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Can you do drugs on a scram monitoring device?

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Drug would have to ethanol component in it, otherwise the "drug" would not be detected - aka - SCRAM monitoring devices - Alcohol Monitoring devices only detects alcohol through perspiration.

You cannot come into contact with any product that contains ethanol (common cleaners, hand lotions, perfumes, etc., and you cannot consume orally - any alcohol period (mouth washes) and of course the good stuff - drinking alcohol.

The 8-ounce bracelet tracks the user's alcohol level through a process called "transdermal alcohol testing," which essentially takes samples from the hard-to-see layer of sweat that is on everyone's skin.

The device cannot discriminate between ethanol in the environment (gasoline, disinfectants, hand cleaners and certain foods though, making it less than an optimal device it is made out to be, aka - you can go to jail for NOT consuming alcohol.etc., from

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Relevant answers:

Why is drug therapy monitoring used?
measure blood drug levels so that the most effective dosage can be determined, with toxicity prevented.
Can SCRAM device detect marijuana?
The scram can detect t.h.c in the air when your around it. my parole officer asked me if i was smoking marijuana and luckily i wasnt but the moniter detected it.
Can scram detect drugs?
nope just alchohol
Can the scram detect any drugs?
No, only alcohol
What can drug therapy monitoring confirm?
confirm a blood drug concentration level that is above or below the therapeutic range, or if the desired therapeutic effect of the drug is not as expected.