Drug Detection Timeframe
How Long Do Various Drugs Stay in the Human System?
In large part, it depends on your physiological makeup: your physical height, weight, amount of body fat, age, current state of health, whether or not you exercise mildly, aggressively, or at all. Whether or not you are undergoing any degree of stress (i.e., your “state of mind”) at the time you ingest drugs can also play a part in how long drugs stay in your system.
Other considerations include your frequency of use (once per week? twice a day?), the quantity (amount) of the drug used, and the length of time of your consistent drug-use prior to your drug test. Even the quality (potency) of the drug you ingest determines how long the drug will stay in your system and will be detectable when your urine is analyzed (tested) at the lab.
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Common DrugsThe information below can used to estimate the approximate length of time specific drugs will be detectable in your body.
Marijuana
(Pot, Weed, Blunt, Bud, Grass, Herb, Reefer)
Alcohol
(Beer, Booze, Hooch, Liquor, Wine)1 hour, to 10-12 hours
(See also: BAC CHART)
Opiates
(Heroin, Opium: China, Dreams, Laudanum)
1-2 Days
Amphetamines
(Biphetamine, Black Beauties, Crosses, Dexedrine, Hearts)
1-2 Days
Anabolic Steroids
(Stanazolol, Nandrolene, Roids, Juice)
Oral 3 Weeks, Injected 3-6 Months
Barbiturates
(Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; Barbs)
2-3 Days
Benzodiazepines
(Librium, Rohypnol, Valium, Roofies, Tranks, Xanax)
Most 2-3 Days, Some 4-8 Days
Cocaine
(Candy, Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow, Whitecoat)
1-2 Days
Codeine
(Tylenol w/codeine, Robitussin A-C)
1-2 Days
GHB
(Grievous Bodily Harm, G, Liquid X)
1-2 Days
Inhalants
Few Hours
Ketamine
(K, Kit Kat, Special K, Vitamin K)
2-4 Days
LSD
(Acid, Blotter, Microdot, Yellow Sunshine)
A Few Hours to 5 Days
MDMA (Ecstasy)
1-5 Days
Methadone
1-7 Days
Methamphetamines
(Crank, Crystal, Desoxyn, Glass, Ice, Speed)
2-4 Days
Methaqualone
(Ludes, Quaaludes)
10-15 Days
Nicotine
(Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco, Nicotine Gum, Patch)
1-2 Days
Oxycodone
(OxyContin, Percolone, Roxicodone)
1-2 Days
PCP
(Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat)
1-8 Days
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