Over the past decades, excessive alcohol consumption is one of the top causes of traffic fatalities in United States. Incidentally, about a third of these drunk drivers are repeat alcohol offenders. Since these alcoholic offenders have higher risk of involvement in traffic accidents, the US government is putting its substantial efforts [...]
Hair alcohol EtG testing is a recent method being used for testing a person’s level of alcohol consumption. This test checks for EtG or Ethyl Glucuronide, which is produced only when there is alcohol present in a person’s bloodstream. This fact makes EtG an ideal marker for an alcohol test. The more alcohol a person [...]
The United States is one of the few countries where people have to be 21 years of age or older to drink alcohol. In most European nations, the drinking age is 18. There are pros and cons to legalizing drinking at the age of 18.In the United States, there are two components to agreeing to [...]
EtG testing is a recently established form of alcohol evaluation that works differently from previous forms of alcohol testing. Rather than testing a sample for levels of ethanol, an ETG test looks for the level of EtG in the body to reach its conclusion. EtG is a metabolite that remains in the body for a [...]
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Evades Some of the Issues With Urine Analysis: Often there are issues with altered ethanol levels in a urine sample, which can make the sample invalid for urine testing. These can be caused by evaporation and also by diabetes , which increases the level of glucose and ethanol with it due to yeast naturally found [...]
Many companies do not have an alcohol testing program in place simply because they feel that such a plan would be cost prohibitive and far more of a hindrance than a help to their company. The reality is that these beliefs are far from the truth and that a consistent and complete alcohol testing program [...]
When you are being asked for information about drug testing kits, it can be hard to maintain your impartiality especially if it becomes clear that the person discussing drug test kits with you is clearly abusing drugs and hoping to hide that fact. However if you are a pharmacist or doctor in a position to [...]
Despite what many people think today, driving under the influence of alcohol has been against the law since people began driving cars with the first DUI arrest occurring in 1897. However, the fines for these offenses were lighter then and the driver often got away with a warning and paying a small ticket. An example [...]
Partying moms, and moms who have developed the habit of having a glass of wine or two with dinner, had to forgo their alcohol-consuming ways during their pregnancy in order to protect the young one they have inside their wombs. But when the baby has been delivered and the mother has begun breastfeeding, the [...]
There are a number of reasons why pregnant women are advised not to drink alcohol while they are still carrying their babies in their wombs. The biggest reason among these is none other than fetal alcohol syndrome, where the babies are born with defects and impaired functions that will affect them for the rest [...]
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