07/12/2011 by admin.

We received this question about cocaine test strips recently by e-mail

Question

”Do the cocaine test strips come with instructions on how to read the results and what is the detection period for these?”

Answer

”The urine cocaine test strips that we supply will pick up cocaine in the system 3 to 5 days from the last use. We send out full instruction on how to perform the drug test and if you need any help please give us a call ”

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24/11/2011 by admin.

 We have had a lot of questions recently about drug testing kits and in particular cocaine urine drug test strips.

We will be publishing the questions and answers over the next week or so.

If you have a question regarding drug testing then leave it in comments or e-mail customerservices@accessdiagnostics.co.uk and we will answer it for you

Here is the first question and answer:

Question

”I recently purchased the Wondfo 5 Panel Combo BUP Urine Drug Test from your company.

Can you please advise me. Once detected how long typically would it take for a long term user to come up clean?

For example if on a Monday it tested positive then the following Monday if no drug is consumed in between would it come up clean? ”

Answer

The clearance times, usually referred to as detection times/windows/ or periods are all here http://www.ukdrugtesting.co.uk/acatalog/Detection_Times.html 

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04/11/2011 by UKDrugTesting.

How long do drugs stay positive in your system ?

The amount of time drugs stay in the body depends on many factors such as, the amount of the drug taken, its strength, purity, the body weight of the person being tested and rate of metabolism, and whether they are a casual user or a long term user.

Cut offs for onsite drug testing kits are brand specific and as a guide the window period for drug detection using saliva or oral fluid drug test are shorter than comparable urine drug test.

As a rough guideline most drugs  (excluding cannabis will be detectable on a urine drug test for up to 3-4 days) and on a saliva drug test for up to a maximum of 72 hours (some saliva tests are only up to 24 hours)

Cannabis can be detected in some individuals on a urine drug test for up to 28-30 days (depends on individual useage and body fat composition as Cannabis metabolites stored in body fat)

For more detailed and brand specific drug detection times for urine and saliva click here

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25/09/2008 by admin.

Heavy, or one off / occasional use ?

Cannabis is fat soluble, so over sustained regular use it is deposited around the body and can take several weeks, too a month to be excreted. In practice this only occurs in heavy regular consumers of cannabis, usually the concentrated forms such as skunt, and for most irreglular or occassioanl users THC will be excreted much quicker.

Most instant saliva drug tests will only detect THC for only 24 hrs after use. Most Cannabis urine drug tests will detect use for between 3 and 5 days after use.

The most sensitive saliva test currently available is the Oraline IV saliva drug test at 4ng/ml
All urine instant tests cut off at 50ng/ml while lab confimations normally test to just 15ng/ml

Instant urine tests will mainly detect for 3-5 days after light use. For tests to remain positive longer than 5 days suggest either heavy previous use, or re-exposure.

Click here for more information of drug detection times for urine & saliva

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25/09/2008 by admin.

One of the commonest questions asked.

The following guide cover urine drug testing only.

Dose size and route of administration are among the factors which determine the period after use during which the drugs or metabolites might be detected in a urine sample. As these are almost always “unknown” all drug detection periods are normally given as a window and will cover around 90% of cases.

Amphetamine 3-5 days

Barbiturates 1-5 days (longer for Phenobarbitone)

Benzodiazepines 2-30 days depending on half live of drug

Cannabis 3-30 days

Cocaine 3-5 days

Codeine 1-2 days

Dihydrocodeine 1-2 days

Methadone 3-7 days

Morphine 3-5 days

Propoxyphene 2-4 days

MDMA 2-4 days

Click here for more information on drug detection times in urine

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