How long does Cocaine stay in your system for a urine test? [Archive]

synthesis

8th March 2011, 10:54

I think it would depend on how much has been ingested and for how long, but anecdotally about three days.

edit: Found this...

The widely accepted time period for benzoylecgonine to be cleared from the urine is three to five days. One study suggests that high dose users (i.e., 0.5 gram or greater for each episode of use) can test positive after eight days. Another study claims that benzoylecgonine can be detected in heavy cocaine users for 10-14 days. The longest time over which positive urine levels of benzoylecgonine were detected was 10-22 days. This was after chronic use of extremely high doses of 112 grams per week. Since it is usually difficult to determine exactly how much cocaine is being abused by a caller, it seems that a broader range of potential detection times should be given when explaining cocaine metabolism in regard to urine testing.

Holy shit. That's over half an ounce a day.

Delirium

8th March 2011, 20:07

If you are snorting it give it 3 days four if you want to be safe. If you are smoking it you should stop. But give it a day or two to be safe.

Delirium

8th March 2011, 20:08

Drink some water, get some exercise, check erowid for more info.

Tablo

8th March 2011, 20:17

Water is your best friend when flushing substances from your system.

Rafiq

8th March 2011, 20:33

Don't do cocaine...

praxis1966

8th March 2011, 20:43

Cocaine is bourgeois.

Os Cangaceiros

8th March 2011, 20:50

Agreed. Crack is the true vice of the proletariat!

Just look at how the elitist upper class looks down upon it!

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gorillafuck

8th March 2011, 21:34

Who's testing you?

Also don't do cocaine because if you do you'll like become a cocaine addict. Which is bad.

Tablo

8th March 2011, 22:09

Lol, much better stims than coke out there.

Bright Banana Beard

8th March 2011, 23:42

Don't even do heroin, that shit is addictive as fuck.

Tablo

9th March 2011, 00:20

gorillafuck

9th March 2011, 00:47

All pain killers are addictive. If a person wants to try out heroin then they should be able to. The main thing is stuff that is so physically addicting needs to be used in the most extreme moderation.No. That's so ridiculously risky. Heroin isn't just an addictive drug. It's really, really, really addictive and will kill you, and it's so addictive that trying to get off when you're addicted to it can kill you.

Workers councils and cooperatives shouldn't produce heroin. If heroin was distributed freely then workers would have a much more difficult time stopping former addicts from relapsing, and libertarian mumbo jumbo aside sometimes people need their friends and comrades to prevent them from doing shit like that.

Making a regular habit of using any substance can be a problem. Besides, heroin I think is generally better for you than stims.Heroin is much worse for you than cocaine. The only drug i know of worse than heroin is crystal meth.

Edit: and i'm saying all this as someone staunchly opposed to the drug war.

Magón

9th March 2011, 01:34

Cocaine is bourgeois.

Meth is the poor man's cocaine. . .

or so I've heard at least.

Os Cangaceiros

9th March 2011, 01:53

No. That's so ridiculously risky. Heroin isn't just an addictive drug. It's really, really, really addictive and will kill you, and it's so addictive that trying to get off when you're addicted to it can kill you.

Heroin is not something that you should do, but most OD's occur when a user quits heroin for a while, then tries to go back to their old dosing habits. It's actually fairly easy to prevent ODing as long as you test the sample the heroin for purity with a tester shot. Consistent intravenous heroin use leads to other problems, though, like your veins getting kicked from so much use. My parents used to tell me about a junkie they worked fishing with who was strung out and tried shooting up into his neck because he veins were he usually injected were shot. I guess he hit some kind of artery and blood squirted everywhere.

That said, there are people who are functioning heroin addicts. They're a minority compared to non-functioning heroin addicts, but they still exist.

gorillafuck

9th March 2011, 02:36

That said, there are people who are functioning heroin addicts. They're a minority compared to non-functioning heroin addicts, but they still exist.Well of course there are, but the majority of people on heroin are literally destroying their body as well as their minds (well, everyone who shoots heroin is, but dysfunctional addicts even moreso). I would do everything I could to prevent any friend of mine from trying it if that was the case.

Tablo

9th March 2011, 03:04

No. That's so ridiculously risky. Heroin isn't just an addictive drug. It's really, really, really addictive and will kill you, and it's so addictive that trying to get off when you're addicted to it can kill you.

Workers councils and cooperatives shouldn't produce heroin. If heroin was distributed freely then workers would have a much more difficult time stopping former addicts from relapsing, and libertarian mumbo jumbo aside sometimes people need their friends and comrades to prevent them from doing shit like that.

Heroin is much worse for you than cocaine. The only drug i know of worse than heroin is crystal meth.

Edit: and i'm saying all this as someone staunchly opposed to the drug war.
It is totally possible to try heroin and mess with it on occasion without becoming completely addicted and dependent on it. You can try heroin as well as other drugs without instantaneously needing more and more. Also, I really am not convinced it is worse for you than cocaine and other stims that put a great deal of strain on our heart. Heroin primarily kills people through overdose. I do think it would probably be best to establish criteria on what makes a drug dangerous before comparing them though. Heroin definitely has a high addiction potential, but so does oxycodone. Heroin is easier to get since it is widely and cheaply available worldwide.

Tablo

9th March 2011, 03:07

Well of course there are, but the majority of people on heroin are literally destroying their body as well as their minds (well, everyone who shoots heroin is, but dysfunctional addicts even moreso). I would do everything I could to prevent any friend of mine from trying it if that was the case.
How are they destroying their bodies? The main long term risk is diseases attained from shooting up, which not all heroin users actually do. I'm not disagreeing heroin is bad for you, it certainly is, I'm just thinking the reason why it is condemned and more talked about in a negative light more than other drugs is because of its availability at unbelievably cheap prices.

I would also argue that heroin has potential use as a legitimate pain killer.

gorillafuck

9th March 2011, 03:09

It is totally possible to try heroin and mess with it on occasion without becoming completely addicted and dependent on it. You can try heroin as well as other drugs without instantaneously needing more and more.Getting rid of the criminalization of heroin users is a great idea but the free distribution of heroin when establishing a revolutionary society would not benefit the working class at all. I don't particularly care about some thrill seekers who want to try heroin and won't become addicted.

Also, nobody starts using heroin thinking "man i'm gonna use this everyday". That's not how addiction develops and that road is too dangerous.

Fulanito de Tal

12th March 2011, 07:27

Here's a ton of info on drug testing (page 40 has what you're requesting): http://www.csam-asam.org/pdf/misc/CLARKDrugTesting.pdf

Here are a 101 things to do besides drinking (or cocaine): http://www.uwosh.edu/stuaff/images/101%2520things%2520to%2520do%2520besides%2520drink .doc&sa=U&ei=Cx57Tcb_EZKWtweOsrW6BQ&ved=0CAwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNGaQjfg7sOO1KItoOU0DPMB4KCC4Q

NoOneIsIllegal

12th March 2011, 08:13

All pain killers are addictive. If a person wants to try out heroin then they should be able to. The main thing is stuff that is so physically addicting needs to be used in the most extreme moderation. Making a regular habit of using any substance can be a problem. Besides, heroin I think is generally better for you than stims.
...This post... yeeeaahhhhh.... anyway.....

synthesis

12th March 2011, 08:51

The street market for prescription painkillers includes products that are seven times stronger than pure heroin. The stigma against heroin is that it is a street drug. The same applies to methamphetamine, which is prescribed, in its pure form, as Desoxyn.

coda

12th March 2011, 22:09

Blahh! Back in the day, I was a pothead girl in a cokehead world.

But you can come clean my apartment!!!

Dr Mindbender

12th March 2011, 22:29

its also worth reminding everyone about heroins synonymity with HIV transmission.

Heroin's bad, mmmkay

Quail

12th March 2011, 22:40

No. That's so ridiculously risky. Heroin isn't just an addictive drug. It's really, really, really addictive and will kill you, and it's so addictive that trying to get off when you're addicted to it can kill you.

Actually I don't think that's true. Alcohol withdrawal can kill, but as far as I know, opiate withdrawal doesn't. If heroin is pure, it's easier on the body than alcohol too. That doesn't take into account the issues caused by how addictive it is, but I just thought I'd put that out there...

Tablo

12th March 2011, 23:06

...This post... yeeeaahhhhh.... anyway.....
What is incorrect about what I have said? Stimulants can put severe strain on the heart. Heroin doesn't do that.

synthesis

12th March 2011, 23:37

its also worth reminding everyone about heroins synonymity with HIV transmission.

Heroin's bad, mmmkay

Intravenous street drugs are synonymous with HIV transmission. Heroin is synonymous with HIV transmission because it is a street drug. At-risk users either aren't educated to the dangers or just don't give a shit because of other factors in their lives.

Fawkes

13th March 2011, 00:27

I've actually heard from many different people that they used heroin daily for at least a month before they developed a real physical addiction to it. I'm not telling you to go out and shoot up, but the gripping addiction resulting from heroin use does not come on as immediately as many think it does.

Also, 112 grams of coke a week? Holy shit they must have been fucking rich (or were rich at least), that's about $250,000 a year.

synthesis

13th March 2011, 00:48

Also, 112 grams of coke a week? Holy shit they must have been fucking rich (or were rich at least), that's about $250,000 a year.

Not that this contradicts you, but I'd assume they were wholesaling at some level and started dipping in.

NoOneIsIllegal

13th March 2011, 00:48

What is incorrect about what I have said? Stimulants can put severe strain on the heart. Heroin doesn't do that.
I know Stimulants are bad, and I wasn't doubting that. Just that post, along with another, made me worry. I'm not advocating a frenzy media campaign against drugs (against the war on drugs), but I think you were downplaying the extreme edge heroin does to people. Yes, there is a minority who have been doing it for years and perfected the art of living with it, but for the average Joe, heroin will be instant addiction. The things that you'll do just to get your next hit is scary just by itself.

synthesis

13th March 2011, 00:49

for the average Joe, heroin will be instant addiction.

Nah, bro. That's not how it works.

NoOneIsIllegal

13th March 2011, 00:56

Nah, bro. That's not how it works.
Then tell me wuts up, bro! That's what happen to a few good friends of mine a couple years back. Besides that, I just hear and read shit.

Tablo

13th March 2011, 01:36

I know Stimulants are bad, and I wasn't doubting that. Just that post, along with another, made me worry. I'm not advocating a frenzy media campaign against drugs (against the war on drugs), but I think you were downplaying the extreme edge heroin does to people. Yes, there is a minority who have been doing it for years and perfected the art of living with it, but for the average Joe, heroin will be instant addiction. The things that you'll do just to get your next hit is scary just by itself.
I've never done heroin, but I understand the craziness that is addiction. I feel more like it is overstated by the media how bad heroin is. What is understated are the prescription drugs they are shoving down our throats, in my opinion. I guess we are on the same page, but have different perceptions of how bad heroin is. i know it is bad, but I don't think it is worse than a lot of stuff out there. I don't think instant addiction comes with anything really.

ÑóẊîöŉ

13th March 2011, 04:01

its also worth reminding everyone about heroins synonymity with HIV transmission.

Heroin's bad, mmmkay

Heroin users are only at risk of HIV infection if they share needles. If they have access to sterile needles then that doesn't happen, which is why needle-exchange programs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle-exchange_programme) are such a good idea.

If clean needles are used, then the only further risk to users I can think of (aside from withdrawal symptoms once addicted) is damage to blood vessels. Even then, damage can be reduced through use of a peripheral venous catheter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_venous_catheter).

Ele'ill

13th March 2011, 04:11

Cigarettes aren't addicting immediately either. I quit for two years and had to go through about two weeks of smoking to get back.

Os Cangaceiros

13th March 2011, 05:47

its also worth reminding everyone about heroins synonymity with HIV transmission.

Heroin's bad, mmmkay

That's why the smart people smoke it. :sleep:
Either that or, y'know, just don't share needles.

synthesis

13th March 2011, 13:47

Then tell me wuts up, bro! That's what happen to a few good friends of mine a couple years back. Besides that, I just hear and read shit.
I'm just saying, no drug is just "instant addiction." You get into the groove and then it's hard to get out of it. If it seems like instant addiction, that just means that the high is more compatible with that particular individual. It's not intrinsic to the substance itself.

If this post has no typos then it's a fucking miracle.

gorillafuck

14th March 2011, 01:32

Actually I don't think that's true. Alcohol withdrawal can kill, but as far as I know, opiate withdrawal doesn't.That would be such extreme alcoholism, but yeah alcohol withdrawal can kill you too. It's rare. and heroin withdrawal killing you is quite rare, but it can and does happen.

If heroin is pure, it's easier on the body than alcohol too. That doesn't take into account the issues caused by how addictive it is, but I just thought I'd put that out there...Maybe, but heroin can wreak some havoc on your respiratory system. Also, I mean not taking it into account how addictive it is is a bad idea, because heroin addiction isn't instant obviously but according to erowid it builds addiction and tolerance very quickly.

also, the study that I read making the claim about alcohol being worse than heroin placed tobacco as more dangerous than methamphetamine. So I'm really skeptical of that.

synthesis

14th March 2011, 06:01

That would be such extreme alcoholism, but yeah alcohol withdrawal can kill you too. It's rare. and heroin withdrawal killing you is quite rare, but it can and does happen.

You make it sound like they're comparable. Death from alcohol withdrawal is much, much, much more common than death from heroin withdrawal, even when (obviously) accounting for the fact that there are more alcoholics than opiate addicts.

gorillafuck

14th March 2011, 22:44

You make it sound like they're comparable. Death from alcohol withdrawal is much, much, much more common than death from heroin withdrawal, even when (obviously) accounting for the fact that there are more alcoholics than opiate addicts.true.

Delirium

21st March 2011, 18:52

Before the food and drug act, there was a large portion of the us population addicted to opiates in some form. Most of these people were functioning addicts.

When heroin morphine and other opiates became more regulated and eventually criminalized, the nature of the addict changed. Instead of being able to safely, legally, and cheaply acquire their fix they now had to do it through black markets without guarantees of safety or purity. Not to mention risking arrest when getting medical attention.

People can be functioning addicts on opiates as long as they can get it cheaply. I dont think you can say the same for cocaine, meth, or alcohol .

synthesis

22nd March 2011, 00:14