New ways to use biochemical indicators of alcohol abuse to regrant licences in a fairer manner after drunken driving in Germany.
The failure of medical-psychological examination to provide convincing recommendations concerning the regranting of licences in a significant number of cases illustrates the need for objective laboratory testing. Experience in Germany shows that blood-alcohol concentration alone could lead to misleading recommendations, and suggests that laboratory testing is best done on samples taken at the time of the offence, rather than subsequently at medical-psychological investigation.
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Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Köln, Germany.
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D015415:Biomarkers; D014168:Transferrin; C056759:carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; D000096:Acetone; D000431:Ethanol; D000433:1-Propanol; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000432:Methanol