Eeeh. Might as well post this under my real username. I'm about to enter into the Kansas Nurse Assistance Program which requires monthly urine screens for three years. One false positive will get me reported to the BON. I know there are further gold standard tests that can be done but I don't think my program does these if you have a positive UA.
I've been doing some research on EtG testing and am wondering if it's even possible to go three years without getting a false positive? I can obviously abstain from alcohol. And I know about the obvious alcohol containing products like mouthwash, cold medicine, make-up and skin creams, hair dyes, hand sanitizer, fermented products like soy sauce, baked goods and flavored lattes...but my research seems to show that there are literally thousands of products that could possibly cause a false EtG reading. At least deodorants, toothpaste, and shampoos have to list ingredients -- I have no idea what's in my cleaning supplies or laundry detergent. (All of which are on various lists of products that could possibly cause a false EtG reading.) Apparently, yeast infections and UTIs can also cause false positives.
KNAP has been no help. They tell me to refer to the materials that they sent me but those materials are literally three small paragraphs on cold medicine and mouthwash, hemp products, and poppy seeds. I might call the testing facility tomorrow to see if they have anything more comprehensive.
But, like...this does get done, right? People have to pass these tests for all sorts of monitoring programs, probation, and to get jobs...but it seems like the internet (and even this board) is filled with people complaining about false EtG positives.
