PassportCruiser

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  1. Checking test results?

    You had facts and that was the point of your post? Sure, I can also say, "Hey, don't use rubbing alcohol, it can cause a positive test." And my post was to bring that down to a practical level....
  2. Checking test results?

    No, I didn't "reiterate" everything you said. You are implying in your post that any of those things used even lightly will cause a false positive and you will fail a test. That is NOT true....
  3. Checking test results?

    The mouthwash study shows that you have to swish 60% alcohol mouthwash for 15 min, 3 times, each 1 min apart to have any noticeable urine ETG levels - that means you are swishing mouthwash for 45 min...
  4. Checking test results?

    Understood and you have a great point. There are many people with a substance use diagnosis and in recovery, who are doing well. And not everyone in substance use recovery lie. But when...
  5. Checking test results?

    I understand that it's hard to get it, but that's how it is. When a person with a true substance use disorder defend themselves, it is natural to not tell the truth. And that includes an anonymous...
  6. Checking test results?

    Because that's what people with substance use disorders do when they are in a monitoring program - they lie! You can't possibly believe everything you read on here. Doesn't all of us on here...
  7. Checking test results?

    People are avoiding entire genres of food and not pumping gasoline because they think it will cause a positive ETG test? Wow, this is insane people! Yes, monitoring sucks and we all become paranoid...
  8. Blood test

    How was the result? Like SheelaDavis said, the labs are not reliable with time required for tests. I had a Peth take 12 days to
  9. Missed check in and selection

    Usually it's 2 or 3 "missed-checkins" allowed before they take some kind of disciplinary
  10. Have a colleague in Virginia who has just been "accepted" into the monitoring program due to alcohol use. Already had an evaluation, etc. But she they are making her choose either 1) Peth, 2)Hair...
  11. Option of taking Peth, hair or nails on initial

    Yes, I saw this and I think another on Google search where they compared hair in cocaine users and Alcohol for etg. The etg decreased quite a bit in the segments that had more wash cycles. So this...
  12. A medical licensing attorney once told me - doesn't matter if you are in the NPDB or not. "Your recovery journey is a story that you will get good at telling and you will use it as an advantage in...
  13. Option of taking Peth, hair or nails on initial

    Unfortunately, she had had multiple drinking episodes and stopped 30 days ago. So I've heard of Peth staying positive for longer than 30 days depending on how much the person had drank even if 30...
  14. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    I applied it 4 days before the day of the test. As long as you do it at least 2 days before the test, it will give normal shampooing a chance to get out every last bit of metabolite. Most of...
  15. Let us know what happens with your test - it will help everyone out. We can also try to see what to do depending on your lab
  16. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    I had a Hair test 12 panel with alcohol ETG last week and got the results back today - NEGATIVE. I had several large alcohol binges in the last several weeks, so was afraid the ETG level might have...
  17. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    Are you sure? Because this website where you order tests, the sample report is from labcorp and uses a 20 level of reference interval. Other online ordering labs also have the same 20 level....
  18. How do people even make it through the monitoring program?

    It's tough, but it's doable. I eat what I want, except for poppyseeds. focus on getting through the tests and don't worry about food. Make a countdown timer. (I'm having trouble posting a...
  19. Well, I'm not the one doing the tests but I do have a drink occasionally and limit it to 1 or 2. I don't have an SUD. As you can see, I can limit my drinking to 1 or 2 but the monitoring agency sees...
  20. Have info on another example on a peth blood test using whole blood. It's from a dentist I went to rehab with. She drank 4 standard glasses of wine at a restaurant on a Friday evening along with...
  21. Monitoring and had a pETh test 5.5 days ago

    Even if you didn't use detox shampoos, this is not enough alcohol drinking to cause a positive level on hair ETG. Please let us know the result, but this is not enough for hair etg. It is a very...
  22. Generally speaking, hair can go back 2-3 months for these substances. It's a stretch saying it can go back 6 months. That's what the lab companies advertise things as. Just like how they...
  23. These are good benchmarks. I am now passing into the 2nd half of my monitoring period and I have noticed getting more "random" Peth tests on the RecoveryTrek app! It's crazy! It's a $100 or $120...
  24. Foods to avoid

    Thanks for this thread. I used to be so paranoid about this and never even ate out! Then I decided I can't live like this for 5 years. I started to eat out, go to parties and eat food there,...