Thursday, October 22, 2009

All about Urine Alcohol tests

They are the least expensive of the alcohol testing methods, and can be used by parents at home also. They are considered an intrusive method of alcohol testing and the results can be affected by abstaining from drinking for a period of time before the test. They detect any alcohol ingestion within the past one-week or may be even longer. They are temperature tested to assure sample integrity and indicate the amount of alcohol in the person's system but taking two hours for the alcohol to show up in the person's urine.

Pros of Urine Tests: These tests have a high assurance of reliable results, relatively inexpensive, provide the most flexibility in testing different drugs and are most likely to withstand legal challenge.

Cons of Urine Tests: The specimen can be adulterated, substituted, or diluted thus affecting the results. They have a limited window of detection, which ranges from 1 to 5 days and are considered as invasive or embarrassing form of alcohol testing. They pose a biological hazard when they are shipped to the lab. A positive urine test does not mean that the person was under the influence of alcohol during the time of the test, but rather, it detects the measure and use of alcohol within the previous day or so, and with some special testing methods, up to 80 hrs.

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