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What is Cocaine?
Cocaine is an alkaloid present in coca leaves (Erythyroxine coca) whose pharmacological properties include alertness, wakefulness, increased energy and an overall feeling of euphoria. Cocaine has been used medicinally as a local anesthetic, however its addictive properties have minimized its modern value as an anesthetic. Elimination of cocaine is predominantly controlled by its biotranformation. Very low concentrations of cocaine may be detected in urine during the initial several hours, but benzoylegonine persists in urine at detectable concentrations for 48 hrs.
Download a list of commonly abused drugs (PDF) which includes street names, periods of detection, medical uses and intoxication effects/potential health consequenses. Also available hair follicle drug testing for cocaine. Google © Copyright Expomed Inc. 2013
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The Cocaine drug test is a one step rapid, qualitative immunoassay for the detection of beonzoylecgonine, a hydrolytic degradation product, in urine. The cutoff concentration for this test is 300 ng/ml, as recommended by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (NIDA). FDA (510k) approved.