Basics
6-Monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM) or 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) is one of three active metabolites of heroin (diacetylmorphine), the others being morphine and the much less active 3-monoacetylmorphine (3-MAM). 6-MAM is rapidly created from heroin in the body, and then is either metabolized into morphine or excreted in the urine. 6-MAM remains in the urine for no more than 24 hours. So a urine specimen must be collected soon after the last heroin use, but the presence of 6-MAM guarantees that heroin was in fact used as recently as within the last day. 6-MAM is naturally found in the brain1, but in such small quantities that detection of this compound in urine virtually guarantees that heroin has recently been consumed.
This 6-MAM test is a rapid urine screening test that can be performed without the use of an instrument. The test utilizes a monoclonal antibody to selectively detect elevated levels of 6-MAM in urine. The 6-MAM test yields a positive result when 6-MAM in urine reaches 10ng/mL. This is the suggested screening cut-off for positive specimens set by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, USA).
- Test Sensitivity 10ng/ml
- Provides simple positive or negative results.
- Read results in 5 minutes
- Approx. detectable time it remains in the body after use: no more than 24 hours
What is included in the box?
- Foil pouch containing drug test
- Instructions
- Please note, the box displayed for this product is only for display purposes
What's required but not included ?
View the full test instructions here
Principle: Chromatographic Immunoassay
Approval: CE
Cut-Off: 10 ng/mL
Test Sensitivity: 97.7%
Accuracy: 98.0%
Country of Origin: China
WHEN SHOULD I DO THE TEST?
This test can be carried out at any time.
To perform the test:
Remove the test strip from the foil pouch (do not break the seal of the foil pouch until you are ready to begin the test).
Using a plastic cup, obtain a urine sample from the individual who is being tested.
Carefully dip the testing strip into the urine sample, ensuring that the urine does NOT go above the MAX LINE. Allow the test to absorb the urine for about 10-15 seconds.
After 15 seconds, remove the test from the urine, lay the test strip on a clean flat surface while the test lines develop.
You can read negative results as soon as they appear but positive results must be read at least 5 minutes after removing from the urine. All results should be read within 10 minutes, otherwise a false reading may occur.
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE RESULTS?
If you obtain a negative result then the person tested has none of the tested drug of abuse in their body at this time. You may want to re-test again in a month’s time. If you obtain a positive result then a drug of abuse has been detected in the urine. You may want to do another test later, or at a further date to confirm the result.
WHY DO YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS?
Most parents do not understand why children might want to take drugs and question themselves. They usually believe that because their child is using drugs or tried drugs that they must be having problems at school or home.
There are many reasons why a child may take drugs, perhaps they enjoy the short-term effects, their friends use them, curiosity or just as a part of growing up. They want to break the rules and think it will be fun, without realising the consequences.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUGS AVAILABLE?
A drug is basically something that changes the way you think or feel. Drugs include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and medical drugs. Drugs can be divided into the following groups:-
Analgesics – drugs which kill pain e.g. heroin.
Depressants – drugs which slow everything down e.g. alcohol, gases, glues and aerosols.
Hallucinogens – drugs which act on the mind, altering the way the user sees and hears things e.g. cannabis, L.S.D. and magic mushrooms.
Stimulants – drugs which make everything seem as if they’re going faster e.g. cocaine, crack, ecstasy, poppers, speed and tobacco.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RISKS OF TAKING DRUGS?
All drugs carry risks and drugs affect different people in different ways but the major risks involved with taking illegal drugs are as follows :
-The user may never know exactly what it is they are taking. What is bought is unlikely to be pure and you can never be sure what it has been mixed with.
-You can never be sure what effect a drug might have, even if it has been taken before.
-If drugs are injected and shared around you are then at risk of catching a dangerous infection such as H.I.V. or hepatitis B and C.
-If you mix different drugs this can be very dangerous and that includes mixing alcohol with a drug.
-Women who take drugs may experience heavier periods and some women’s periods have been known to stop.
