Detection Times

Drug detection depends on amount ingested, elapsed time since use, rate of metabolism, and amount of fluid intake. Because of these variables, times presented are only a general guideline.

Drug Detection Time for Urine Test

Drug	Detection Times	Usage
Alcohol	1 - 10 days	Oral
Nicotine	1-7 days	Smoked, Oral
Mescaline	1-7 days	Oral
Marijuana	1 day - 11 weeks	Smoked, Oral
Hashish	1 day - 11 weeks	Smoked, Oral
Psilocin (mushrooms)	1 - 2 days	Smoked, Oral

Drug Detection Time for Hair Test
The standard hair drug test is a proven procedure which not only detects drugs that have been used, but also can provide information in the quantity of drugs consumed and the historic pattern of drug use. A drug history can be obtained from the hair of any individual. Drug use can be detected for 3 to 6 months depending on the length of the hair sample. It takes approximately 5 days for drugs to show up in a person's hair.

Drug Detection Time for a Blood Test
A blood test is expensive and not very common. The detection times are much shorter then for the other tests vary from 2 days till two weeks.