Сеченовский вестник (Dec 2022)
The history of the examination for state of alcohol intoxication
Abstract
Evolution of the approaches to diagnostics of DUI as the evidentiary base in law violations is traced; parallelism in the development of scientific beliefs on the nature of acute alcohol intoxication, scientific and technological achievements – on one hand, and legislation in the field of traffic safety, on the other is described Two principles of diagnostics are compared – clinical and chemical-toxicological, their advantages and disadvantages. Author’s point of view concerning optimal principles of diagnostics and legislation in Russia is formulated.