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| Drug
Ingestion and the Periods of Detect-Ability: |
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Drug
- Also Commonly Known As
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Usual
Period of Time a Drug Can Stay in the System
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The
Maximum Amount of Time a Drug Can Stay in the System of a
Habitual User*
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Cannabinoids
- Marijuana, Hashish, THC
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2
- 10 Days |
2 - 60 + |
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| Drug
Test Screening Cutoffs: |
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Drug
of Abuse
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Immunoassay
Screen
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Gas
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Confirmation
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*Cannabinoids/Marijuana
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50 ng/ml |
15 ng/ml |
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| * Indicates
the 5 drugs which are tested for in the "NIDA 5"
Drug Screening panel for (DOT) Department of Transportation
Forensic Drug Testing Requirement. |
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| Controlled
Substances Information: |
| Drug
Type |
Drug
and/or Metabolite (*) |
Therapeutic
Category of Drug (*) |
Common
Names |
Cannabinoids
(Marijuana) |
*THC-COOH |
Varied
Responses |
Marijuana,
Delta-9-THC, Dronabinol, Marinol |
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| Specific
Drugs and Their Effects: |
All
forms of cannabis have negative physical and mental effects. Several
regularly observed physical effects of cannabis are a substantial increase
in the heart rate, bloodshot eyes, a dry mouth and throat, and increased
appetite.
Use of cannabis may impair or reduce short-term memory and comprehension,
alter sense of time, and reduce ability to perform tasks requiring concentration
and coordination, such as driving a car. Motivation and cognition
may be altered, making the acquisition of new information difficult.
Marijuana can also produce paranoia and psychosis.
Because users often inhale the unfiltered smoke deeply and then hold it
in their lungs as long as possible, marijuana is damaging to the lungs and
pulmonary system. Marijuana smoke contains more cancer-causing agents
than tobacco smoke. Long-term users of cannabis may develop psychological
dependence and require more of the drug to get the same
effect. The drug can become the center of their lives. |
| Type |
What
is it called? |
What
does it look like? |
How
is it used? |
| Marijuana |
Pot,
Reefer, Grass, Weed, Dope, Ganja, Mary Jane or Sinsemilla |
Like
dried parsley, with stems and/or seeds; rolled into cigarettes |
Smoked
or eaten |
| Tetrahydrocannabinol |
THC |
Soft
gelatin capsules |
Taken
orally |
| Hashish |
Hash |
Brown
or black cakes or balls |
Smoked
or eaten |
| Hashish
Oil |
Hash
Oil |
Concentrated
syrupy liquid varying in color from clear to black |
Smoked
- mixed with tobacco |
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