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Will The Drug Test Show Alcohol If I Stopped Drinking 5 Weeks Back?

Hello, last year, i had my licence revoked as the dvla was informed that i had a drink problem. I havent exessively used alcohol since december 2010. i have a medical a week today. Will the alcohol show in my body still? And will my liver test still show alcohol? I havent had a single drink in at least 5 weeks. the last time i smoked cannabis was 3 weeks ago
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
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Psychiatrist 's  Response
hi dear,
5 weeks enough to clear alcohol from body so not to worry that it will show in your drug test.
Alcohol to cleared from body with in 4 to 5 weeks completely.
even smoking cannabis also cleared from your body with in that time.
do not start again alcohol as it has many ill effect on your body.
consult psychiatrist for detail history and examination.

Thank you
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Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Dr. Matt Wachsman's  Response
Alcohol stays in the system hours not days. Marijuana, varies. While if you take one test dose of marijuana it goes away at most several days, there are reports that in chronic habitual marijuana users they are stained by it through and through and it can pop out of deep tissue and fat weeks after using. Generally 3 weeks would be negative.
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Will The Drug Test Show Alcohol If I Stopped Drinking 5 Weeks Back?

hi dear, 5 weeks enough to clear alcohol from body so not to worry that it will show in your drug test. Alcohol to cleared from body with in 4 to 5 weeks completely. even smoking cannabis also cleared from your body with in that time. do not start again alcohol as it has many ill effect on your body. consult psychiatrist for detail history and examination. Thank you