Revealing Alcohol Abuse: To Ask or to Test?

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2004 ISBRA Congress in Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. The chairs were C. Alling and R. A. Harris. The presentations were (1) Advantage and Disadvantage of Tests for Self-Reported Intake in Different Settings, by J. D. Chick; (2) Update on the Use of Biological Markers to Monitor Outcome in Alcoholism Clinical Treatment Trials, by R. Anton; (3) Identification of Alcohol Biomarkers Using Genomic and Proteomic Approaches, by R. D. Mayfield; (4) Use of Biomarkers as Secondary or Primary Outcome Measures in Alcoholism Treatment Trials, by M. Salaspuro; and (5) Use of Tests for Drink-Drive Offenders: A European Perspective, by A. Helander.