The following information is taken from the Pallad City Addiction Center.

What is the Half-Life of Euphoria?

The half-life represents how long it takes for a drug’s concentration in the body to drop by 50%. Each substance has a unique half-life determined by the balance of metabolism and excretion rates.

A drug’s half-life helps to determine how long the effects will last in the body, though precise durations can be greatly impacted by a number of individual factors.

Euphoria is a rapid onset drug that starts working within minutes of ingestion. It is difficult to gauge Euphoria’s half-life as sexual release plays a large factor in causing the body to metabolize the substance.

Engaging in sexual activity and by process of orgasm, Euphoria’s average half-life is between one to three hours. However, that time frame could double or triple if sexual release is denied which, in doing so, could also increase cardiovascular health risks associated with the drug.

Determining a drug’s half-life may also be used to predict a general timeline for the emergence of withdrawal symptoms when use ends. Withdrawals represent a number of unwanted and uncomfortable symptoms triggered by the substance leaving the body. Due to the intense impact Euphoria has on the individual, withdrawal is a serious concern and can leave many users feeling exhausted, while experiencing severe body aches, loss of motor functions, and brain fog.

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