PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
Not for Customer Distribution Assays/Reagents
AEROSET
®
System Troubleshooting Guide 63
94816-107—November 2004
Cocaine • Free base:
vaporized then
smoked
•White power:
intravenously,
nasal
insuffulation
(“snorting” or
“sniffing”)
2 to 3 days Extreme euphoria,
insomnia,
psychosis,
anorexia, rapid
heart rate
(transient
tachycardia)
High blood pressure,
abnormal heartbeat
pattern (cardiac
arrhythmia), elevated
temperature, stroke,
heart failure,
psychosis
Ethanol Taken orally Dose dependent:
up to 24 hours
Mental confusion,
vomiting,
blackouts,
personality change
when drinking
• Acute: intoxication,
hangover,
vomiting, death
•Chronic:
abstinence—
seizures, addiction,
inflammation of
stomach lining
(gastritis),
inflammation of
liver (hepatitis),
inflammation of
pancreas
(pancreatitis),
death
Methadone Taken orally 14 days • Acute: abnormal
sense of
well-being
(euphoria)
• “Good sick”:
nauseous but it
feels pleasurable
• “Nod”: central
nervous system
(CNS)
depression,
drowsiness
• Withdrawal:
watery eyes,
salivation,
GI symptoms,
discomfort,
agitation
Addiction, but less
than morphine or
heroin
Assay Details (Continued)
Use
Normal
Detection
Time in Urine
Symptoms of
Abuse
Possible Dangers
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