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Can Crack And Cocaine Show Up In Drug Test Even After Quitting?
Brief Answer:
Yes, it can show up for long duration
Detailed Answer:
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I have read your query and understood your concerns.
Drugs that are used for recreation and misused have specific screening tests to detect. It can be detected by screening blood, urine, saliva and hair. These drugs are metabolised in liven and excreted in stool and urine. Some of the metabolites can be detected in skin and hairs for longer time.
Detection times are as below:
Skin: <24 hours
Blood: <24 hours
Urine: 2 to 4 days
Hair: 1 week to as long as 3 months
Traces of drugs from the past use can be detected after up to 3 months of stopping them by hair sampling.
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Wish you good health.
Yes, it can show up for long duration
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing through HCM.
I have read your query and understood your concerns.
Drugs that are used for recreation and misused have specific screening tests to detect. It can be detected by screening blood, urine, saliva and hair. These drugs are metabolised in liven and excreted in stool and urine. Some of the metabolites can be detected in skin and hairs for longer time.
Detection times are as below:
Skin: <24 hours
Blood: <24 hours
Urine: 2 to 4 days
Hair: 1 week to as long as 3 months
Traces of drugs from the past use can be detected after up to 3 months of stopping them by hair sampling.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not have further query then close the discussion and rate the answer.
Wish you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
That was almost what I wanted to know but I was talking about years not days. I was told it comes out of your liver into urine when craving occures
Brief Answer:
No, that is not true
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing again.
There is no such thing. It has not occurred to anyone. This is mythical belief or layman's belief. It has not been found even for once and scientifically reported.
So, it is totally wrong. Craving occurs because of the psychological dependence on the substance.
Whatever I have said is scientifically studied and proven. It can not be detected after years of abstinence or when craving occurs.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not have further query then close the discussion and rate the answer.
Wish you good health.
No, that is not true
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing again.
There is no such thing. It has not occurred to anyone. This is mythical belief or layman's belief. It has not been found even for once and scientifically reported.
So, it is totally wrong. Craving occurs because of the psychological dependence on the substance.
Whatever I have said is scientifically studied and proven. It can not be detected after years of abstinence or when craving occurs.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not have further query then close the discussion and rate the answer.
Wish you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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