I'm very worried I might not pass an EtG alcohol test. I had 4 5oz bottles of white zinfandel on Saturday about noon and was surprised with a test about noon on Monday. Is it possible for me to pass? I'm so scared.

If you stayed well hydrated (nothing too special, just not severely dehydrated), most research shows you should be fine even at the strictest cutoff. By the way, do everyone here a favor and post your results in the results thread.

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Thank you for your response. I hope you're right. When I did the UA I think I was properly hydrated. I am a very thin, small person. Not sure if that makes a difference or not. I will certainly post my results on your thread (if I'm not locked up).

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Thank you for your response. I hope you're right. When I did the UA I think I was properly hydrated. I am a very thin, small person. Not sure if that makes a difference or not. I will certainly post my results on your thread (if I'm not locked up).

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Did you get your results? I am in a very similar situation and am on pins & needles. Please let us know!

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Did you get your results? I am in a very similar situation and am on pins & needles. Please let us know!

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I didn't pass or fail. They called me this morning and said my urine was diluted so I had to go back this afternoon to submitt another sample. It was odd that it was a dilute because I certainly didn't try to give them a diluted sample. The morning I submitted the first sample I didn't do anything differently than I normally do. But I definitely learned my lesson. The stress and worry was not at all worth it. I know the sample I gave them today was perfectly clean, I feel like a million lbs has been lifted off me. I'm following the rules from here on out. Good luck to you on your test! Let us know how it turns out!

Be forewarned, a diluted test can sometime be used as a fail as it is obvious to the testers that you were trying to flush your system. If you are not to drink, don't drink. It's really not that hard.

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Be forewarned, a diluted test can sometime be used as a fail as it is obvious to the testers that you were trying to flush your system. If you are not to drink, don't drink. It's really not that hard.

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Yes, I have heard that submitting a diluted sample was like a fail. He told me that he was not concerned because I have never given them a dilute before. And I honestly was not trying to flush my system at all. I did everything that morning that I do every morning. I have actually had more fluids than that in the past before going to take a test and it wasn't diluted so it was kind of odd to me. And you're right, just don't drink. I'm not supposed to and I'm not going to again! It's also not easy for me to just not drink. Unfortunately, I'm an alcoholic. Before this slip up I had been sober 18 months. If I did it once I can do it again. I learned my lesson and am mad at myself for making such stupid decision. This is just one more instance of when alcohol has caused guilt, shame, and worry. It's not worth it.

It's really hard during the holidays, and I get that. But you have to consider the consequences. Not many people think ahead during the moment if you get what I mean.

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It's really hard during the holidays, and I get that. But you have to consider the consequences. Not many people think ahead during the moment if you get what I mean.

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I was in cognitive behavioral therapy residential treatment for 90 days. That was once of the big things I learned, consider the consequences, we would say play the tape all the way through. Obviously I didn't do that in this instance and it was a very scary close call. That was the alcoholic coming out in me, living in the moment and not thinking ahead. I probably needed this scare to make sure I stay on track. I hate alcohol.