theothereye
Aug 13, 2012, 09:21 PM
Hello,
I have a question regarding urine/etg testing for drugs and alcohol. I will be serving a total of 12 days of community service for a rather embarrassing public intoxication mistake made over 6 months ago. This mistake earned me probation which includes the allowance of random drug tests until I am through paying my restitution (very soon). In all of my months on probation, I have never been asked to have a drug test, was never sentenced to AA or any treatment/counseling and was never told to abstain from alcohol by the court or my probation officer/papers. As such, I have continued to (carefully!) enjoy a drink on the weekends with my friends and family.
Here's the important part- my community service starts 4 days from now (it's Monday and Thursday is the program's beginning). I was informed that I will be taking a urine test to check for "any drugs" (as the officer said) that may be currently in my system. If I pass this test, I will be allowed to carry out my service. However, upon closely reading the Community Service agreement papers, there is a section that reads "possession and/or the use of illegal drugs or use of alcohol is prohibited WHILE PARTICIPATING in the program". What I am wondering is what the probability of the department using an ETG urine test, and if so how drinking Sunday night around 10pm-1am will effect that test. I was never warned about alcohol pertaining to this test- I was only warned that I should "stop smoking weed, if I do, months beforehand" by the officer (yes, a direct quote).
Other information that may help: I am 6'2", 165lbs, white, and have a fast metabolism.
I have a question regarding urine/etg testing for drugs and alcohol. I will be serving a total of 12 days of community service for a rather embarrassing public intoxication mistake made over 6 months ago. This mistake earned me probation which includes the allowance of random drug tests until I am through paying my restitution (very soon). In all of my months on probation, I have never been asked to have a drug test, was never sentenced to AA or any treatment/counseling and was never told to abstain from alcohol by the court or my probation officer/papers. As such, I have continued to (carefully!) enjoy a drink on the weekends with my friends and family.
Here's the important part- my community service starts 4 days from now (it's Monday and Thursday is the program's beginning). I was informed that I will be taking a urine test to check for "any drugs" (as the officer said) that may be currently in my system. If I pass this test, I will be allowed to carry out my service. However, upon closely reading the Community Service agreement papers, there is a section that reads "possession and/or the use of illegal drugs or use of alcohol is prohibited WHILE PARTICIPATING in the program". What I am wondering is what the probability of the department using an ETG urine test, and if so how drinking Sunday night around 10pm-1am will effect that test. I was never warned about alcohol pertaining to this test- I was only warned that I should "stop smoking weed, if I do, months beforehand" by the officer (yes, a direct quote).
Other information that may help: I am 6'2", 165lbs, white, and have a fast metabolism.