Do drug users use less alcohol than non-drug users? A comparison of ethyl glucuronide concentrations in hair between the two groups in medico-legal cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-86

  Paul, Richard ^b   Kingston, Robert ^a   Tsanaclis, Lolita ^a   Berry, Anthony ^b   Guwy, Alan ^b  

^a No 1 Pentwyn Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug abuse; Ethyl glucuronide; GCMS MS

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; N,O BIS[TRIMETHYLSILYL]TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE; OPIATE; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39449114264     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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