I have been in an outpatient program for 5 months and have been randomly tested for alcohol using the EtG test. I have stayed clean but this past Friday I went out for an occasion with friends and drank about 10 beers over the course of 6 hours. I had to take an EtG on Tuesday at 8pm. I am a female 120lbs. I have had about 4 days of no drinking and I consumed a lot of water. I have heard that the "5 day detection" is nonsense and that unless you drank heavily for days at a time you should be good in 3 days. Is this true? Will I pass?

They are not dreaded if you follow the rules. My bigger fear would be someone calling and telling them you were out drinking.

It is borderline and it is hard to tell. You will just have to hope for he best.

Nobody is going to call. I know it is borderline I made a terrible mistake it is just dreaded because I'm not a heavy drinker I shouldn't have stated it that way. Have you had anybody else in the same position as mine and if so could you share their story?

Just an update, I passed :)

You passed? Really?

Im in the same sitch. 34yrs 125 lbs _ been clean about 5 months
Had 1 and a half coctails Sun night.. about 3 shots of vodka w/ seltzer worth between 4- 8pm ish
Then had dinner Monday night 8pm ish and took 3 sips of wine ( kind of pushed into it since no one knows Im forced to be clean)

Then wham Thurs night 8pm UA-etg test
Now Ive been freaking out since...

:(