# Expiration date/shelf life of drugs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 16, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-shelf-life-of-drugs/348589 "2006-03-16T12:49:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-shelf-life-of-drugs/348589/1 "2006-03-16T12:49:44Z")
Note: I’m not going to in any way test/put this info to use. How long does cocaine (that is ready for use) stay good for? Weeks? Months? What about LSD? ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-shelf-life-of-drugs/348589/2 "2006-03-16T19:54:18Z")
Well, seeing as nobody else has responded, I wanted to say that I used to know how long they stayed good for, but ever since I did some out of date acid, I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiration-date-shelf-life-of-drugs/348589/3 "2006-03-16T21:02:37Z")
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