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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Mar 30;25(3):549–565. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.02.005

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Drug detection times for different biologic specimens used in drug testing.

*Very broad estimates that also depend on the substance, the amount and frequency of the substance taken, and other factors previously listed.

†As long as the patch is worn, usually 7 days.

‡7–10 days after use to the time passed to grow the length of hair, but may be limited to 6 months hair growth. However, most laboratories analyze the amount of hair equivalent to 3 months of growth.