Until it is tested in the courts it is not an issue. Many experts, including government bodies that deal with alcohol and Alcoholism, believe that the test is too sensitive to be reliable in testing for beverage alcohol. When the issue is litigated, it will hopefully be banned for non-therapeutic purposes such as compliance testing.
In the meantime, the best way to deal with testing is to abstain from all alcohol and all things -- such as mouthwash -- that contain ethyl alcohol.
Here is what the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA
has to say about EtG:
Direct biomarkers of drinking have recently been
developed. They are termed "direct" because they are
analytes of alcohol metabolism. Although most alcohol that
is consumed is metabolized by oxidative processes in the
liver, a very small amount is broken down nonoxidatively,
thereby creating analytes that can be measured for a longer
period than when alcohol itself remains in the body and
could be measured in the breath, blood, or urine.
Among the more recently available direct biomarker
laboratory tests are tests for ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and
ethyl sulfate (EtS). Although present in all body fluids and
tissues, EtG and EtS are usually measured in urine. EtG and
EtS tests may become positive shortly after even low-level
exposure to alcohol and may remain detectable in urine for
several days. Because of the purported high sensitivity of
these tests, exposure to alcohol that is present in many daily
use products might also result in a positive laboratory test
for these biomarkers. EtG is becoming widely available in
the United States, and some laboratories have also begun
to test for EtS. At the current time, EtG and EtS testing
may have a supportive role in therapeutic interventions
in an environment where breath or blood alcohol tests are
used to monitor abstinence. However, until further research
has been conducted, the high sensitivity of the EtG and
EtS tests does not permit the distinction between alcohol
exposure and alcohol consumption at lower levels of
possible biomarker detection.
The Role of Biomarkers in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders,
Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory,
Volume 5, Issue 4
An ETG alcohol test can detect if someone has consumed alcohol even after there is no more ethanol left in their system. If the ETG is present in the test then that means alcohol was ingested at some point.
Law enforcement agencies and court systems are major users of EtG urine testing.
From what I have heard. No they do not.
You could pass the test, with luck, but the odds are against it. ETG testing does not test for alcohol. It test for an alcohol metabolite that is present in the body for about 80 hours after alcohol is ingested. It is not directly related to the amount of alcohol, which is why it is only used for compliance testing, not for blood alcohol level testing. Since ETG tests are compliance tests, ANY detectable amount is considered to be a fail.
Yes. The alcohol metabolite tested for in an EtG test is only present if alcohol has been present.
No. It works in theory, but for such a short time that you'd have to be drinking it in the waiting room. EtG tests are extremely sensitive.
Etg (Ethyl Glucuronide) is the metabolite tested for, in identifying the presence of alcohol in a sample. It is highly unlikely a 10 panel drug test that it would be testing for etg.
Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a direct metabolite of ethanol alcohol. The presence of EtG in the urine can be used to detect recent alcohol consumption, even after the ethanol alcohol is no longer measurable. The presence of EtG in the urine demonstrates that ethanol alcohol was ingested within the past three or four days, or roughly 80 hours after the ethanol alcohol has been metabolized by the body. As a result, it can be determined that a urine alcohol test employing EtG is a more accurate indicator of the recent consumption of alcohol as opposed to simply measuring for the existence of ethanol alcohol.
Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a direct metabolite of ethanol alcohol. The presence of EtG in the urine can be used to detect recent alcohol consumption, even after the ethanol alcohol is no longer measurable. The presence of EtG in the urine demonstrates that ethanol alcohol was ingested within the past three or four days, or roughly 80 hours after the ethanol alcohol has been metabolized by the body. As a result, it can be determined that a urine alcohol test employing EtG is a more accurate indicator of the recent consumption of alcohol as opposed to simply measuring for the existence of ethanol alcohol.
Incidental alcohol exposure (alcohol in hand sanitizer, alcohol in mouthwash, alcohol in medicines, etc.) can cause a false positive result for drinking alcohol.
Most are. There is considerable disagreement about ETG testing. Many experts feel that it is too sensitive to be routinely used for compliance testing.
No. Testing can only reveal the amount of alcohol in the body, not how it got there. Thing is, drinking is about the only way to get it there, so there's not much excuse.