PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
Assays/Reagents
Not for Customer Distribution
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AEROSET
®
System Troubleshooting Guide
94816-107—November 2004
Assay Details (Continued)
Use
Normal
Detection
Time in Urine
Symptoms of
Abuse
Possible Dangers
Amphetamine/
Methamphetamine
Taken orally,
injected, inhaled
Dependent on
urine pH:
3 to 5 days
Insomnia,
psychosis,
anorexia, euphoria,
tachycardia
High blood pressure,
loss of appetite and
weight
Barbiturates
Taken orally
• Phenobarbital:
up to 30 days
• Amobarbital,
pentobarbital,
butabarbital,
secobarbital:
4 to 6 days
Drowsiness, slurred
speech, irritability
• Acute: respiratory
collapse, loss of
consciousness
• Chronic: addiction
• Abstinence:
seizures, death
• Deadly when
combined with
alcohol
Benzodiazepines
Taken orally
• Flurazepam:
1 to 2 days
• Oxazepam,
etc.: 2 to
7 days
“Laid back,”
mellow
personality, mental
confusion
• Acute: intoxication,
loss of inhibitions
• Chronic: addiction,
involuntary muscle
movements of the
face, limbs, and
trunk (tardive
dyskinesia)
Cannabinoids
• Smoked as
cigarette or in
a pipe
• Eaten as part
of other food
(brownie,
salad)
• Occasional
user: 3 to
5 days
• Chronic user:
up to 14 days
• Large person,
chronic user:
up to 30 days
(based on
25 ng/mL
detection
limit)
Indifference
(lethargy),
confusion, lazy
(amotivational
syndrome), slow
mental activity
• Acute: intoxication
similar to alcohol
• Chronic:
amotivational
syndrome,
decreased
emotional
development,
increased
susceptibility to
disease