How Long Does Xanax Stay in Your System

The question of how long does Xanax stay in your system has many different answers depending on who you talk to. Xanax also known as alprazolam is in the Benzodiazapines (Benzo’s) family and most experts say that it stays in your system for 24 to 72 hours. It is stored in your liver and released in much of the same way sugars are. Three to four days is much safer if you are going to be tested for employment, longer if you are going be tested with more accurate and expensive machines that the government or parole officers use. The Urine Tests that a lot of employers use are a cheap test strip that don’t pick up on stored benzo’s in the liver.