Perfume

Bkmw1989 · Nov 9, 2022

I've heard it can but I don't know for sure. I think most perfume has an alcohol base. I gave all my bath and body stuff to my daughter. I know their lavendar pillow spray has alcohol as a main ingredient.

I've been under monitoring for a week now a d I'm still trying to figure out what I can and cant use/eat.

What kind of perfume do you use?

K. Everly, BSN, RN · Nov 13, 2022

It’s unlikely but possible. Perfume has a ton of alcohol. In fact, I think it is almost all alcohol mixed with primarily synthetic fragrance.

The chances of having a false positive from perfume or hand sanitizer are low, especially if you keep it below your waist and try not to breathe it in when it is still wet (which is what monitoring programs recommend).

I did alcohol ETG tests 3x a week for 2.5 years and never had a positive because of hand sanitizer or perfume, was I was judicious about my use of them and followed some basic common sense with products containing alcohol. The bigger issue I had was with the alcohol devices from the court system (not nurse program monitoring), such as the alcohol ankle monitor, hand held monitor, and car breathalyzer. Every single one of those failed me at some point and I had to prove my innocence with ETGs and PETH tests. I can’t even believe the courts can use those things when they are so frequently faulty.

Universe93B · Nov 23, 2022

You had to take etg tests 3 times per week? Or did you mean to say 3 times per month?

K. Everly, BSN, RN · Jan 24, 2023

Universe93B said:

You had to take etg tests 3 times per week? Or did you mean to say 3 times per month?

Nope. I MEANT to say 3x a WEEK. I had to do a 6-panel drug test w/ EtG 3x a week.

In addition to the urine tests, I also had to wear an ankle alcohol monitor for 8 months. And, when I got rid of the ankle monitor, I then had to breathe into a handheld breathalyzer w/ a camera 4x a DAY for a year. Additionally, for almost 3 years I had to use an ignition interlock device in my car. I never relapsed or had a true positive in all the time, but each one of those devices failed at some point and I had to prove my innocence with blood and urine screens.

This all occurred as a result of a 2nd DUI.

Kitiger, RN · Jan 24, 2023

What is an ankle alcohol monitor?

K. Everly, BSN, RN · Jan 26, 2023

Kitiger said:

What is an ankle alcohol monitor?

I've never heard of a BON using one, but it was used on me for sobriety court. They are called SCRAM tethers. They are basically a black box on a watch band that goes around your ankle and is not removable. If I remember correctly, every 30 minutes or so they measure alcohol content in your sweat. You can't submerge in water and you obviously have to be exceedingly cautious about the body care products you use and make sure they don't contain alcohol (which is quite a tough task).