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Urine test
How can a urine test show
positive for alcohol when I have not drank any alcohol?
positive for alcohol when I have not drank any alcohol?
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I found this with a quick search on the internet. I do know that the actual alcohol doesn't make it through the kidneys, but this explains the testing:
"Alcohol is metabolized before it is eliminated, which means that alcohol itself doesn't show up in urine tests. Instead, ethyl glucoronide (EtG), which is a direct metabolite of alcohol, is the substance being tested for in alcohol tests. It is detectable in urine 3-4 days, or about 80 hours, after ingesting alcohol."
"Alcohol is metabolized before it is eliminated, which means that alcohol itself doesn't show up in urine tests. Instead, ethyl glucoronide (EtG), which is a direct metabolite of alcohol, is the substance being tested for in alcohol tests. It is detectable in urine 3-4 days, or about 80 hours, after ingesting alcohol."
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