/oss/taxonomy/term/3029/all en /oss/article/health/testing-drivers-thc-lot-hard-testing-them-alcohol <p>To test drivers for alcohol consumption, we have the <a href="/oss/article/did-you-know/did-you-know-breathalyzers-dont-directly-measure-your-blood-alcohol-concentration">breathalyzer</a>. It’s <a href="/oss/article/did-you-know-history/breathalyzer-there-was-drunkometer">fast, reliable, portable and inexpensive</a>, but it will not work for cannabis.</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:13:22 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7399 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know-history/breathalyzer-there-was-drunkometer <p><span>The idea of a mechanism to measure the alcohol a person has consumed dates back quite far.</span></p> Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:14:18 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7158 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/did-you-know-breathalyzers-dont-directly-measure-your-blood-alcohol-concentration <p><span>The term “alcohol” to a chemist  means an organic compound that contains an OH group, but as far as the public is concerned “alcohol” refers to one specific compound, namely, ethanol. It is ethanol that we consume in wine or beer, and when we measure blood alcohol content (BAC), we’re really measuring blood ethanol content.</span></p> Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:54:14 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6960 at /oss