title: [Alcohol--forensic aspects].
abstract: Alcohol (resp. ethanol) in forensic medicine includes mainly the following areas and fields of problems: analysis (in particular blood- and breath alcohol), ability to drive resp. DUI/DWI, impairment of responsibility, alcohol use, abuse and dependence, intoxication, alcohol as direct and indirect cause of death and organ damage. A short overview presents these problem areas of alcohol use and misuse as well as results of alcohol research ("ethanology") which may be relevant for clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. gilg@rechts.med.uni-muenchen.de
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authors.lastname: Gilg
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002423:Cause of Death; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol