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How long does meth stay in your system

A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pamela Pappas
Psychiatry 44 years experience
It depends: It depends on your metabolism, but meth is generally detectable in urine for 1-4 days after use. Urine drug tests are the ones most often used. Meth... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Wartenberg
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Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Which "meth???": Methamphetamine is a short-acting drug, but it has longer acting metabolites which are what are measured in urine. After a single dose, it's half-lif... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Here's what to do: Kara, you've lost the ability to control your addiction, knowing you have a test that using today will cause you to fail, and planning to use anyway. ... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
No: What you described should not cause a positive drug test.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paul Grin
Pain Management 38 years experience
About 3 days: The half-life of methamphetamine is variable with a mean value of between 5–12 hours. It takes approximately 6 half lives for a drug to be eliminated... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Wartenberg
A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Only several days: Even in very heavy long-term users, methamphetamine and its metabolites are relatively short-acting, and will give positive urine drug test for 3-4 da... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Robert Grindstaff
Addiction Medicine 40 years experience
Meth: meth will only stay in your system for a couple days but it will stay in the baby's cord blood and meconium (poop) till birth actually most drugs ta... Read More
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Dr. Evan Altman
Psychiatry 21 years experience
10 days or less: For most individuals having used the substance, the general consensus is often noted as a maximum of 10 days that methamphetamine remains detectable v... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Moranville
Psychiatry 38 years experience
Variable: Depends on one's metabolism. Better not to use at all. There are many long term and possibly permanent effects on the brain and the rest of the body.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pamela Pappas
Psychiatry 44 years experience
Please tell doctor: Please tell your doctor you're using meth, and get help. You're risking your own health plus the health of your baby. You may wonder whether meth wil... Read More
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