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  1. 01Explainer · ~6 min readDoes Kava Show Up on a Drug Test? (2026)The short answer is the one most people are hoping for: standard drug panels don't screen for kava. But "standard" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Here's the calm, careful version — what a 5- or 10-panel actually looks for and why kava isn't on it, the one documented lab quirk worth knowing about, why your employer's or command's policy can restrict kava whether or not a test detects it, how long kavalactones stay in your system, and the real trap: blends that quietly contain kratom.
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