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A breathalyzer uses any of the established mechanisms (paper catch or a infrared beam) developed to measure the amount of ethanol in a drinker's breath and use that information to calculate a reasonably-accurate BAC (blood alcohol content).
They are used to provide a reasonable measure of the level of intoxication and may be used by law enforcement to catch people that may be committing DUI/DWI (driving under intoxication/driving while intoxicated)
However, in certain jurisdictions, breathalyzers manufactured for consumer use or for law enforcement may not necessarily be admissible in court.
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Can drugs be detected on a breathalyzer?
Breathalyzers used by the police department detect alcohol, and nothing but alcohol.
How accurate is a breathalyzer with coumadin?
Breathalyzers are designed and calibrated to detect only alcohol. Since Coumadin is NOT an alcohol based medication it cannot be used as an excuse for a DUI charge.
Can Listerine breath strips effect Breathalyzer results?
No. Breathalyzers measure the amount of alcohol per unit volume. Breath strips only change the smell of the air, not the alcohol content.
How is a detector used on people with alcohol and how does it work?
When you drink, you exhale a certain amount of the alcohol in your breath. This is how blood alcohol content (BAC) is measured by breathalyzers. You blow into the machine, if analyzes how much alcohol is in your breath, performs a mathematical equation, and determines how much alcohol is in your bloodstream.
Can you smoke marijuana and pass a breathalyzer?
breathalyzers measure the amount of alcohol in your system you gronk! not how much dope you've smoked. Are you retared?
Vehicle manufacturer uses breathalyzers?
There are many who suggest that if all vehicles were equipped with breathalyzers we would have fewer alcohol related traffic fatalities. I suggest that the drunks would find a way around them, most likely they'd just buy older cars that didn't have the lockout devices.
How accurate is a car breathalyzer?
Car breathalyzers are very accurate. They operate under the same function as regular breathalyzers.
Do you get drug tested on diversion?
Depending on the offense, diversion programs usually include drug tests, in addition to alcohol breathalyzers. In Nebraska, the participant is randomly drug tested.
Do police forces now use digital breathalyzers?
Many police stations have implemented digital breathalyzers, but there are still a few who use the older types. The digital breathalyzers are much more accurate however. Most police agencies use digitial breathalyzers. These are more accurate than the older ones.
Where one can find breathalyzers for sale?
Oddly enough, most stores that carry electronics do carry breathalyzers. Big stores like Amazon, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart have a selection of breathalyzers, some as inexpensive as $30.
Does hydrocodone show up on breathalyzers?
no..
Does nitroglycerin affect breathalyzers?
yes
