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HELP! I have been using a sober link blue device for the past 40 days and have had three false positive results. I have not a drop of alcohol in six months. The last two positive tests came this past weekend and now I am being dragged into court. I could lose custody of my 3 year old. I woke in the morning and blew on schedule. A 0.042 registered!!! Was it my tea or my toothpaste?? I have checked out my toothpaste company and they say no. Green tea??? doubt it. After 15 minutes, it went down to 0.021, but took another 1.5 hours to get to 0.000. Sober link compliancy department wrote me back in an email, saying"Although the BAC level of alcohol was low, the changes in the clients recorded BAC levels on 8/12 were consistent of that of consumed alcohol." WHAT???

Another test came through as positive two nights later. 0.018. It took a full hour to get down to 0.000. Was it the pie that I ate 1.5 hours before? Was it the three bites of ice cream I had with my son 30 minutes before?? So stressful.

I am currently requesting the "expert" to review my data. Hopefully he/she will identify that more than 0.015 was reduced per hour, and clear this up, but I haven't heard back from them as to when this experts opinion will be produced. Court is on Thursday!!! If these results are also expertly positive, I need to send my unit back, but none of it makes sense as I am recording 0.000 now that I don't eat or drink for 2-3 hours previous to testing.

I don't drink and I could lose my son.

Reason of review: Damaged or defective.

Soberlink Cons: Faulty equipment and company policy, Compliancy department.

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Guest

Can someone ans my question please j was released from jail after dwi arrest repeat offender judge order release as bond condition with sober link how long will have to have this sober link itโ€™s been six weeks

Guest

I had a false positive and I had not consumed any alcohol in 6 months. I went to a lab and had bloodwork, urine test and etg test done to prove the machine was wrong. Soberlink got very angry and threat to stop monitoring.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1760774

The same thing happen to my brother.

Guest

Stay away from Listerine

Guest

As a former employee I find this hard to believe.

Guest

I have the same issues but when I get a false positive I immediately go to get an 80hr ETG test which is deemed much more reliable by the courts and it shows I didn't drink

Guest

The damn soberlink *** blew up while it was plugged into the wall charging.

Luzmaria Alp

I have the same problem periodically testing .02 and .03. I get to a UA within 12 hours and it test negative!!

Soberlink keep repeating its policies, etc. No explanation has to how this can be. Ex trying to take daughter away court June 11.

How will the judge understand my neg UA supersedes the breathalyzer? What is goes by the Soberlink only??

Ramon Qdn

This device is the creator of severe anxiety and stress. I have had three positives...

all under 0.008 and have ETG urine tests within the first 12 hours that are negative. The issue is that the positive test goes directly to my sociopath ex-husbands email. He is ignorant about technology or even sober link or ETG testing. He is planning to take my daughter over this and this is the fault of a bad device.

I have pinpointed one positive to a Kevita Kombucha beverage that swears there is no alcohol. The other two could be toothpaste, foods, energy drinks ... I have listed them and researched them all. I know that this type of testing causes havoic on the emotional wellbeing of the person being tested.

The problem is that it is a horrific way to help with recovery. People in recovery should not use crutches like soberlink or be at the beck and call of a faulty electronic device that could fail and ruin their lives. I completely disagree with this type of testing. I would be happier with a once or twice a week ETG test done.

I am so disappointed that rehab centers, lawyers and even psychologists would recomend such a bad treatment device. HORRIBLE....

Guest

SoberLink is due big time for a class action lawsuit. Lawyers please contact me

Melford Vnj
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Iโ€™ve been taking soberlink tests for 4 months and havenโ€™t drank in 5 months. Today I tested positive with a .026, then eventually 2 hrs later got a negative.

My second test of the day I tested positive AGAIN then it went down over an hr and 1/2.

This is nuts as I havenโ€™t drank since 2/20/19. This is for custody I am taking this so itโ€™s heartbreaking that these false positives could affect my custody.

Guest

This device is faulty over long periods of usage. They have made me use it for 6 years causing endocarditis and PTSD.

Guest

I too had a false positive with SoberLink. My test showed up as .0027 and then 15 minutes later it was back to 0.00, the next morning as soon as I woke up, granted once again I didnโ€™t consume a .009 and the 15 minutes it was 0.00, now they want to charge me $50 for an evaluation.

This company is outrageous. Please do not use this company.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1409561

Like any electronic device this can have malfunctions too. You can take a screengrab of tests on your home screen where it shows test and retest time results.

Time in between test results will prove itโ€™s not possible to decel that quickly.

Iโ€™ve had this happen to me but screengrabs gave proof where there couldโ€™ve been doubts. This device has helped me tremendously with my sobriety.

Guest

Thank you all who have responded to my post. Sober link devices are not accurate.

The Santa Fe court system does not use them any more due to my case. Where there may be breathalyzer units that are accurate, the two that I used were not. The compliance department and the specialists that are employed by Soberlink are designed to safeguard their product and their business.

It was too expensive for me to file a lawsuit, and I had to just eat the Soberlink costs, and when it was proven inaccurate I had to prove sober through urinalysis to the courts in a lengthily period. Sober link cost me money, time, and a lot of stress when trying to maintain custody of my son.

DO NOT USE THESE BREATHALYZERS!

If you are a PC or court official - DO NOT WRITE THESE INTO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS OR ORDERS!

Good luck to all.

Guest
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As a former employee, the compliance and specialists are not educationally equipped to handle these issues.

Guest

Look I have had the same issue they said I blew .045

Guest

Do what I do: Buy your own breathalyzer on Amazon. Less than $100 bucks.

Worth every penny. Then before you blow into the SOBERLINK - ALWAYS test yourself first with your personal BREATHALYZER. If the reading is not zero - start rinsing your mouth, drinking water until the reading is zero. Then take the SOBERLINK test.

In this way - you will see what you blow - and you can videotape the process showing what your personal breathalyzer indicated at the time - for comparison to what SOBERLINK reports. This would prove that there is an issue.

Guest

I'm not required to use soberlink, but my daughters father is. Because of ridiculous and VERY false allegations of drug and alcohol use (I can't drink at all, and do not do drugs), and because of the multiple calls he's made to CPS, I voluntarily took a 5 panel hair and ETG test just to prove he was lying, and passed with flying colors...

If I were you... I'd try the hair tests... They also offer a urine ETG test for alcohol which can detect ANY alcohol consumption in the last 80 hours.

I've done both... it's always good to have a back up...

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1209786

Thank you for your comment San Diego. Im sorry for your struggle.

I did exactly what you have suggested. I went to a diagnostic office for a urinalysis, and it came up negative. I have the same timeshare with my son, however only by grace. The judge and priority counselor did not want to look at the urinalysis, my witnesses, or the statistics of my Soberlink tests.

Lucky. However the Soberlink compliance department continued to defend their product. I have a new device, and have not tested positive with it. I have not heard from Soberlink about my faulty device, after repeated attempts.

The "expert" that was used by Soberlink gave the same thin response as the compliance department, the exact same response, in fact. When my lawyer requested the identification of this person, Soberlink compliance ignored the request. Another request was sent by my lawyer, to which they could not produce an identity, and referred us to their law office.

Good luck with your situation. And know that Soberlink is dishonest and perfidious.

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