Mouthwash study
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Published in the Dec. 22/29 Journal of the American Medical Association observes that breath alcohol values attained following mouthwash use do not pose a "realistic threat" to the "accuracy of blood alcohol levels by breath analysis." Jack Modell, MD, University of Alabama, et al. determined, however, that "use of mouthwash immediately prior to breath testing" may "significantly increase the measured" breath alcohol values. The researchers tested 10 subjects who had used Listerine (29.6% alcohol), Scope (18.9%) and Lavoris (6%)