title: Caveats against an improper use of hair testing to support the diagnosis of chronic excessive alcohol consumption, following the "Consensus" of the Society of Hair Testing 2009 [Forensic Science International 196 (2010) 2].
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tagliaro
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viel
authors.forename: Santo Davide
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000032:analysis*; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D053593:Forensic Toxicology / Q000592:standards; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D000431:Ethanol