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Old 11th Jan 2004, 05:25
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BlackSword
 
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Whatever they have been prosecuted for, it could not (scientifically) have been blood alcohol levels based on a urine test. No laboratory would make the claim that a urine test reflects blood alcohol. Labs just carry out tests on demand.

Making a urine test the basis of a prosecution is very problematic.

There are lots of papers in the literature (since this is a well understood subject). For example:

http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/other/dic1992/14.pdf

(just to turn your world upside down again)
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