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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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Methamphetamines
- Speed, Crystal Meth, Methedrine
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2
- 5 Days |
Same |
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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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Methamphetamine
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500
ng/ml |
500
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 |
| Amphetamines |
Methamphetamine |
Stimulant |
Desoxyn,
Methampex |
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| Specific
Drugs and Their Effects: |
Stimulants
can cause increased heart and respiratory rates, elevated blood pressure,
dilated pupils and decreased appetite. In addition, users may experience
sweating, headache, blurred vision, dizziness, sleeplessness and anxiety.
Extremely high doses can cause a rapid or irregular heartbeat, tremors,
loss of coordination and even physical collapse. An amphetamine injection
creates a sudden increase in blood pressure that can result in stroke, very
high fever or heart failure.
In addition to the physical effects, users report feeling restless, anxious
and moody. Higher doses intensify the effects. Persons who
use large amounts of amphetamines over a long period of time can develop
an amphetamine psychosis that includes hallucinations, delusions and paranoia.
These symptoms usually disappear when drug use ceases. |
| Type |
What
is it called? |
What
does it look like? |
How
is it used? |
| Methamphetamines |
Crank,
Crystal meth, Crystal methadrine and Speed |
White
powder, pills, rock that resembles a block of paraffin |
Taken
orally, injected, inhaled |
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