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Continuous Objective Monitoring of Alcohol Use: Twenty‐First Century Measurement Using Transdermal Sensors
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Transdermal alcohol sensors continuously collect reliable and valid data on alcohol consumption in vivo over the course of hours to weeks. Transdermal alcohol readings are highly correlated with breath alcohol measurements, but transdermal alcohol levels lag behind breath alcohol levels by one or more hours owing to the longer time required for alcohol to be expelled through perspiration. By providing objective information about alcohol consumption, transdermal alcohol sensors can validate self‐report and provide important information not previously available. In this article, we describe the development and evaluation of currently available transdermal alcohol sensors, present the strengths and limitations of the technology, and give examples of recent research using the sensors.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leffingwell, T. R., Cooney, N. J., Murphy, J. G., Luczak, S., Rosen, G., Dougherty, D. M., & Barnett, N. P.
- Affiliations
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- University of Memphis (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Leffingwell, Thad R.
- Venue
- Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-07-23
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 16-22
- ISSN
- 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-0277
- PMC
- PMC3623856
- OpenAlex
- W2056885389
- Cited by
- 142
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 5.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21AA017711, R21AA015980, R21AA020943, R01AA014988)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Keywords
- alcohol consumption monitoring, breath alcohol, self-report validation, sweating
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking, Ethanol, Central Nervous System Depressants, Humans, Sweat, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Alcohol-Related Disorders
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