| Drug testing laboratories use a common method | | | | toxins. Since the liver is the first organ that the |
| of <a rel="nofollow" | | | | blood from the stomach and intestines enters |
| onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', ' | | | | before circulating throughout the body, it will have |
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| Testing</a> to test for alcohol consumption. | | | | exactly why the liver is prone to such damaging |
| However, studies now show that this test | | | | effects. Enzymes in the liver break it down either |
| doesn’t really differentiate well between | | | | into water or carbon dioxide and then pass it |
| consumption and exposure to relatively small | | | | through the lungs or urine. Each individual will go |
| amounts of alcohol. They may even be so | | | | through this process as varying rates and each |
| sensitive as to pick up alcohol is many household | | | | person will feel the effects of the alcohol |
| or personal items, such as mouthwash or cold | | | | differently. |
| medicine. <a rel="nofollow" | | | | Courts have rules that while the EtG test may |
| onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', ' | | | | have its uses it cannot be used as a tool to |
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| Testing</a> has been a difficult test to | | | | used to possibly dig a little deeper into an issue or |
| perfect as scientists are looking for the perfect | | | | as one tool of many used in an investigation. More |
| way to confirm if the presence of alcohol is in the | | | | in-depth blood alcohol test, urine tests or hair |
| urine. | | | | alcohol testing. |
| The EtG test is known as a biomarker tests that | | | | It seems that more and more companies, high |
| detects the level or presence of ethyl gucuronide | | | | schools, and families are utilizing these types of |
| in urine samples. Generally this test is good for | | | | tests to keep people honest and on task. Since |
| detecting if there is any alcohol in someone’s | | | | so many tests exist, each situation needs to be |
| system that is not legally eligible to drink at all. | | | | looked at carefully to determine which type of |
| However, they may cause a false positive for | | | | test would be the most useful. While these tests |
| those that are legally eligible to drink and may | | | | do have their place and usefulness in society, we |
| have had some alcohol but not very much. This is | | | | need to be careful on the fact that sometimes |
| where the difficulty lies. Studies found that while | | | | we may encounter false positives. This could be |
| many household products contain alcohol and will | | | | extremely detrimental if the case is a serious one |
| show up the test, age and ethnicity will also play a | | | | and reliability is of the utmost importance. It |
| determining factor. | | | | seems that random drug and alcohol testing and |
| So, what actually happens to your body when | | | | becoming a common part of our society. We will |
| you drink alcohol? When you take a drink of | | | | probably all experience these tests at some point |
| alcohol the liquid seeps into the stomach and | | | | in our lives. We need to all know that our tests |
| intestines and then into the bloodstream. From | | | | are going to be reported accurately. |
| here it ends up in the liver. The liver removes the | | | | |