The Global point-of-care breathalyser market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% to reach US$ 658.9 million by 2032 from US$ 385.7 million in 2022. The spike is ascribed to higher alcohol intake. The point-of-care breathalyser market expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% between 2016 and 2021.

The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of a breath sample can be estimated using a non-invasive medical instrument called a Breathalyzer. The Breathalyzer is used to measure drug and alcohol-induced intoxication levels. Dr. Robert Borkenstein created the Breathalyzer while working as a police photographer at the Indiana State Police laboratory.

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Since 1954, numerous equipment such as Alcotest, Alcosensor, Datamaster, Intoxilyzer, and Intoximeter have been sold under the genericized term Breathalyzer. The Breathalyzer gadget is divided into three sections: the system for sampling breath, the two glass tubes containing chemicals, and the photocells that are linked to the meter and display a color change.


The Breathalyzer device employs a redox reaction to produce a color shift in dichromate ions that is exactly proportionate to the amount of alcohol in breath. The dichromate ion's red-orange color changes to green.

The Breathalyzer has proven to be crucial in point-of-care services. Previously, testing blood alcohol content required drawing blood from the patient and sending it to the hospital, which resulted in a lengthy test. Up until now, it has been the most crucial tool for keeping an eye on and controlling incidents or cases of drunk driving.

In the United States, drunk driving incidents resulted in roughly 290,000 injuries and 10,265 fatalities in 2015. Additionally, reports on the time and quality of work lost as a result of alcohol intake have been released. Being found intoxicated while operating a vehicle or during working hours is illegal anywhere in the globe.

Due to use of Breathalyzer there is no need of any invasive procedure, device is portable and test results are out in seconds. Another important use of Breathalyzer is in maintaining high order discipline in National and International air transport to maintain safety and standards while travelling.

Breathalyzer is of very significant use to prevent order and discipline in government or private offices, road traffic management and forensic studies too. It is also used for management in rehabilitation centres, mining and construction centres.

Point-of-Care Breathalyzer Market: Drivers and Restraints

Point-of-care Breathalyzer market has seen enormous growth due to its significant use to maintain safety, order and discipline amongst population. The major drivers for point-of-care Breathalyzer market is alarming increase in alcohol consumption seen at all age groups and also increase in road accidents due to drink driving.

Due to strict government regulations, drink driving and alcohol abuse during work hours has led to increase in demand for modern use portable Breathalyzer. Use of personal portable Breathalyzer to check for alcohol content within normal limits to keep a check on safe driving and productive working hours has given a drive for point-of-care Breathalyzer market worldwide.

Moreover easy availability of personal Breathalyzer that can be ordered online according to ones choice, has also been a factor to drive point-of-care Breathalyzer market. Awareness initiative taken by government has also led to increase of market size for point-of-care Breathalyzer market.

High cost of Breathalyzer and less market for new brands producing Breathalyzer were seen to hamper in the past for but modern portable cheap Breathalyzer are taking over the point-of-care Breathalyzer market now.

Point-of-Care Breathalyzer Market: Overview

According to a study report published in South Africa about 10% of the country’s GDP is lost due to alcohol abuse annually which is equal to R240 billion. Also worldwide there is much loss due to alcohol abuse leading to immense destruction in drunk driving accidents, expensive alcohol abuse treatment and loss of manpower and productive working hours brings an overall effect on worldwide economy.

Thus awareness due to such losses have led government to take strict measures in field of law enforcement and highway safety administration to bring down losses. Efficient use of point-of-care Breathalyzer to prevent such loss has proved beneficial and made people aware of its legal consequences being the reason for increasing market for of point-of-care Breathalyzer market.

Mandatory alcohol test are carried out worldwide in workplaces such as transport, construction sites mining, shipping, airlines, defense centres, rehabilitation centres to maintain safety of individuals increasing market size for point-of-care Breathalyzer market over globe.

Point-of-Care Breathalyzer Market: Key Players

Some of the key players in point-of-care Breathalyzer market include Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Intoximeters,Lion Laboratories Limited, Lifeloc Technologies, Inc., Inc., , BACtrack, Quest Products, Inc., Alere, Inc., and C4 Development, Andatech Private Limited Ltd. Most of the providers of point-of-care breathalyzer are adopting the strategy of providing these products through e-commerce, so that buyers can browse the products according to their needs.

Based on product type, the point-of-care breathalyzer market is segmented into the following:

• Desktop Point-of-Care Breathalyzer
• Portable Point-of-Care Breathalyzer
• Handheld Point-of-Care Breathalyzer

 Based on product technology, the point-of-care breathalyzer market is segmented into the following:

• Chemical reaction (Breathalyzer).
• Fuel-cell technology (Alcosensor III or IV).
• Infrared Spectroscopy (Intoxilyzer).

Based on end user, the point-of-care breathalyzer market is segmented into the following:

• International and National transport systems.
• Rehabilitation centres.
• Government and private offices.
• Diagnostic centers.
• Home care settings