Mullen; Yuanyuan Liang; Richard J. Lamb; Donald M. Dougherty

doi:10.1111/acer.12750

Using Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring to Detect Low-Level Drinking

John D. Roache, Tara E. Karns, Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak, Jillian Mullen, Yuanyuan Liang, Richard J. Lamb, Donald M. Dougherty

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Background: Several studies demonstrate the utility of Alcohol Monitoring Systems' (AMS) transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) monitor to objectively quantify drinking. AMS standard criteria (i.e., TAC >0.02 g/dl) used for drinking detection are deliberately conservative, but consequently only detect drinking equivalent to 5 or more standard drinks. Our study sought to characterize the sensitivity of TAC measurement to detect low-level drinking defined as the consumption of 1 to 3 beers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1120-1127
Number of pages	8
Journal	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume	39
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12750
State	Published - Jul 1 2015

Keywords

Alcohol Consumption
Heavy Drinking
Low-Level Drinking
Transdermal Alcohol Concentration
Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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