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If you’re wondering how long do painkillers stay in your system, first it’ll depend on which one it is and there are many factors to consider. There could be many reasons why someone would want to know including facing a drug test or concerned about painkiller addiction. However, it’s always good to know how long any drug will still be in the body or system.

How long a painkiller or any drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, stays in your body will depend somewhat on your height, weight, how much body fat you have, how old you are, how much stress you’re under, how healthy you are and if you exercise.

Other things to think about are how many times a day you take the painkiller and how much of the painkiller or drug you take. The quality will also influence how long the drug stays in your system.

There is a difference of course in how long the drug or painkiller is in your body or system AND how much may show up in a laboratory or drug test. You may still have traces of the drug present but not show up in a urine test or other drug test.

These are approximate lengths of time you could expect for certain painkillers and related drugs to show up in drug or lab tests. Know that the drugs may still be in your system but there is no other way to know.

For amphetamines including Dexedrine and Biphetamine approximately 1-2 days. For barbiturates including Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital and Amytal, approximately 2-3 days. For cocaine about 1-2 days, for Codeine (including Fiorinal with Codeine, Robitussin A-C Empirin with Codeine and Tylenol with Codeine), about 1-2 days. For heroin about 1-2 days. For Methadone about 1-7 days, for methamphetamines about 2-4 days, for opiates such as Opium, Laudanum, Paregoric 1-2 days, and oxycodone including Oxycontin, Percolone and Roxicodone, about 1-2 days.

One of the problems in determining how long any of these drugs stay in your system is complicated by the fact that when people are taking more than one drug or combine it with alcohol it can confuse the process. Do not drink alcohol if you’re taking painkillers. Combined drug use can cause overdoses and bad reactions. In addition, many people easily overdose just by taking additional Tylenol. They die from an overdose of Tylenol not from the pain killer. Also, painkiller addiction can happen to anyone with acute or chronic pain and can happen innocently.

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