How long does 1 gram of cocaine stay in hair follicles or the body?

The length of time that drugs can be detected in human hair is directly proportional to the length of the hair sample collected. A normal hair sample is taken directly from the scalp and is approximately 1 - 1.5 inches long. A normal person grows this much hair in a 3-4 month period. So this means that the hair sample obtained will allow for the detection of drugs of abuse in the same time period. You can go to the following link for additional information:

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Cocaine is used medically as a local anesthetic. When abused, Cocaine becomes a powerful physical and mental stimulant. The entire nervous system is energized. Muscles tense, the heart beats faster and stronger, and the body burns more energy. The brain experiences an exhilaration caused by a large release of neurohormones associated with mood elevation.

Cocaine Health Effects

Regular Cocaine use may upset the chemical balance of the brain. As a result, it may speed up the aging process by causing damage to critical nerve cells.

Parkinson's Disease could also occur.

Cocaine causes the heart to beat faster, harder, and rapidly increases blood pressure. Cocaine also causes spasms of blood vessels in the brain and heart. Both lead to ruptured vessels causing strokes and heart attacks.

Strong dependency can occur with one "hit" of Cocaine. Usually mental dependency occurs within days for "crack" or within several months for snorting coke. Cocaine causes the strongest mental dependency of all the drugs.

Cocaine treatment success rates are lower than other chemical dependencies.

Extremely dangerous when taken with other depressant drugs. Death due to overdose is rapid.

Fatal effects are usually not reversible by medical intervention.

Cocaine Workplace Issues

Extreme mood and energy swings create instability. Sudden noise causes a violent reaction.

Lapses in attention and ignoring warning signals increases probability of accidents.

High Cocaine cost frequently leads to theft and/or dealing.

Paranoia and withdrawal may create unpredictable or violent behavior.

Performance is characterized by forgetfulness, absenteeism, tardiness and missing assignments.

Cocaine (COC) Drug Urine Test is a simple one step test for the rapid, qualitative detection of Cocaine (COC) and primarily benzoylecgonine as metabolites in urine. The cutoff of the test is 300 ng/ml of Cocaine. It is the same as the SAMHSA recommended cutoff.

The COC cocaine test provides only a preliminary analytical result. A more specific alternative chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography, mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the preferred method. Clinical consideration and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly when preliminary positive results are used.

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST:

Cocaine, derived from the leaves of the coca plant, is a potent central nervous system stimulant and a local anesthetic. Cocaine induces euphoria, confidence and a sense of increased energy in the user; these psychological effects are accompanied by increased heart rate, dilation of the pupils, fever, tremors and sweating. Cocaine is used by smoking, intravenous, intranasal or oral administration, and excreted in the urine primarily as benzoylecgonine in a short time. Benzoylecgonine has a longer biological half-life (5-8 hours) than cocaine (0.5-1.5 hours) and can generally be detected for 24-80 hours after cocaine use or exposure.

The COC cocaine test is based on the principle of the highly specific immunochemical reactions between antigens and antibodies, which are used for the analysis of specific substances in biological fluids. The sensitivity of the test is 300 ng/ml of COC.