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Table 1 Drug detection windows and cut-offs for urine

From: Diagnostic capabilities of self-reported psychoactive substance use among patients admitted to psychiatric consultations in Benin, West Africa

Test

Drug class

Cut-off

Detection Windows

THC

Cannabis, marijuana, hashish…

50 ng/ml

2–3 days for occasional use

5 to 15 days for regular use

 + more than 4 weeks for chronic use

COT

Cotinine

200 ng/ml

1- 2 days after use

COC

Cocaine and crack

300 ng/ml

1–4 days for occasional use

 + more than 5 days for chronic use

MOR

Morphine, heroin, codeine etc

300 ng/ml

1 to 2 days for occasional use

 + more than 72 h for chronic use

TML

Tramadol

100 ng/ml

1–3 days after use

BZD

Benzodiazepines

300 ng/ml

3 days for therapeutic use

4–6 weeks for chronic use

AMP

Amphetamines

1000 ng/ml

1 to 2 days after use

MDMA

Ecstasy

500 ng/ml

1–3 days after use

MET

Methamphetamine

1000 ng/ml

1.5—3 days after use

K2

Synthetic cannabinoids of the “Spice” type

25 ng/ml

1—3 days after use

LSD

LSD

20 ng/ml

1—3 days after use

EtG

Ethylglucoronide (alcohol)

300 ng/ml

1—3 days after use

  1. Abbreviations: THC delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, MDMA 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine, LSD lysergic acid diethylamide