How Long Do Opiates Stay In Your System?

The length of time that opiates stay in your system varies depending on certain factors. You should only be able to feel the effects of opiates for a few hours. If you chronically use opiates, the intensity and length of time of the effects decrease. Doctors do prescribe opiates to relieve pain, but it is highly unwise to abuse these. If you have a prescription for an opiate, make sure you keep evidence of this. Sometimes people understand if you have a medical necessity. Typically, opiates can show up on a drug test 1 to 5 days after use. If you are taking a fluid drug test, it is best to abstain from use for 5 days prior to giving the sample. This amount of time applies only to fluid tests (saliva and urine, usually.) If the drug test uses hair follicles or body tissue, the chemicals in the opiates can be detected for years after use. Most tests do not use follicles or tissue because they are significantly more expensive than fluid tests.

You can purchase home drug tests at some pharmacies, and online. If you want to be certain that you will pass your drug screening, you could try using a home test first. Be aware that you have to send the samples to a lab, so allow extra time for this. Most home drug tests are expensive. If you have to pay for the lab tests, they become very expensive. Long-term opiate use may require a longer period of time for the drug to clear out of your system. Remember, opiate abuse is very serious. The euphoric feeling that you experience initially wears off over time. Abuse of opiates can lead to serious addiction, health problems, a prison sentence, or death (from health complications or overdose.) Only use drugs prescribed by a reputable doctor.

It only takes 48 to 72 hours max for opiates to leave your system. I know it can be even shorter because I have personal experience with opiates and urine tests. You can test clean in as little as 24 hours after taking them but generally within 2 to 3 days you will be clean. There are many variables that can effect how long it takes for them to leave your system. Weight, exercise, fluid intake, metabolic rate, etc.. Can all have varying effects on how long it takes to test clean. Hope this was helpful!

I have a urine opiate test in 7 days to get into a treatment center. I have no more opiates left or any plans to use in the next 7 days. Will 7 days be enough time to flush this out of my system? Also besides mad amounts of water are there any other foods or liquids I should be drinking that can help flush or mask the opiates? I have been trying for 2 months to get into this 6 month treatment center and am worried that they will test me and not accept me the first day. My last 40mg pill was taken at 10:00pm april 8th 2009 and my urine test is April 15th. I have no plan b other then the homeless shelter and want so badly to quit this horrible drug so any ideas or thoughts on how to flush it out quicker in the next  7 days would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
  G

Most prescription drugs are out of your system in about 3 days, but that all depends on you. Body weight, fat, and amount of the drug used all factor in. As far "cleaning" your system for a drug test goes, don't waste your money on those high-priced cleaners form the local headshop, they very rarely work as stated. The only method I've seen work with a high success rate is to drink LOTS of water and sweat it out. Best bet is to just stay away from the drugs for a full week or even two before your test! Now remember marijuana and other street drugs can take over 30 days to clear your system, I am only referring to prescription medications in my above statements.

I did heroin every day up to sunday and had a drug test on wednesday. I failed...so that was 2 and a half days of being clean. I've heard of someone failing after not using for 9 days. It really depends on the person and how much you use and how often.

I have been told that dilaudid  does not show up in a normal 6 panel drug
screen is that true.
Desperate

Opiates consists of drugs such as Opium: China, Dreams, Laudanum, Paregoric; Dover's Powder. The time period of its stay in system differs from person to person and depends on the Physiological system of a person, the frequency of use and the quantity used. However, on average Opiates stay in your system for 1-2 days and is detectable in blood and urine.

I had a boyfriend who used opiates recreationally but who also had to drop urine for probation.  Usually, 2-3 days before dropping, he would stop the opiates and flush his system with as much water as he could drink.  This method only failed him one time during the year and a half that I knew him.

Opiates stay in the system 3 days on average. If taken daily, can stay in the system up to 7 days.

No, on average one should wait 7 to 10 days to be completely sure the opiates are out of your system before testing.

This might sound crazy but a word of caution I recently failed a court drug test for opiates, but didn't take anything. I ate two poppy seed bagels for breakfast and failed the drug test that night. They told me it wasn't possible but it surely is. They told me that my opiate level was the highest possible as if I had just shot dope. So be aware it's not a joke I had to do 40 days in jail for a probation violation and had been clean for almost two years. By the way I was on probation for a marijuana charge, crazy.

I took one tylenol 4 on thursday and have to test on the following tuesday. I am regular body fat and weigh about 162 pounds and is a female. Will I be clean or do I need to try to clean out before tomorrow

Every drug test I have ever taken over the past five years has said  1 - 2 days you will turn out just fine trust me but your probably thinking ( trust him?! I don't know you from a hole in the wall! No your good just don't do no more opiates for the next week.

I took 6 vicodin about a month ago and am to have a blood draw in 7 days will these show on a blood draw the blood draw is a test for opiates