Abstract
Through the measurement of ethyl glucuronide in hair (hETG), it is possible to assess chronic alcohol abuse over time. In this paper, we present a study on hETG in Italian prison inmates. Analyses were performed by LC-MS according to a previously published method. Results were evaluated using the cut-offs established by the Society of Hair Testing. Positives samples (ETG>30pg/mg) accounted for 6% of all subjects, with concentrations ranging from 42pg/mg up to 270pg/mg, abstinent subjects (ETG<7pg/mg) accounted for 88%, and moderate alcohol consumption (7<ETG<30pg/mg) for 6% of the subjects. No females displayed ETG values above 30pg/mg. Among positive samples, only two subjects did not declare heavy alcohol consumption and werefound strongly positive at 210 and 270pg/mg. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first study on ETG hair concentration on prison inmates.
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