Can Cocaine Be Detected In System After Exposure A Month Back?

Posted on Sat, 5 Sep 2015

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Question : Hello my question is if you were exposed to cocaine over a month prior to delivery would it still show up in the umbilical cord blood if you were only exposEd twice the entire pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cocaine not detectable after 1-2 days

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns

You have been exposed to cocaine 2 weeks ago and now you are concerned about possible being detected in your blood. Cocaine has a short half life therefore it would be metabolized quickly and and should not be detectable a few days after exposure.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ronald Schubert (17 minutes later)

no not blood the umbilical cord and was over a month before i delivered but it was twice about five weeks and four weeks ago

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cord blood would not have cocaine in infants blood stream

Detailed Answer:
The cord blood would be from your child. Since your exposure was several weeks prior to delivery then there would be no cocaine in the cord blood

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ronald Schubert (3 minutes later)

Thank you so much

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
your welcome

Detailed Answer:
Your welcome. Please contact us again with your questions or concerns

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar