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Let's say you had a drink or two, but feel under the influence of alcohol. However, you are arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and offered the choice of taking a breath or blood test (or, in some countries, urine). Most DUI suspects choose the breath test - a choice that can sentence your chances to prove your innocence. Consider the following advice to decide which test to take:
1. If you smoke cigarettes, you can pass the Breathalyzer mouthpiece the officer is handing you. Scientific research has shown that smoking can increase the test result considerably - enough to keep you charged and convicted of drunk driving. This is because most breath analyzing devices will falsely acetaldehyde as alcohol report. Acetaldehyde is a compound produced in the liver in small amounts as a byproduct of the metabolism of alcohol. However, scientists have found acetaldehyde concentrations in the lungs of smokers are much larger than non-smokers. ( "Origin of Breath Acetaldehyde During Ethanol Oxidation: Effect of Long-Term Cigarette Smoking, 100 Journal of Clinical Laboratory Medicine 908). Translated: Breathalyzer canÂ't because the difference between alcohol and acetaldehyde, cigarette smokers will have a higher blood alcohol reading.
2. If you are a diabetic with possible low blood sugar, you should also avoid the breath test. A well-documented by-product of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a state called ketoacidosis, which causes the production of acetone - and acetone, like acetaldehyde, will be reported by the Brethalyzer as alcohol. In other words, the Breathalyzer Reading considerable alcohol on diabetic's breath where there is little or none. See "Diabetes, Breath Acetone and Breathalyzer Accuracy: A Case Study", 9 (1) Alcohol, drugs and driving (1993). To make matters worse, the reactions of a person in the early stages of a diabetic attack include dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, weakness, loss of coordination and confusion - the same symptoms that the patrol officer is looking for: the clear signs of a person under the influence of alcohol. And the comments of the officer quickly followed by a failing performance on DUI field sobriety tests.
3. Are you on a low-carb diet? Or had anything to eat in a moment? Avoid Breathalyzer in a DUI investigation - for the reasons stated in number 2. Perfectly normal, healthy individuals can experience temporary conditions of low blood sugar after consuming small amounts of alcohol, resulting in exaggerated but false symptoms of intoxication. Fasting glycemia can exist where a person has not eaten in 24 hours or on a low-carbohydrate diet. The production of glucose in the liver is stopped while the alcohol is broken. Result: the blood sugar will drop, affecting the central nervous system - and producing symptoms of a person under the influence of alcohol and a higher breath test result.
4. If your acid reflux or burped or belched before taking the Breathalyzer, offer to provide a blood sample instead. The reason is that you will be breathing alcohol from your stomach in your throat and mouth, where it will remain 20 minutes or so - to be breathed directly into the breath machine. This is not right. The computer of the machine is multiplying the amount of alcohol in the breath sample by 2100 times to provide a reading of alcohol in the blood. This is because it takes the sample was from the lungs, not the stomach, and the average person has 2100 units of alcohol in his blood for every unit of alcohol in his breath (the partition ratio). The Breathalyzer does not "know" that your breath sample is not from your lungs and that it should not multiply the alcohol level by something. Result: false high readings - and a DUI conviction.
5. If you see officer in the rear view mirror, not reach for the mouthwash or breath spray to disguise drink or two you've had. Most of them contain a high content of alcohol (Listerine, example is 27% alcohol) and a mouth alcohol effect: they remain in the mouth for 20 minutes or so - just long enough to be breathed into the Breathalyzer, the same results mentioned in No. 4. Some machines have a mouth alcohol detector breath, but they are very unreliable.
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Alcohawk Slim Digital Alcohol Breath Tester $29.99 AlcoHAWK Slim Alcohol Detector / Breathalyzer, for easy, accurate, good judgment! SAVE BIG! A digital breath Alcohol Detector / Breathalyzer, quick and effective! So if you want to know how you or someone else stands before getting behind the wheel, this is the deal. It meets DOT / NHTSA model specs for breath alcohol screening devices. It watches like a hawk for safety: Innovative folding mouthpi... |
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BACtrack S75 Pro Breathalyzer $199.99 The BACtrack S75 Pro is a stunning combination of accuracy, affordability, and style. The S75 Pro has been designed to reduce unnecessary size and weight, while maintaining all the accuracy benefits of a full-sized fuel-cell-based breathalyzer. And because it has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance, this professional technology is now directly available for both consumer and professional use.The BACtrac... |
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SVAT AL100 Breathalyzer Personal Digital Breath Alcohol Tester Detector Analyzer $29.99 Personal Alcohol Detector - How often do you wonder if you should be driving home after a night out? The AL100 measures Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) in a matter of seconds to help you determine if you or a friend should drive. It is small and compact so you can take it anywhere you go. Ensure your safety and the safety of others who may be driving with you. If you measure over the legal limit call ... |
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