Introduction: Head hair analysis for drugs and drug metabolites has been used widely with
the aim of detecting exposure in the weeks or months prior to sample collection. However …

The consensus on alcohol markers in hair was revised for the fourth time by an expert group
of the Society of Hair Testing based on current state of research. This revision was adopted …

The quantification of ethylglucuronide (EtG) in hair is nowadays recognized as the approach
with the highest diagnostic performance to evaluate harmful drinking. A widely accepted cut …

The chronic intake of an excessive amount of alcohol is currently ascertained by determining
the concentration of direct alcohol metabolites in the hair samples of the alleged abusers …

The detection of direct ethanol metabolites, such as ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and fatty acid
ethyl esters (FAEEs), in scalp hair is considered the optimal strategy to effectively recognize …

Hair testing for alcohol biomarkers is an important tool for monitoring alcohol consumption.
We propose two methods for assessing alcohol exposure through combined analysis of …

The quantitative determination of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair samples is consistently
used throughout the world to assess chronic excessive alcohol consumption. For …

The presence of Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair provides a strong indication of ethanol
consumption and its investigation is of interest in both clinical and forensic contexts because …

Combined use of alcohol and illicit drugs is a serious health and social problem. In this
study, it was examined, whether a relationship between alcohol and drug abuse can be …

Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) are direct metabolites of ethanol and have been shown to be
suitable markers for the evaluation of alcohol consumption. Previous research has …