How Long Does Morphine Stay In The System?

Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2015

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Question : how long does 15 mg of morphine stay in the system if you need to urine test

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
24 hours

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

The half life of Morphine is 2 to 4 hours. Its the time required for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half. It would take 24 hours for the drug to be eliminated based on you taking 15 mg , provided you don't have any renal dysfunction.

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