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    Jul 2, 2013, 06:42 PM
    False positive for an oral test for ethanol
    I am completely abstinent from alcohol and probably haven't had a single drink for 120 days or more yet I failed an oral test for ethanol.Im baffled .Keep in mind it is probably at least a 12 panel test through the courts and this is my second false positive in 3 months.Somebody please give me an intelligible response to why or how this could have happened.Thank you.
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    Jul 2, 2013, 06:47 PM
    Do you use hand sanitizers, mouthwash containing alcohol, OTC cold meds containing alcohol?

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