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Choosing the most appropriate biological sample for its screening is extremely important in forensic autopsy, mainly to differentiate alcohol consumed before death from alcohol formed\n                    <jats:italic>post-mortem<\/jats:italic>\n                    , as well as to reduce the risk of ethanol loss through oxidation or metabolism. Therefore, this study presents an integrative review of recent literature on the collection, storage, and availability of biological matrices collected during forensic autopsy for detecting alcohol and its metabolites, considering the\n                    <jats:italic>post-mortem<\/jats:italic>\n                    condition and decomposition status of the body. The Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched, with searches limited to English-language articles from the past 10 years, excluding reviews and meta-analyses. 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