Emergency Drug Testing, LLC
2708 2nd Avenue Suite A
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 479-0102
Fax: (337) 479-0182
24-hour pager (337) 421-8725
| Drug Names | Street Names | Substance Detected | Physical Symptoms | Dangers | Detection Window |
| Amphetamines | Speed, Meth, Crystal, Ice, Tina | Amphetamine, Methamphetami-nes | Loss of appetite, irritability, rapid, speech, anxiety, tremors, mood elevation | Paranoia, severe depression hallucinations, hypertension, fatigue | 1-2 days |
| Barbituates | Downers, barbs, barbies, yellow jackets, red devils, rainbows | Butalbital, Secobarbital, Phenobarbital | Depression, decreased muscle control and alertness, intoxication, slurred speech, drowsiness | Coma and death possible with overdose, especially combined with alcohol, rigidity and painfil muscle contractions | 1-3 weeks |
| Benzodiazepines | Downers | Diazepam, Oxazepam, Lorazepam, Alprazolam | Disorientation, slurred speech, drunken behavior without alcohol odor | Shallow breathing, dilated pupils, clammy skin, weak, and rapid pulse, coma, death | 3-14days |
| Cocaine | Coke, crack, blow, rock | Benzoylecgonine | Short-lived euphoria, changing, to depression, irritability, nervousness, tightness of muscles | Shallow breathing, fever, anxiety, tremors, death from convulsions or respiratory arrest | 2-4 days |
| Marijuana | Pot, weed, grass, dope, Mary Jane | 11-Nor-^-9-tetrahydrocannibinol-9-carboxylic acid | Altered perception of time, dilated pupils, increased appetite, laughter, uncoordinated behavior | Psychological dependence, impaired short-term memory, anxiety, lung damage, psychosis with chronic use | 1-3 days (light use) 3+ weeks (heavy use) |
| MDMA (Ecstasy) | Ecstasy, XTC, Adam, hug, "love drug" | MDA | Stimulant, changes in feelings or emotions, euphoria, out-of-body experiences | Permanent nerve damage, depressed immune function | 2-4 days |
| Methadone | Done | Methadone | Euphoria, drowsiness, depressed breathing, constricted pupils, nausea | Shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death | 1-3 days |
| Methaqualone | Quaaludes, ludes, heroin for lovers | Methaqualone, Quaalude, Meguin | Sleepiness, loss of coordination, dizziness, confusion, feeling of well being | Anxiety, insomnia | 1-7 days |
| Opiates | Heroin, Morphine, Codeine | Codeine, Morphine | Analgesia, euphoria, sedation, nausea, vomiting, watery eyes, runny nose | Lethargy, weight loss, hepatitis and/or HIV from sharing needles, slow and shallow breathing, death | 2-4 days |
| Phencyclidine | PCP, angel dust, ozone, wack, rocket fuel | Phencyclidine | Paranoia, panic, anxiety, tremors, nausea, suicidal urge | Uppredictable behavior, flashbacks, hallucinations | 2-3 days |
| Propoxyphene | Darvocet, Darvon | Propoxyphene, Norpropoxyophene | Drowsiness, dizziness, headache, euphoria | Allergic reactions, coma, convulsions, shallow respiration | 1-3 days |