6-Acetylmorphine/ Heroin

Available Cut Off(s):

• Urine: 10 ng/ml

• Oral Fluid: 25 ng/ml

Pharmaceutical Name: Heroin metabolite

Street Names: Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack, Thunder

Signs of Use: Initial surge of euphoria or “rush,” followed by a twilight state of sleep and wakefulness. Physical symptoms of use include: drowsiness, respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea, a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and heavy extremities. Overdose symptoms: slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and possible death.

Detection Window:

• Urine - 1 to 4 days

• Oral Fluid - 1 to 3 days