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QUEENSLAND CORRECTIVE SERVICES
APPENDIX – AVERAGE DRUG RETENTION PERIODS
Availability: Public
Implement Date: 28 August 2006
This is a guide only. Depending on the rate of an individual's metabolism, drugs can take different times to disperse.
Substance
Stimulants
Amphetamine
Examples of Proprietary or
Street Names
Medical Uses
Dexamphetamine Black
Beauties, Crosses, Hearts
Route of
Administration
Period of Detection
Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), obesity,
narcolepsy
Cocaine
Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow Local anaesthetic, vasoconstrictor.
Not available for medical use in this
country
Methylamphetamine
Crank, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Speed ADHD, obesity, narcolepsy.
Not available for medical use in this
country
Hallucinogens and Other Compounds
LSD
Acid, Microdot
None
Injected, oral, 1-2 days
smoked, sniffed
Oral
8 hours
Psilocybin
None
Oral
8 hours
Amphetamine and
DOB, DOM (STP), Mescaline,
None
Phenethylamine variants MDA (Adam), MDMA (Ecstasy,
XTC) MDEA (Eve), 2C-T2, 2C-B
(Nexus), PMA, MBDB (Eden),
4MTA (Flatliner)
Oral
1-2 days
Magic Mushroom, Shrooms
Average Drug Retention Periods
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Injected,
1-4 days
smoked, sniffed
Injected, oral, 1-2 days
smoked, sniffed
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Substance
Examples of Proprietary or
Street Names
Marijuana/Hash/Canabis Grass, Herb, Hash, Hash Oil,
(active ingredient
Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Smoke,
Tetrahydrocannabinol) Weed
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
Codeine
Aspalgin, Codiphen, Codis,
Codral, Dymadon, Mersyndol,
Panadeine, Panalgesic,
Panamax
Buprenorphine
Subutex, Suboxone
Medical Uses
Route of
Administration
Period of Detection
None in this country
Oral, smoked
1 day - approximately 21-40 days
Analgesic, antitussive
Injected, oral
1-2 days
Analgesic, opioid replacement
therapy
Injected, oral
1 hour – 72 hours
Heroin
Diacetylmorphine, Horse, Smack None
Injected,
1-2 days as morphine
smoked, sniffed
Methadone
Physeptone, Methadone Syrup
Injected, oral
1 day - 1 week
Injected, oral,
smoked
1-2 days
Morphine
Depressants
Alcohol
Barbiturates
Analgesic, treatment for opiate
dependence
Anamorph, Kapanol, Morphalgin, Analgesic
MS Contin, Ordine
Beer, Wine, Spirits
Phenobarbitone, Barbs
Average Drug Retention Periods
Antidote for methanol poisoning
Oral
Anaesthetic, anticonvulsant,
Injected, oral
hypnotic, sedative Phenobarbitone
(anticonvulsant) is the only
barbiturate available for human
medical purposes in this country.
Pentobarbitone is used for vet
purposes.
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2-10 days
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Substance
Benzodiazepines
Examples of Proprietary or
Street Names
Medical Uses
Ativan, Halcion, Norminson,
Anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant,
Rohypnol, Valium, Rivotril,
hypnotic, sedative
Roofies, Serepax, Tranks, Xanax
Average Drug Retention Periods
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Route of
Administration
Injected, oral
Period of Detection
Diazepam (Valium) 3-12 days
Oxazepam (Serepax) 1-3 days
Temazepam (Norminson) 1-3 days
Alprazolam (Xanax) 1-3 days
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol, Roofies)
1-2 days
Clonazepam (Rivotril) 3-8 days
Nitrazepam (Mogadon) 3-7 days
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