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Drug Detection
The
table below includes commonly abused drugs, such as marijuana,
cocaine, hash, methamphetamine and other amphetamines. It was
published in September, 1999, by the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA). The type of specimen (blood, hair or
urine) to which the table refers is not clear. But the drug
detection times are within the ranges reported by other
sources for urine analysis, and it's the most commonly-used
drug testing method by Federal government.
Commonly Abused Drugs |
Substance |
Street Names |
Medical Uses |
Route of
Administration |
DEA Schedule* |
Drug Detection Times |
Stimulants |
Amphetamine |
Biphetamine, Dexedrine; Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed |
II |
1-2 days |
Cocaine |
Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow |
Local anesthetic, vasoconstrictor |
Injected, smoked, sniffed |
II |
1-4 days |
Methamphetamine |
Desoxyn; Crank, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Speed |
ADHD, obesity, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed |
II |
1-2 days |
Methylphenidate |
Ritalin |
ADHD, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral |
II |
1-2 days |
Nicotine |
Habitrol patch, Nicorette gum, Nicotrol spray, Prostep patch; Cigars,
Cigarettes, Smokeless tobacco, Snuff, Spit tobacco
|
Treatment for nicotine dependence |
Smoked, sniffed, oral, transdermal |
Not Scheduled |
1-2 days |
Hallucinogens and Other Compounds |
LSD |
Acid, Microdot |
None |
Oral |
I |
8 hours |
Mescaline |
Buttons, Cactus, Mesc, Peyote |
None |
Oral |
I |
2-3 days |
Phencyclidine & Analogs |
PCP; Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat |
Anesthetic (veterinary) |
Injected, oral, smoked |
I, II |
2-8 days |
Psilocybin |
Magic Mushroom, Purple Passion, Shrooms |
None |
Oral |
I |
8 hours |
Amphetamine variants |
DOB, DOM, MDA, MDMA; Adam, Ecstasy, STP, XTC |
None |
Oral |
I |
1-2 days |
Marijuana |
Blunt, Grass, Herb, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Smoke, Weed |
None |
Oral, smoked |
I |
1 day - 5 weeks |
Hashish |
Hash |
None |
Oral, smoked |
I |
1 day - 5 weeks |
Tetrahydrocannabinol |
Marinol, THC |
Antiemetic |
Oral, smoked |
I, II |
1 day - 5 weeks |
Anabolic Steroids |
Testosterone (T/E ratio), Stanazolol, Nandrolene |
Hormone Replacement Therapy |
Oral, injected |
III |
Oral: up to 3 weeks (for testosterone and others); Injected: up to 3
months (Nandrolene up to 9 months)
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Opioids and Morphine Derivatives |
Codeine |
Tylenol w/codeine, Robitussin A-C, Empirin w/codeine, Fiorinal
w/codeine |
Analgesic, antitussive |
Injected, oral |
II, III, IV |
1-2 days |
Heroin |
Diacetylmorphine; Horse, Smack |
None |
Injected, smoked, sniffed |
I |
1-2 days |
Methadone |
Amidone, Dolophine, Methadose |
Analgesic, treatment for opiate dependence |
Injected, oral |
II |
1 day - 1 week |
Morphine |
Roxanol, Duramorph |
Analgesic |
Injected, oral, smoked |
II, III |
1-2 days |
Opium |
Laudanum, Paregoric; Dover's Powder
|
Analgesic, antidiarrheal |
Oral, smoked |
II, III, V |
1-2 days |
Depressants |
Alcohol |
Beer, Wine, Liquor |
Antidote for methanol poisoning |
Oral |
Not Scheduled |
6-10 hours |
Barbiturates |
Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; Barbs |
Anesthetic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative |
Injected, oral |
II, III, IV |
2-10 days |
Benzodiazepines |
Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Rohypnol, Valium; Roofies, Tranks, Xanax |
Antianxiety, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative |
Injected, oral |
IV |
1-6 weeks |
Methaqualone |
Quaalude, Ludes |
None |
Oral |
I |
2 weeks
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Schedule I and II drugs have a high potential for abuse.
They require greater storage security and have a quota on
manufacture among other restrictions. Schedule I drugs are
available for research only and have no approved medical
use. Schedule II drugs are available only through
prescription, cannot have refills and require a form for
ordering. Schedule III and IV drugs are available with
prescription, may have 5 refills in 6 months and may be
ordered orally. Most Schedule V drugs are available over the
counter. Drug Cutoff Levels
Drug cutoff levels are the minimum concentrations of
drugs or metabolites that must be present in
specimens, before labs will report the drug testing
results as positive. |
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