Passing Alcohol Urinalysis Tests
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 To the extent that passing an alcohol
urinalysis test is important to a person, then he or she should carefully monitor his or her alcohol intake during the work week.
This is especially the case if an individual's place of employment has implemented random alcohol urine tests as part of
their employee drug and alcohol testing and screening policy.
Urine Alcohol Tests and Their Defining Attributes
Urine Alcohol Tests have the following attributes. Note the wide variance in the positive and the negative
characteristics:
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They are the least expensive of the alcohol testing methods.
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They can be used at home, for instance, by parents, though lab verification is required for accurate results.
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They are considered an intrusive method of testing.
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They can be affected by abstaining from drinking for a period of time before the test.
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They detect alcohol ingestion mainly within the past week, or longer with regular drinking.
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They are often temperature tested to assure sample integrity.
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They indicate the presence of alcohol in a person's system, but it takes up to 2 hours for the alcohol to show up in urine.
Urine Alcohol Tests Pros:
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They have a high assurance of reliable results.
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They are relatively inexpensive.
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They provide the most flexibility in testing different drugs, including alcohol and nicotine.
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They are the most likely of all drug-testing methods to withstand legal challenge.
Urine Alcohol Tests Cons:
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The specimen can be adulterated, substituted, or diluted.
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They have a limited window of detection (typically 1 to 5 days).
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They are considered as invasive or embarrassing form of testing.
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They present a biological hazard when the specimens are handled and shipped to the lab.
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They indicate the presence of alcohol in a person's system, but it takes up to 2 hours for the alcohol to show up in urine.
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A positive urine test does not necessarily mean the person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the test. Rather, it
detects and measures the use of alcohol within the previous day or so.
Alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse cost the United States an estimated $220 billion in 2005. This dollar amount
was more than the cost associated with obesity ($133 billion) or with
cancer ($196 billion). |
As far as passing alcohol urinalysis tests is concerned, as mentioned above, the specimen can be adulterated, substituted, or
diluted. Not only this, but a positive urine test does not necessarily mean that the person was under the influence of alcohol at the time
of the test. Rather, it detects and measures the use of alcohol within the previous day or so.
As far as the validity of blood alcohol tests is concerned, they are the most accurate method in use today for
testing a person's blood alcohol content. Blood alcohol tests have the following characteristics: they are the most intrusive
method for testing blood alcohol concentration (BAC); they are the most accurate method for testing a person's BAC; they are the
most expensive method to testing a person's BAC; and due mainly to their high cost and to their intrusiveness, blood tests are
the least common method for testing
a person’s BAC. |
If, for instance, the person has a typical alcohol urinalysis test on a Monday morning, a positive test would show that this
person had alcohol within the past few days. If this person works a typical work week (i.e., Monday through Friday), this would indicate
that the person ingested alcohol on Friday night, Saturday, or Sunday when he or she was not at work. Such a scenario has little, if
anything, to do with passing or failing the alcohol urinalysis test that was administered.
| According to a 1999 report by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 6,374 youth from the ages of 15
to 20 were killed in auto accidents. Alcohol use was documented in 2,238 (35%) of these deaths. |
Passing An Alcohol Urinalysis Tests: Conclusion
If passing an alcohol urinalysis test is important to a person, then he or she should carefully watch his or her
alcohol consumption during the work week.
This is especially the case if the person's place of employment has initiated random alcohol urine tests as part of their
employee alcohol and drug screening and testing protocol.
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associated with obtaining a liquor license, but the more accurate description for obtaining such a license focuses more on the
many requirements of the application process. |
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| In the fourth and final stage of alcohol addiction, having an easily accessible supply of alcohol close at hand
(to avoid "the shakes") becomes one of, if not the most important, things in the life of the alcoholic. During this stage,
alcoholics will do virtually anything to get the alcohol they require. Once the alcohol is secured, alcoholics will usually hide
their bottles so that they can get a drink whenever they need it, which typically means any hour of the day or the night. |
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