Wetrippymayne
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Hello everyone I have a scientific question regarding the accuracy of breathalyzer vs blood tests. So just a little backstory. My friend is prescribed adderall and last week she had a ton of work. She took her adderall late in the day to work but ended up staying up all night because she took her adderall too late in the day and was so stressed over her work that she couldnt fall asleep. So the next day at 4am she was running on no sleep and crashed into a parked car. When police were called to the scene they found her passed out behind the wheel. They suspected she had been drinking or using drugs because they found her asleep behind the wheel and when they woke her up her pupils were dialated, her speech was slurred, and she failed the field sobriety tests. However, when given a breathalyzer it said that she had no detectable alcohol in her system. She was then escorted to the police station and 1-2 hours after the crash a blood test was taken to determine if she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. My friend says that she wasnt fucked up when she was driving and that she failed the sobriety tests and looked fucked up because she was running on no sleep and had a concussion from the impact of the crash. I trust my friend because she doesnt do drugs and I researched concussions and the initial symptoms are dialated pupils, lack of cordination, and slurred speech, so it explains why she looked fucked up. The only problem is that before the crash my friend drank a couple bottles of kombucha, which is supposed to be 0.5% ABV. My question is, how much more accurate is a blood test at detecting alcohol than a breathalyzer?? If you blow a 0.00 on a breathalyzer, is it possible that small traces of alcohol can still show up later in the blood test?? How accurate are blood tests vs breathalyzers? What is the cutoff level for blood tests??? If anyone has any personal experience or knowledge on the subject please let me know soon because I know my friend is innocent and I dont want her to go to jail for a crime that she didn't commit.