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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-263X/1710016

Acute Methanol Poisoning in Tunisia: Clinical Features, Biological and Associated Factors for Mortality

Dorra LOGHMARI

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 4

Acute Methanol Poisoning (MP) is rare but potentially serious. To study the clinical and biological characteristics of acute MP and its associated factors of mortality. We conducted a cross-sectional study including case series of MP which took place in Kairouan. Tunisia. Cases started consulting the emergency room on a festive day (1st day of Aid el Feter) corresponding to May 24, 2021....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-263X/1710015

Ethyl Glucuronide as a Sensitive Marker of Alcohol Abuse

Razvodovsky YE

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 4

An important strategy for the prevention of alcohol-related problems is the early diagnosis of alcohol abuse. The present paper aims at a systematic review of the current knowledge on ethylglucuronide (EG) in blood as a direct marker of alcohol abuse. The research evidence suggests that EG in the urine is a promising marker of episodic alcohol consumption in large doses, while EG in the hair is a reliable indicator of chronic alcohol abuse....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-263X/1710014

Phosphatidylethanol as a Marker of Alcohol Abuse

Razvodovsky YE

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 4

The present paper aims at a systematic review of the current knowledge on phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood as a direct marker of alcohol abuse. The research evidence demonstrates a good clinical efficiency of PEth for detecting chronic heavy drinking....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-263X/1710013

In Drugs of Abuse Sample Validity Testing, Which Assay is Telling the Truth? A Comparison Between Sample Check Assay and Oxidant Assay

Ashraf Mina, Leah McNeice, Shanmugam Banukumar and Santiago Vazquez

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 4

Sample adulteration and synthetic or fake urines are challenges laboratories need to address when testing for Drugs of Abuse. Creatinine, pH, Specific Gravity (SG) assays are commonly tested for sample validity, but these assays are not sufficient to address sample adulteration and synthetic urines. Sample Check and Oxidant assays were evaluated in a study to examine which assay would add more value to sample validity testing. We analysed 612 urine samples using creatinine assay, Sample Check as...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-263X/1710012

Predictive Role of Duration of Treatment, Social Anxiety in Self-Efficacy to Resist Alcohol among Persons with Alcohol Use Disorder in Ghana

Marie Pearl Agordzo, Joseph Kwarteng Ofosuhene-Mensah, Kofi Krafona and George Ekem-Ferguson

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 4

Self-efficacy to resist alcohol use is necessary to prevent relapse after treatment. However, the duration of patients stay in treatment and social anxiety are crucial in treatment outcomes of patients but its predictive role in selfefficacy to resist alcohol in the Ghanaian context is yet to be known. Sixty participants obtained through purposive sampling participated in the study. These participants were patients with an established diagnosis for alcohol use disorder within the three main publ...

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