Is it possible to get a false positive alcohol reading if you did not have any alcohol?

Question

My friend hasn't had a drink in 8 years, yet the other day she had a positive reading for alcohol in her urine. Could this be the cause of medication or something else.

Answer 1

are you sure he/she hasnt had a drink? I am tested all the time and have never got a positive result unless I drank.

Answer 2

i know that using mouth wash that has alcohol in it can cause a false positive but its usually not in the urine only on like breath test. maybe ur friend isnt be honest w/ u because he or she is afraid of you and or others being disappointed in him or her.  

Answer 3

Pretty iffy  

Some meds could cause it  depends.

Some chemo therapy will cause a positive breath test.

Those test are not 100%  I don't care what the co's say.

Answer 4

Yep Mouth wash has alcohol in it, some tooth pastes

Answer 5

Sometimes, medicines have alcohol.  In this case, they have warnings stating that you should not drive or operate machinery for a period of time.