Comparing Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) with Timeline Follow Back (TLFB), DSM-5 and phosphatidylethanol (PEth) for the assessment of alcohol misuse among young people in ...

An alternative test measures phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a compound in the blood that is a biomarker of alcohol use. With a half-life of four to 12 days, PEth lasts much longer in the body than ...

A PEth test may be able to detect alcohol consumption within the previous 1 to 3 weeks. In one 2017 study with 16 participants, PEth was detected in participants’ blood for 3 to 12 days after ...

Alcohol itself vanishes from the body within hours. ... lab director at US Drug Testing Laboratories, ... and only one lab that does PEth,” she says.

DES PLAINES, Ill., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc. (USDTL), a pioneer in newborn forensic toxicology, alcohol biomarkers, and substances of abuse testing ...

ACCURATELY discerning the contribution of alcohol intake to the pathogenesis of steatotic liver disease (SLD) is fundamental ...

A new study by a UK laboratory has proved that an alternative blood alcohol test is more accurate and sensitive than the test currently used by public bodies and health providers. Cansford ...

A top police official said more funding is needed for a state toxicology lab. Currently, the City and County of Honolulu performs alcohol blood level tests for suspected DUIs for the entire state ...