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timclipy01
Jun 15, 2012, 04:54 PM
Does saliva test work for etg/ets detection methods?

DrBill100
Jun 15, 2012, 05:59 PM
does saliva test work for etg/ets detection methods?

Not very effectively. Hoiseth, tested oral fluid detection of EtG/EtS and found that when detectable at all was it was only for a few hours longer than ethanol itself. Oral swabs aren't currently used for EtG testing.

Hoiseth, G (2010) (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20663284)