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While the effects of Vicodin last around 4 hours, traces of the drug can remain in your system for up to 72 hours. In some adults you can still find traces of the drug in your system after 5 days.
One dose of 5mg vicodin (hydrocodone) will stay in your system 3 to 7 days depending on body weight, metabolism, and tolerance to the drug. 2 people found this useful. Edit. to 5 days depending on your usage. Opiates (heroin, morphine, Vicodin, oxycontin) take about 72 hours (3 days) to leave your system, but you might want to wait 5 or 6 days, just to be safe.