Jones A W, Lund M, Andersson E
Department of Alcohol Toxicology, National Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
J Anal Toxicol. 1989 Jul-Aug;13(4):199-203. doi: 10.1093/jat/13.4.199.
In the course of analyzing blood samples from drunk drivers, several low molecular weight volatiles were occasionally identified in addition to ethanol on the gas chromatograms. Among 21, 153 blood specimens analyzed during 1986, 77 contained ethanol as well as other volatile agents at the following mean concentrations: ethanol 2090 mg/L (range 830-3410), methanol 49.6 mg/L (range 20-178), acetone 88.3 mg/L (range 12-307), 2-propanol 32.2 mg/L (range 4-99), 2-butanone 49.2 mg/L (range 5-144), and 2-butanol 23.2 mg/L (range 4-64). A technical alcohol widely available in Sweden, trade name T-red, contains 92% w/w ethanol, 2% w/w acetone, and 5% w/w 2-butanone. A red coloring agent and a substance to impart a bitter taste (bitrex) are added to deter consumption. The drinking drivers who consumed technical alcohol were on average older (43 years compared with 35 years) and had higher mean BAC (2090 mg/L compared with 1767 mg/L). Those who drank denatured alcohol were more often apprehended while driving small motorcycles (mopeds) than were control groups of DWI offenders. The use of technical alcohol for intoxication might reflect, at least in part, the high costs and restricted availability of conventional alcoholic beverages in Sweden.
在分析酒驾者的血样过程中，除乙醇外，气相色谱图上偶尔还能鉴定出几种低分子量挥发性物质。在1986年分析的21153份血样中，77份同时含有乙醇和其他挥发性物质，其平均浓度如下：乙醇2090毫克/升（范围830 - 3410）、甲醇49.6毫克/升（范围20 - 178）、丙酮88.3毫克/升（范围12 - 307）、2 - 丙醇32.2毫克/升（范围4 - 99）、2 - 丁酮49.2毫克/升（范围5 - 144）以及2 - 丁醇23.2毫克/升（范围4 - 64）。瑞典一种广泛可得的工业酒精，商品名为T - red，含有92%（重量/重量）的乙醇、2%（重量/重量）的丙酮和5%（重量/重量）的2 - 丁酮。添加了一种红色着色剂和一种能带来苦味的物质（苦味剂）以防止饮用。饮用工业酒精的酒驾者平均年龄更大（43岁，而对照组为35岁），平均血液酒精浓度更高（2090毫克/升，而对照组为1767毫克/升）。与酒驾违法者对照组相比，饮用变性酒精的人在驾驶小型摩托车（助力车）时更常被查获。使用工业酒精来达到醉酒状态可能至少部分反映了瑞典传统酒精饮料成本高且供应受限的情况。
