Your Alcohol Habits Revealed Using A Tuft Of Hair
Your Alcohol Habits Revealed Using A Tuft Of Hair
The NZ Drug detection Agency Ltd is delighted to announce a revolutionary analysis service that reveals someone’s history of alcohol abuse over many months, and then tracks their treatment. The service, developed by scientists in Britain and Germany, will be offered by The NZ Drug Detection Agency Ltd (NZDDA) in conjunction with Surescreen Diagnostics (U.K) to clinics, treatment centres and law practices all over New Zealand and Australasia.
Alcohol has just been classified as the fifth most seriously harming drug, after only heroin, cocaine, barbiturates and street methadone. In 2005, 19% of men and 8% of women were classed as ‘heavy drinkers’.
Even more shocking is the fact that liver disease is the fifth highest cause of death in Britain. Alcoholics are just as prevalent in society as diabetics. Before today, it has just not been possible to check on someone’s previous long term alcohol abuse. For full details view www.nzdda.co.nz
How is it done?
As
the hair grows, it absorbs special markers called fatty acid
ethyl esters (FAEE’s) and ethyl glucuronide (EtG) into its
structure, which remain in the hair indefinitely. These
patented markers are only produced when there is alcohol in
the bloodstream, and the more markers there are, the more
alcohol you have consumed. What makes this analysis
revolutionary is that it gives a history going back month by
month or even years if required. No other method can do
this. Afterwards, an alcoholic’s treatment can be
monitored periodically as their hair grows.
What are the benefits of knowing someone’s alcohol history?
•
Identify long-term alcohol addicts, offer help and improve
treatment
success rate
• Prove a parent is fit to have custody of their children
• Identify an alcohol abuser in a safety critical job
• For forensic use, e.g.
to prove whether a driver in a road accident was or
was
not in the habit of overindulging alcohol. (example:
Princess Diana’s
chauffeur, Henri Paul)
• To prove
someone does not have an alcohol problem and is fit to lead
(for
example running a political party, or head of a
corporate business – all hair
colours are
suitable)
• To prove someone is long-term abstinent and
a suitable candidate for a
liver
transplant.
ENDS