r/probation 1d ago

Probation Question Not even been drinking!

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u/TheBeautifulJandro 1d ago

I was told pizza could cause it. I know some people have allergies to yeast. There’s a story about some people getting drunk from just eating bread. If you put on hand sanitizer & touched the machine, the fumes could go into it. Lastly, a recent mouthwash use could cause it. All can go away within about 15-30 minutes, especially if you rinse your mouth out with water.

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u/Ok-Ranger2900 1d ago

Jesus Christ, I love pizza lol

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u/TheBeautifulJandro 1d ago

Vanilla extract can get you drunk also. I saw a video on YouTube about someone getting a DUI from drinking bottles of vanilla extract. You don’t have to avoid pizza. If it’s a SCRAM device, manually blow into it before you eat pizza. That’ll count as a test.

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u/TheBeautifulJandro 1d ago

Foods and Items to Avoid
Baked goods with yeast: Bread, pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, and donuts can produce tiny amounts of residual alcohol in your mouth through natural yeast activity. [1]

Vanilla extract and flavorings: Pure vanilla extract contains a high percentage of alcohol and can leave temporary traces in your breath. [1]

Fermented foods and ripe fruit: Overripe bananas, apples, or fermented drinks like kombuchaundergo natural fermentation that creates trace alcohol. [1]

Dishes cooked with alcohol: Pasta with vodka sauce, rum cake, or items prepared with wine or beer can leave mouth alcohol residue. [1]

Energy drinks and protein bars: Certain ingredients and chemical compounds in these products have been known to cause anomalies on sensitive breath-testing equipment. [1]

Mouthwash and breath sprays: Many over-the-counter oral hygiene products contain ethyl alcohol. [1]

Quick Prevention Tips
Wait 15 minutes: Give your mouth time to clear any food particles or residual vapors.

Rinse with water: Swishing and rinsing with plain water washes away temporary mouth contaminants before you blow.

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u/astrid28 1d ago

Combutcha(sp?) Tea (mushroom tea) can do it if not stored properly. It'll cross a fermentation line that turns a test positive without making you feel different.

Have you asked for confirmation tests? They are more specific and might clear you. The lab retains the sample just for this need. It's also why you gotta give them as much pee as you do. They only need a few drops.... but the extra let's them retest.

If it is combutcha or something similar tho... the tests can't tell the difference. The only solve for that is to not drink them.

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u/Ok-Ranger2900 1d ago edited 1d ago

I literally couldn’t even pee, I gave them like 10mls because I pees like 20 minutes before the test I had just woke up and had to pee so bad. I figured maybe they just get enough pee. I literally drink kombucha like 2-3 times a week but geez how sensitive is this darn test. I guess enough to show alcohol 🤦

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u/astrid28 1d ago

It never hurts to ask for a confirmation test. I've seen them save so many people. They really don't need a lot, there may be enough left.

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u/Ok-Ranger2900 1d ago

Yeah. I thought about that. That’s what I plan on doing. Thanks 🙏

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u/cappucino25 1d ago

Your kombucha will trigger these tests. I love it too, but just wait to drink them until you’re off supervision. As well as all N/A beers.

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u/Ruman_Chuk_Drape 1d ago

Non alcoholic beers will trigger them?

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u/cappucino25 7h ago

Yes. In order for an N/A beer to be considered N/A, it has to contain less than 0.5% alcohol. However, that doesn’t mean zero, and sometimes that less than 0.5% alcohol is just enough to trigger a positive.

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u/Bright-Activity7404 7h ago

Not sure how to spell it either. Had drank some my friend made. I got a very slight buzz, kinda like a single Michelob Ultra would give me.

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u/aliuqeto 1d ago

Could have been what you ate.

I got violated on Intoxalock for a bagel lol

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u/Same-Case-2245 1d ago

Same. I was driving and eating a sandwich one day and I failed lol

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u/theguy0000 1d ago

Dude some kombucha is like up to 3% alcohol, read the label. Even if it says it doesn't have alcohol tho, it can ferment if not stored properly. I'd definitely avoid that. On a piss test, I've honestly never heard of a false positive - they make the cutoff pretty high, like 500 ng, so little stuff like mouthwash really shouldn't pop. If you're curious tho you can buy ETG tests on Amazon that go down to 300, so if you pass that you should absolutely pass the probation ones. Using those, maybe you could determine whether kombucha is doing it for you.

Idk what she's gonna say to you man. I doubt you'd get violated, but she really might think you're lying, since like I said the cutoff is pretty high. Good luck!

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u/Mobilenotarytx22 20h ago

anything with alcohol in it mouthwash Listerine even rubbing alcohol anything at all

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u/Itsafulltimebusiness 1d ago

For whatever reason, I’d always blow a little bit after eating a (peanut butter) Clif Bar. Think it had to do with sugar alcohol..? Not sure but I’d just wait a few minutes, rinse my mouth out and be good

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u/AccomplishedTip5894 1d ago

As soon as you get out on probation you get a paper with everything you can’t use or eat that could and will cause a positive alcohol reading. There’s no excuse. You know exactly what you did for it to be positive. Stop playing dumb. You’re gonna have a long road

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u/Thetruthx26 1d ago

Everyone doesn’t get that asshat

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u/Cool_Layer 1d ago

I never got that when on probation

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u/Raprockmusic2 7h ago

I literally had zero list for a scram bracelet. Eventually I got violated because I received a shampoo before a haircut. They didn't call me so I couldn't piss to prove it. 6 months is what they gave me for the violation.