Drug Detection Times

 Drug

Urine

 Blood

 Oral Fluid

 Hair

 Amphetamines

2-4 days

 

 2-3 days

 *

 Barbiturates

 2-4 days (S)

2 Weeks (L)

 

 2-3 days

 *

 Cocaine

2-4 Days 

 

 2-3 days

 *

 Marijuana

 2-5 days (occ)

4 weeks (chronic)

 

 72 hrs

 *

 Methadone

2-4 days 

 

 2-3 days

 *

 Opiates

2-4 days 

 

 2-3 days

 *

 PCP

 2-5 days

 

 2-3 days

 *

 Propoxyphene

 2-4 days

 

 N/A

 *

 Ethanol

 up to 12 hrs

 up to 8 hrs

 up to 8 hrs

 N/A


(S) short acting barbiturates

(L) long acting barbiturates

(occ) occasional usage

* depends on hair length; each inch represents a 1 month historical record

all times are approximate and depend on multiple factors