How Long Do Opiates Stay in Your System? Approximate Time

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Opiates are drugs derived from Opium (which itself comes from the poppy ). They are often called narcotic and analgesic (against pain). The physical and psychological dependence on opiates is extremely strong.


how long do opiates stay in your systemIf you're wondering how long Opiates stay in your system, first it depends on where it is and there are several factors to consider. There could be several reasons why someone would want to know, including facing a test or concerned about the narcotic addiction. However, it is always good to know how long this kind of element will stay in your system.


How long Opiates or any medication work on our system, prescribed or non prescribed depend a bit on your height, weight and how fat is your body, how old you are, how much stress felt,state of health,whether you are exercising or not.



Other thing you should think about is number of times you take it a day.The quality will also affect how long the it stays. Below are given approximate time on how many hours or day it stay in our system.These values ​​are given for information but can vary depending on the age and sex of the individual but also the overall health and figure build.


Opiates In Urine:(Approximate)



All drugs entering the human body are metabolized in the liver (removable transformed into substances called metabolites) and eliminated by the kidney (although it can be eliminated in the feces, sweat, etc.).. Thus are detectable in the urine.Period during which those can be detected in urine consumed depends on several factors: whether fat is stored, if it is metabolized at different rates, and so on.



Naltrexone/ReVia/Vivitrol/                             4-6  Hours

                                               Days

Buprenorphine                                      1-3
Codeine/Codate/Codephos                              2-4      
Demerol                                          6-12 
Heroin (Opioid)/smack                               2-4
Hydrocodone/Vicodin/Lorceo                            1-6 
Morphine/Paregoric/Morphine                           3-4
Methadone/Amidone/Methadose                         6-12 
Opium                                           2-4  
Vicodin/Lortab/Vicoprofen                              3-4
Oxycontin                                         3-4  


Opiates Stay In Blood:(Approximate)

 

                                              Hours
Codeine,Codate,Codephos                              12 
Heroin (Opioid)/smack                               6
Morphine/Laudanum/Morphine                           12
Methadone/Dolophine/Amidone                          24 
Laudanum/Opium                                    6
Oxycontin                                         24 
Vicodin/Hydrocodone/Vicoprofen                        6-48


One of the problems in determining how long one of these stay in your system is something complicated by the fact that when people take more than one medication or combine it with alcohol, it can confuse the process.You shouldn't drink alcohol if you take painkillers. Drug combination can cause overdoses and bad reactions.


Is important to know the period of detection of drug tests and possession of the drugs that reside in the human system when testing for drug abuse. This makes the test more effective drug to prevent the risks of false detection and reduces handling acts of testing.

Opiates are introduced into the body in different ways: through the nasal mucosa, inhaling through the lungs, and injecting either level intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous. Introduced in the bloodstream, are distributed through the organ and cross the blood brain barrier and reach the brain. Is metabolized in the liver and excreted primarily through the kidneys. This excretion is rapid (almost 90% on the first day), although its trace in urine remains between two and four days (degrades heroin morphine among other components).

In the human brain is a class of chemicals, endorphins, which function as neurotransmitters, which have an effect similar to soporific, which are also called opioid (endogenous opioids). These endorphins are part of a natural way that humans possess, against suffering, be it physical or psychological. Sedatives are known to act on the cerebral endorphin process.

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The deadline for any other drug to reside in a human system depends on many factors such as age, weight, health, the amount of intake, frequency of use, etc. All medication stays up to 30 days in a chronic user system.

 

Effects Of Opiates:

 

The main effect is to produce analgesia, there are other acute effects as the body warmth, itching skin, the feeling of inner peace, lowering the threshold of sexual stimulation (arousal), impaired social relationships, etc. .

At the physiological level, its effects are similar to those of other CNS depressant Medication, causing respiratory depression, decreased body temperature, nausea and vomiting, miosis (or "pupil as pinhead") is very characteristic, being one of indicators of opiate overdose.Different studies have shown that virtually all overdoses attributed to heroin or methadone, there is always parallel consumption of other CNS depressant drugs, especially alcohol and sedatives.

how drugs like opiates stay and affect on our system


With chronic intake of Sedatives(synonyms), tolerance develops and dependence (ie, they suffer withdrawal sign when it ceases the effect of the substance). This leads to reason sedative vary substantially as time passes, because although initially these substances are taken to experience pleasure, become taken not experience the displeasure of abstinence and this reinforces the addictive process going being the substance intake positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement become.

 

Withdrawal Syndrome Opiates (SAO):


The withdrawal symptoms associated with depending opioid , may occur even after one or two weeks using heroin, morphine or methadone, is more severe and much more time consuming and the dosage used.

The first indication appear between 8 and 12 hours after the last portion and include symptoms similar to those of a cold, rhinitis, lacrimation, sweating, irritability, tremor, etc..
As the time pass these symptoms become more severe, including dilated pupils, anorexia and piloerection and peak intensity between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose. These symptoms include elevation and cardiac output and blood pressure, nausea, diarrhea and sweating (producing a dangerous fluid loss) and bone pain. This is usually the basis for using the substance again and repeat the cycle.


However, as a substance dependence is never just physical, when trying to overcome dependence,People must need take into account psychological and social factors (like physicists)determine addiction.


It is possible that the medical team trying various opiates and different dosages to determine which are most effective.Dose may be small at first and then gradually
increased so that we get the best possible stress relief. It may take several weeks to determine the type and the appropriate dose for opioid torment control while causing the least possible side effects.

Most people suffering from cancer pain should receive pain medication on a regular basis for well control. Some are short-acting opioids (immediate release), they begin to relieve the pain fairly quickly but for a short period, from 2 to 4 hours. It can be used to alleviate acute pain. Others are long-acting, which means that the dose is administered over a long period, usually 12 hours or more (sustained or controlled release). They are often used in the case of chronic discomfort, or when they are more consistent.

The doctor often prescribed in addition to the medication regularly administered a portion of short-acting anodyne taken as needed. This allows control proven between the two scheduled doses (breakthrough dose). The time interval between doses depends on the opiate prescribed by the doctor and the amount needed to control pain. Sometimes reduced doses and may we stop using the drug. This is sometimes the case when people no longer feel torture due to cancer treatments, such as radiation and surgery. Do not suddenly stop administering a painkiller. The doctor gradually reduce the dose over time until it is low enough for us to stop taking the drug. It can also reduce the dosage when a person suffers from drowsiness caused by narcotics (sedation) and his agony is well controlled.