Product Description
After more than a decade, the wait is finally over. The “alcohol Bible,” Wigmore on Alcohol, has been updated by the addition of more than 400 new studies on the medicolegal aspect of alcohol. New sections on alcohol addiction (AUD), withdrawal (AWS), fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), and health effects have been added, as well as new appendices. Carefully selected historic quotes about alcohol in society — ranging from those by Abraham Lincoln to Albert Einstein and Homer Simpson — at the beginning of each chapter and section provide a more profound understanding of this drug. Wigmore on Alcohol, 2e is an indispensable tool for medical and legal practitioners looking for an exhaustive survey of — and up-to-date scientific evidence related to — blood alcohol. Wigmore has developed the definitive sourcebook on courtroom alcohol toxicology for the medicolegal professional. The book abstracts over 1,200 articles from the periodical literature around the world and presents the information in a clear and systematic format that is easily accessible to both experts and lay persons.
List of Tables
Foreword to the First Edition by Douglas M. Lucas
Foreword to the Second Edition by A.W. Jones
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination of Alcohol
Chapter 2: Blood Alcohol
Chapter 3: Breath Alcohol
Chapter 4: Urine, Saliva, Sweat, and Breast Milk Alcohol and Biomarkers of Alcohol Consumption
Chapter 5: Effects of Alcohol on Driving Ability
Chapter 6: Effects of Alcohol on Other Behavior
Chapter 7: Postmortem Alcohol
Chapter 8: Other Alcohols and Related Compounds
Chapter 9: Addiction/Alcohol Use Disorders, Withdrawal, Health Risks, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and Public Safety Measures
Appendix 1: CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol Use
Appendix 2: Table of the Effects of Alcohol for the Average
Drinker with Increasing BAC
Appendix 3: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Appendix 4: DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria of Alcohol Use Disorder
Appendix 5: Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Score
Abbreviations
Chemical Symbols/Formulae
Abstracted Studies
Subject Index
About the Author
“This is truly an exceptional resource for any active professional and practitioner working in the area of forensic alcohol be they a toxicologist, researcher, educator, prosecutor, defense attorney, judge or law enforcement officer. As one of the online reviewers stated, Wigmore on Alcohol will be the new “Alcohol Bible” for years to come.”
J. Robert Zettl, BS, MPA, Newsletter, International Association for Chemical Testing, Volume 23, no.1, March, 2012, p. 2
“It will certainly be the new Alcohol Bible for decades to come, and be of great value to active practitioners and researchers.”
Dr. Kurt M. Dubowski, George Lynn Cross Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Oklahoma
“In short, Wigmore on Alcohol is a wonderful research tool that will prove a valuable resource in both legal and scientific libraries.”
Justice Libman, Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice
“In summary, this work provides scientist and non-scientist, student and expert alike with a source of relevant articles to assist them in learning about, understanding or deepening their knowledge of alcohol toxicology.”
“This book is a must for anyone who is working on medicolegal issues involving alcohol. It will be appreciated by lay persons interested in this topic as well as scientific and legal experts involved in alcohol-related medicolegal issues.”
Thomas L. Pazdernik, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center
“I regret that Wigmore on Alcohol was not available to me during my years of active practice in forensic science.”
Doug Lucas, MSc, DSc (Hons), Retired Director of the Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto
“I worked in the insurance industry for many, many years and I have attended mediations, discoveries and trials. I have also published articles and presented at seminars. Your book would have been of such a help as a reference had it been available . . . . It is certainly one that should be used by the Insurance Industry, the Law Society and Police Departments across the country.”
Carolan Shannon, RN, Claims Consultant
