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Old 30th Mar 2009, 20:41
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It is possible to fool a BREATHALYZER (eg if you are a diabetic and hypoglycemic / in ketoacidosis). And I have heard it said that certain drinks can have the same effect: that is because certain types of breath test respond to more than ethyl alcohol (eg acetone breath). Its just a screening test.

But you won't fool a BLOOD test which you must ALWAYS insist be done asap. As far as I know, and Pom (post 55) seemed to confirm this, a breathalyzer cannot be used to convict (I stand to be corrected).

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