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Can deoderant containing alcohol cause a false positive on an etg urine screen?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Positive: Alcohol on skin can cause a positive etg and it would be positive not false positive.
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Last updated Aug 26, 2019
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