Substance |
Proprietary or Street Names |
Medical Uses |
Route of Administration |
Period of Detection |
Stimulants
|
Amphetamines |
Biphetamine, Dexedrine; Black Beauties, Crosses, Hearts |
Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed |
Up to 5 days |
Cocaine |
Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks Snow |
Local Anesthetic, vasoconstrictor |
Injected, smoked, sniffed |
Up to 7 days |
Methamphetamines |
Desoxyn; Crank, Crystal, Class, Ice, Speed |
ADHD, obesity, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral, smoked, sniffed |
Up to 5 days |
Methylphenidate |
Ritalin |
ADHD, narcolepsy |
Injected, oral |
Up to 5 days |
Nicotine |
Habitrol patch, Nicorette gum, Nicotrol spray, Prostep patch; Cigars, Cigarettes, Smokeless tobacco, Snuff, Spit tobacco |
Treatment for nicotine dependence |
Smoked, sniffed, oral, transdermal |
Up to 5 days |
Hallucinogens and Other Compounds
|
LSD |
Acid, Microdot |
None |
Oral |
Up to 8 hours |
Mescaline |
Buttons, Cactus, Mesc, Peyote |
None |
Oral |
Up to 3 days |
Phencyclidine Analogs |
PCP; Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat |
Anesthetic (veterinary) |
Injected, oral, smoked |
Up to 8 days |
Psilocybin |
Magic Mushroom, Purple Passion, Shrooms |
None |
Oral |
Up to 8 hours |
Amphetamine variants |
DOB, DOM, MDA, MDMA; Adam, Ecstasy, STP, XTC |
None |
Oral |
Up to 2 days |
Marijuana |
Blunt, Grass, Herb, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Smoke, Weed |
Glaucoma, cancer treatment |
Oral, smoked |
Up to 5 weeks |
Hashish |
Hash |
None |
Oral, smoked |
Up to 5 weeks |
Tetrahydrocannabinol |
Marinol, THC |
Antiemetic |
Oral, smoked |
Up to 5 weeks |
Anabolic Steroids |
Testosterone (T/E ratio), Stanazolol, Nandrolene |
Hormone Replacement Therapy |
Oral, injected |
Oral; up to 3 weeks (for testosterone and others); Injected: up to 3 months (Nandrolene up to 9 months) |
Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
|
Codeine |
Tylenol w/codeine, Robitussin A-C, Empirin w/codeine, Florinal w/codeine |
Analgesic, antitussive |
Injected, oral |
Up to 2 days |
Heroin |
Diacetylmorphine; Horse, Smack |
None |
Injected, smoked, sniffed |
Up to 2 days |
Methadone |
Amidone, Dolophine, Methadose |
Analgesic, treatment for opiate dependence |
Injected, oral |
Up to 1 week |
Morphine |
Roxanol, Duramorph |
Analgesic |
Injected, oral, smoked |
Up to 2 days |
Opium |
Laudanum, Paregoric; Dover's Powder |
Analgesic, antidiarrheal |
Oral, smoked |
Up to 2 days |
Depressants
|
Alcohol |
Beer, Wine, Liquor |
Antidote for Methanol poisoning |
Oral |
Up to 10 hours |
Barbiturates |
Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; Barbs |
Anesthetic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative |
Injected, oral |
Up to 10 days |
Benzodiazepines |
Activan, Halcion, Librium, Rohypnol, Valium; Roofies, Tranks, Xanax |
Antianxiety, Anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative |
Injected, oral |
Up to 6 weeks |
Methaqualone |
Quaalude, Ludes |
None |
Oral |
Up to 2 weeks |