How Long Does Heroin Stay in Your System
- by staff
- 6th June 2017
What is Heroin
Heroin is pain-killer of the opioid class and is considered to be the most addictive drug in the world.
Heroin
How long does heroin last in your system
Heroin has a remarkably short half-life of 3-8 minutes, thus getting eliminated from the body within 16-44 minutes. However, heroin gets metabolized to 6-Monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM) which has an elimination half-life of fewer than 5 minutes and is subsequently metabolized into morphine.
The timeframes mentioned above are averages, in actuality, durations may vary depending on certain factors like:
- Age
- Body Mass
- Liver and kidney conditions
- Diet
- Water intake
- Purity of heroin
- Duration for which heroin is being taken
How long is heroin detectable in urine, blood, saliva and hair for a drug test |
|
| Urine | Up to 7 days |
| Blood | 5-6 hours to up to 2 days |
| Saliva | 5-6 hours to up to 2 days |
| Hair | Up to 3 months |
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