Affordability and availability of alcohol are factors that have been associated with alcohol dependence. Ethanol content in the alcoholic beverages is an important determinant in alcohol dependence. Quality control of...Affordability and availability of alcohol are factors that have been associated with alcohol dependence. Ethanol content in the alcoholic beverages is an important determinant in alcohol dependence. Quality control of alcoholic beverages available in the market is important in safeguarding the health of alcohol consumers. Few studies in Kenya have determined the chemical composition of alcohol used by the study participants. Objective: To determine the chemical composition of alcoholic beverages used by a group of alcohol dependent study participants. Design: The study was a clinical trial with pre and post measurements. Method: The CIDI and WHO-ASSIST were administered to 188 alcohol-dependent persons at intake and after six months. A researcher-designed socio demographic questionnaire was also administered at intake. Alcohol beverages were randomly collected from the location of the study area and their chemical composition analyzed using gas chromatography. Results: The mean AUDIT score of the participant was 28.6 for male and 26.6 for females. Three of the alcohol samples collected was illicit brews collected while 11 were licit. Four out of the eleven licit brews had ethanol levels that did not complied with the set government standards. Conclusion: Illicit brews with high ethanol content are available in the Kenyan market, while some of the manufacturers of the licit brew do not comply with government set content recommendations.展开更多
Journal Scope:Instrumentation is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal,Authors are solicited to contribute to these journals by submitting articles that illustrate most up-to-date research results,...Journal Scope:Instrumentation is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal,Authors are solicited to contribute to these journals by submitting articles that illustrate most up-to-date research results,projects,surveying works and展开更多
3.Administration of precursors and chemicals used in production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances To perform the commitments stipulated in the "United Nations Convention against Il-licit Traffic in Na...3.Administration of precursors and chemicals used in production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances To perform the commitments stipulated in the "United Nations Convention against Il-licit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-tropic Substances",strengthen the adminis-tration of precursors and chemicals used inproduction of narcotic drugs and psychotro-展开更多
China Issues Draft Law for Implementing Food Safety Law On April 23rd,2009 the Legislative Affairs Of-fice of the State Council of China(LAOSC)went public a draft law on the regulation of theimplementation of the Food...China Issues Draft Law for Implementing Food Safety Law On April 23rd,2009 the Legislative Affairs Of-fice of the State Council of China(LAOSC)went public a draft law on the regulation of theimplementation of the Food Safety Law to so-licit public opinions.The regulation will bebrought into effect on June 1st,2009,the sameeffective date as the Food Safety Law.Citizenscan send their opinions to LAOSC through mailsor correspondences before May 4th,2009.The proposed regulation emphasizes thatfood production enterprises shoulder the pri-mary responsibility for food safety,and展开更多
文摘Affordability and availability of alcohol are factors that have been associated with alcohol dependence. Ethanol content in the alcoholic beverages is an important determinant in alcohol dependence. Quality control of alcoholic beverages available in the market is important in safeguarding the health of alcohol consumers. Few studies in Kenya have determined the chemical composition of alcohol used by the study participants. Objective: To determine the chemical composition of alcoholic beverages used by a group of alcohol dependent study participants. Design: The study was a clinical trial with pre and post measurements. Method: The CIDI and WHO-ASSIST were administered to 188 alcohol-dependent persons at intake and after six months. A researcher-designed socio demographic questionnaire was also administered at intake. Alcohol beverages were randomly collected from the location of the study area and their chemical composition analyzed using gas chromatography. Results: The mean AUDIT score of the participant was 28.6 for male and 26.6 for females. Three of the alcohol samples collected was illicit brews collected while 11 were licit. Four out of the eleven licit brews had ethanol levels that did not complied with the set government standards. Conclusion: Illicit brews with high ethanol content are available in the Kenyan market, while some of the manufacturers of the licit brew do not comply with government set content recommendations.
文摘Journal Scope:Instrumentation is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal,Authors are solicited to contribute to these journals by submitting articles that illustrate most up-to-date research results,projects,surveying works and
文摘3.Administration of precursors and chemicals used in production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances To perform the commitments stipulated in the "United Nations Convention against Il-licit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-tropic Substances",strengthen the adminis-tration of precursors and chemicals used inproduction of narcotic drugs and psychotro-
文摘China Issues Draft Law for Implementing Food Safety Law On April 23rd,2009 the Legislative Affairs Of-fice of the State Council of China(LAOSC)went public a draft law on the regulation of theimplementation of the Food Safety Law to so-licit public opinions.The regulation will bebrought into effect on June 1st,2009,the sameeffective date as the Food Safety Law.Citizenscan send their opinions to LAOSC through mailsor correspondences before May 4th,2009.The proposed regulation emphasizes thatfood production enterprises shoulder the pri-mary responsibility for food safety,and
