Only the OP knows for sure :)

Hi Tessy... I know it's been a while since your post. Did you have that glass and what was the outcome/results?

Don't listen to ex-con. Alcohol can be detected in your urine for up to 80 hours!

I guess I'm wondering what is out of line here. She states her dilemma and is asking for some assisstance with testing relative to the terms and conditions of her probation. If the terms of her probation do not include alcohol comsumption, then it should be OK for her to drink (though I must agree that risking your liberty all for a bit of quiet time and sharing a drink with her husband is ill advised by anyone.) Unless she lives in a place where they have very refined testing ability (like the EtG/EtS), probation on its face, will only test for alcohol in urine and those tests are accurate for about 24 hours. Of course the probation officer reserves the right to send the test to a lab equipmed to administer the EtG/EtS test. The rate at which someone eliminates alcohol in their system varies from person to person depending on their age, sex, weight, and how long they have been drinking. However, the metobolic rate at which alcohol is broken down is termed as Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and is usually .015 BAC per hour. This in turn means that a person who has 0.15 BAC drains out all the alcohol from his body within 10 hours since its consumption. A 0.10 BAC level can be mapped to a metabolism time of 10 hours while a 0.02 BAC level corresponds to a metabolism period of 1.33 hours. Are you an attorney and are you giving legal advise?

Hello Tessy777, I think this will answer your question. If the terms and conditions of your probation do not include alcohol consumption, then it should be OK for you to drink (though I must agree that risking your liberty and the lives of others, all for a bit of quiet time and sharing a drink with your husband is ill advised by all reading this response.) Please understand that I am not an attorney and I am not giving you legal advice. Having said that, unless the place where you live has very refined testing ability (like the EtG/EtS), probation on its face, will only test for alcohol in urine and those tests are accurate for about 24 hours. Of course the probation officer reserves the right to send the test to a lab equipped to administer the EtG/EtS test. This test can produce positive results up to 80 hours after alcohol is ingested. In addition, the rate at which someone eliminates alcohol in their system varies from person to person depending on their age, sex, weight, and how long they have been drinking. However, the metabolic rate at which alcohol is broken down is termed as Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and is usually .015 BAC per hour. What that means is if your BAC is registering as 0.15, and the rate at which it dissipates is 0.15, generally speaking your system will drain out all the alcohol in your system in 10 hours (0.15 divided by 0.15 equals 1.0 or 10 hours) If on the other hand, your BAC is 0.02 BAC and the rate at which the alcohol leaves your system is 0.15, then it will take 13.3 hours to get rid of the alcohol in your system (0.02 divided by 0.15 equals.13 repeating so that equals 13.33 hours) and so on. I know it’s a little technical but it’s worth trying to understand all of this so that you don’t get yourself into trouble. As always, please don't drink and drive. I, and many of the people on this forum, have children and it would tragic if they were killed in a drunk driving accident. Many years ago a drunk driver on my road, killed a family of 5 in a fiery crash leaving only the father to survive. Just don't do it OK? Promise? Hope that helps you in some small measure.

I beg your pardon and humble apologies, I had a typeo. I should have said "13.33 repeat" hours instead of 1.33 hours. My most humble apologies.

Since this thread is 2 years old, it is officially closed.