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Tag Archives: illicit drugs

Detecting Methamphetamine : Toxicology Time Window

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Detection Time of Methamphetamine: Compared to cocaine, methamphetamine’s effects can be more intense and last longer. The half-life for methamphetamine (the time period required for the body to decrease the blood level of methamphetamine by…

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Concentration and Metabolites: Methamphetamine

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Blood concentrations for methamphetamine use as a prescribed medication are typically in the range of .02-.05 mg/L for a person taking methamphetamine prescribed for attention deficit disorder, weight loss or narcolepsy.  Drug abuse with methamphetamine…

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Methamphetamine: Screening

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Screening: Methamphetamine is typically detected through urine and blood screens that offer positive or negative (“qualitative”) results. A positive result on a screen often leads to a confirmatory test that will use more sophisticated laboratory…

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Meth: What triggers a drug screen?

DUI, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Methamphetamine use has physical manifestations that heighten suspicion of use and lead to a drug screen. The category of stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, methylphenidate and cocaine, all produce dilation of pupils and the pupils appear…

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Methamphetamine: Detection, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Detecting meth within a user’s body can be measured in several ways.  Hair and saliva testing can be performed; but the most common methods are urine and blood sampling. Toxicology screens are typically used for…

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Methamphetamine: Addiction

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

A meth user may experience several levels of addiction. The initial meth response or “rush” can last up to 30 minutes compared with 2 to 5 minutes for crack cocaine. The “high” or euphoric state,…

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Methamphetamine: Making and Hiding This Illicit Drug

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

This illegal drug was once produced in vast quantities in the U.S. using easy-access medications and chemicals until the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was incorporated. This act bans medications containing pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and…

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Methamphetamine: The History of the Stimulant

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Methamphetamine is a stimulant that acts on the central nervous system resulting in increased levels of alertness and energy, a sense of euphoria, and decreased appetite. This allows the user to become highly productive for…

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