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Addiction & Recovery

notawinger

(79 posts) Wed Apr 27, 2016, 05:25 PM Apr 2016

Does anybody know why someone might blow positive on a breathalyzer when they've had nothing to drink?

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Does anybody know [View all] notawinger Apr 2016 OP

Mouthwash? Trajan Apr 2016 #1

Hand sanitizer notawinger Apr 2016 #2

Try germ-X alcohol-free, foaming, hand-sanitizer DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #27

What if you have acetone in your breath? Jemmons Apr 2016 #3

Some people seem to think so. Jemmons Apr 2016 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sweetapogee May 2016 #10

I think sweetapogee May 2016 #11

so basically what you are saying sweetapogee May 2016 #13

You might misunderstand the hypo part... Jemmons May 2016 #14

OK then sweetapogee May 2016 #15

low blood sugars sweetapogee May 2016 #17

please sweetapogee May 2016 #19

ok sweetapogee May 2016 #21

You are reading a lot into my post that there isnt any basis for Jemmons May 2016 #22

you are trying sweetapogee May 2016 #23

I just like the subject... Jemmons May 2016 #24

i left out sweetapogee May 2016 #25

Well - if you say so eom Jemmons May 2016 #26

Yes, mouthwash will do that, for several minutes progree Apr 2016 #4

Rehab notawinger Apr 2016 #6

You can have false positives cally May 2016 #9

Thank you notawinger Jun 2016 #28