I had about one shot of liquor 43 added into my espresso on Saturday evening around 7:00pm. I then had to submit a urines sample on Monday morning at 10:00am which uses EGT testing. Is it likely I will test positive? There was about 36 hours passed between alcohol intake and testing. Please advise if you have any knowledge on this. Thank you.

Ever hear the term... "playing Russian Roulette". If you know what it means you will see it applies to these situations.

If you would like an actual helpful answer with scientific data to back it up instead of some guy trolling your question then here is a quote from the National Institutes of Health:

"EtG was always positive at the 100 and 200 cutoffs, but at 24 hours sensitivity was poor at all cutoffs following the low dose, and poor after 48 hours regardless of dose or cutoff. Similarly, in the clinical trials EtG sensitivity was good for detecting any drinking during the last 24 hours at the 2 lowest cutoffs, but under 40% during the last 24 to 48 hours. Sensitivity was reduced at the 500 ng/ml cutoff. Discrepancies between EtG and EtS were few. Comparison of self-reports of abstinence and EtG-confirmed abstinence indicated underreporting of drinking."

You can find this study at the following link:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24773137

What's the point of worrying about it now? You drank, they tested, and the only component left are the results. What's done is done.

Nice study but it would be more helpful to know the policy and procedures and LAWS that govern whatever state you are in.

@Chaseowen
Depending on the requirements set by the company ordering the testing and other individual factors, you should pass but that's more a guess than a declaration of facts.

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Originally Posted by straus7945

If you would like an actual helpful answer with scientific data to back it up instead of some guy trolling your question then here is a quote from the National Institutes of Health:

"EtG was always positive at the 100 and 200 cutoffs, but at 24 hours sensitivity was poor at all cutoffs following the low dose, and poor after 48 hours regardless of dose or cutoff. Similarly, in the clinical trials EtG sensitivity was good for detecting any drinking during the last 24 hours at the 2 lowest cutoffs, but under 40% during the last 24 to 48 hours. Sensitivity was reduced at the 500 ng/ml cutoff. Discrepancies between EtG and EtS were few. Comparison of self-reports of abstinence and EtG-confirmed abstinence indicated underreporting of drinking."

You can find this study at the following link:

Ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate assays in clinical trials, interpretation, and limitations: results of a dose ranging alcohol challenge study a... - PubMed - NCBI

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Gee who is the real TROLL here Noob. Time to look in the mirror. Contrary to your ignorant and derogatory comment. There was nothing wrong or inaccurate with my answer. Unlike yours. Its easy to dredge inaccurate information off the internet...and yours lacks many facts and makes many assumptions.

I drank 2 shots of Sambuca at a family function on Saturday night then had to submit a random urine drug screen Monday around 10am so approximately 36 passed since my last drink up until testing time. ETG testing is used and I cannot find too much information on this. I know they say it can be detected for 80 hours but I think that's in extreme cases. Has anyone ever passed an ETG urine test within this timeframe after 2 drinks? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

What someone else passes or not may or may not apply in YOUR situation. Too many variables between people.

Chaseowen, since you have asked two questions with almost the exact same information with the exception of the amount of alcohol, I have a question. How much alcohol did you drink?

One shot of Licor 43 is very different from 2 shots of Sambuca. There is about a 10% difference in the amount of alcohol by volume and you have doubled the number of 'shots'.

Do you know what the cut-off limit for the test is?

We cannot give accurate advice unless we get accurate information.

Sorry for the confusing contradictions with my posting. The liquor was Sambuca, not liquor 43. I think they both have approximately the same alcohol content. I'm not exactly sure the amount consumed because the waiter came around to the table and was free pouring the Sambuca into our espressos so I don't know the exact measurement. I would like to say it was closer to the one shot mark instead of two based upon the fact the espresso cup wasn't that big. I guess it's done with now so I'll have to wait on the results. I'll post back once I receive my results for those of you who may have experienced this same situation. Thank you to everyone who helped with information pertaining to ETG testing.

FYI, I did pass the EGT test for alcohol within a 36 hour timeframe. My alcohol consumption was very low, somewhere around 1 shot, possibly a slight bit more. I wouldn't risk it again though as I have too much at stake but I did want to report my results for those of you who may find themselves in the same predicament.