Alcohol ETG Urine Test
Since decades, simple urine tests and breathalyzers were used to detect if one has consumed alcohol recently but no method was able to answer if one has taken alcohol last week!
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This is because, alcohol dissipates itself from the system in a matter of hours, and no one gets to know if you had that kickin’ drink at the party last weekend! But now, to the utter despair of those all-time boozers, the brainy chaps-in-the-labs have come up with a new protocol, which is being tagged as “gold standard of alcohol testing” for this can tell if someone has taken alcohol in the near past! This latest method works on the concept of Alcohol Biomarkers.
Alcohol biomarkers are the physiological compounds that are produced when alcohol is metabolized the by the body. They are used as an indication of consumption of alcohol. Researchers have reported two types of biomarkers – Indirect and Direct. Indirect biomarkers are the traditional alcohol biomarkers, which suggest heavy alcohol consumption by detecting the toxic effects that alcohol may have had on various organs or body chemistry. Direct biomarkers are the biomarkers that are produced as byproduct during the alcohol metabolism. One such direct biomarker is ETG i.e. Ethyl Glucuronide which forms the basis of this latest alcohol detection method which is also known as The ETG alcohol test. This test serves as a measure to trace out those individuals who are legally prohibited from consuming alcohol, either by the law or by their employer.
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The Alcohol ETG Urine Test is a biomarker test that detects the presence of ethyl glucuronide in the urine samples. Actually, alcohol, when metabolized by the liver, forms ethyl glucuronic acid i.e. when someone consumes alcohol, in the liver, a compound called glucuronic acid reacts with it and forms Ethyl glucuronide as a metabolite. Alcohol dissipates within few hours but ETG particles remains in the system for as long as 80 hours, so a Friday night party can get you in trouble even on Monday morning! In some cases this test can also detect ETG markers even after 5 days of consuming alcohol. This amazing sensitivity makes this method most suitable to be applied in a diverse array of situations to find illegal, long term alcohol consumption. No wonder, since its instauration, this test has gained wide popularity & acceptance all across the globe. Nowadays, this test is also conducted widely in the corporate world to profile the alcohol habits and use of illicit drugs by their prospective employees.
Although this test has been proved to be able to detect alcohol usage for as long as 80 hours but still, it has got some booby traps! This test “can not distinguish in between the beer and the purell” says the director of federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). It doesn’t bother to find out why and how the ETG has been produced or the identity of the real substance which has been metabolized to produce ETG. If it detects ETG, it will simply label you as an inebriate! So, it may get you in trouble for no fault of yours! Moreover, there are no known threshold levels determined for ETG that can distinguish between the incidental exposure and the intentional consumption of alcohol. Therefore, the federal agency has reported that – “as the test is so sensitive, it can also falsely read positive for alcohol consumption even if the test taker has taken a medication containing alcohol!”
Still, if the medication profile of a person is known, this test can greatly facilitate alcohol detection in those individuals who are legally prohibited from consuming alcohol, either by the law or by their employer! Beware Boys!
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August 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Does vigorous exercise or diuresis impact the accuracy of the EtG test?
August 19th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I was wondering if the ETG itself would detect anibolic steroids such as deca durbolin? I would think they would have to have a certian test just for the steroids? thank you for your time Steven
October 12th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
i was wondering if i will pass if i had 4 beers seven days ago just found out im on resrictions never would have went to the football game if you know what i mean
November 8th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I have to test THU. and it is Sat.
My test is cort ordered and how long will alchol stay in my system
January 21st, 2009 at 12:55 pm
What other factors can result in a high ETG detection.
Can Liver disease or Diabetes effect the results, or any
other substance, other than drugs or alcohol
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
As far as I know Liver disease does not effect the result of ETG Alcohol Urine test.
I know it can detect alcohol use up to 3 days or something
March 15th, 2009 at 10:16 am
if i drank on friday, will alcohol be detected with etg test on wednesday
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
where are the answers to the above questions
July 1st, 2009 at 6:53 pm
If a person drank 3 glass of wine on tuesdaynight. And then was tested friday afternoon. What would the test read?
September 4th, 2009 at 5:51 am
Here’s the answers to most of the questions. If you aren’t supposed to drink because you are court ordered no to, DONT DRINK. It’s pretty easy people. If you still think you need/want a drink in spite of court order prohibiting it, I wonder if that could be the sign of a problem?
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
In order to determine how long you will fail an etg test you need to know the cutoff the lab is using. If they are using a 100ng cutoff you could fail for up to five days (about 120 hours). People fail on that cutoff for using too much hand sanatizer or listerine. If they are using a 500 ng cutoff, which most labs do, then the absolute longest you will fail is about 90 hours, even if you drank as many as 20 drinks (however, be careful to make sure you are not dehydrated when you go in for the test or the time can increase to 130 hours; see http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/44/1/55). The average, adequately hydrated person will pass after about 65 hours (the range varies from person to person and heavily intoxicated people have passed after only 40 hours). Also, keep in mind that there is a slight correalation between how much you drank and when you will pass. If you stay under 1g/kg of alcohol, which is about 2 to 3 drinks for most people, you will pass as early as 30 hours but likely in 40 (at most 50). All of you will pass for sure except the person who drank a few glasses less than 3 days before the test. That person has a chance of failing.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Does extreme vomiting the day of alcohol consumption effect the detection of alcohol using the ETG urine ?
November 24th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I live in a sober living facility and I was recently UA’d I have never worried about the results because I don’t drink, I am diabetic and it would just cause major issues with my health if I did. Although I was just recently made aware that my test results came back positive. How can that be possible? I do use an extensive amount of hand sanitizer and use a lot of different kind of cleaning products, and if that is the case how do I prove to the establishment I reside in that the test they used came back to be false positive! I’m frustrated and I’m trying to prove that I do not drink!
December 27th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I have been doing ETG testing for 2 years and depending on how much you drink it usually has a detection range of 80 hours and i have had one or two non alcoholic beers and passed but those are still at .5% content and a regular coors light is at about 4.-6.% so you can figure the math out.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
If a positive test comes back and they mentioned 700, what does that mean? Does this test just show that you drank or will determine the amount and frequency? I am very confused as to how the results determine your drinking history. I drank on a Wednesday evening and was tested that friday morning. What does the 700 result really tell them??? Please let me know
February 19th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
I recently found out I failed a etg test but haven’t drank in months. Wondering why, I realized that chemicals I work with may have triggered the positive result. Is it possible to test positive if you are exposed to Isopropyl Alcohol?
March 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
I had about 3 or 4 sips of red wine last night (approx. 1/2 glass) i got tested with an etg this morning. it was exactly 12 hours after i sipped the drink. the cut off level is 500, will it test positive?
June 29th, 2010 at 5:11 am
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I have not taken a drink for months, but did use an inhaler with albuterol in it the day before a ua and tested positve. I know it had to be that because it was my first and only positive ua in almost a year of taking the etg tests.
July 26th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I had 3 drinks friday the last being at 10 p.m..I have a test tuesday at 5 p.m.91 hours after the last drink..Will I pass?