What Does Oxycodone and Oxycotin Show Up as on a Drug Test?
Question by amazed: What does oxycodone and oxycotin show up as on a drug test?
I always thought that pain killers (percocets, vicoden, and oxy’s) showed up as “Opiates”. I am looking to purchase at home drug tests for my significant other who has been clean now for 6 weeks. (I am very proud of him!) So I am looking to buy some online now to keep the cost down. I can buy them for less than $ 4 for a 4 panel test, as oppossed to $ 20 each at Walmart. But … with searching for the tests … I am now finding Opiates, and Oxycodone listed as seperate drugs. I don’t want to have to buy the 6 panel with the Oxycodone, as it costs more. And like I said, I always thought they all showed up as Opiates. Can anyone clarify this? Please?
Actually, I just remembered … the first test he took when I knew he was not clean showed positive for opiates, and that was from taking painkillers / and oxy’s. So I guess it does show up as opiates. Them listing oxycodone must be to get you to spend more money!! But if anyone still knows of a good website to purchase the 4 panel tests, I would greatly appreciate the assistance. Thanks!
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Answer by Fishhhh
Yess im 99% sure they do show up. My dad just went through this and had to stop taking them to pass a drug test. so Im 99% sure they do.
Answer by Mathieu
Unfortunately you have made a mistake made by many.
Opiate and opioid are very misunderstood terms.
You are correct, basic tests will test for “opiates” and most people think that means all the pain killers. However there are effectively only two opiates, morphine and codeine. Opiates only refer to the naturally occurring opiate alkaloids found in opium poppy. There are several alkaloids but codeine and morphine are really the only pain killers, the others have no medical use or, like thebaine, are used to create other drugs like hydrocodone, found in Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco.
Opioid is completely different. An opioid means it binds to opioid receptors (found in the brain, spinal cord, and gastrointestinal tract).
So an opioid includes three “groups”
1) Opiates (morphine, codeine).
2) Semi-synthetic opioid’s. These drugs are derived from opiates so they are chemically very similar. Examples include oxycodone, hydrocodone, diacetylmorphine (heroin), oxymorphone, and hydromorphone. So this is where the drugs you are primarily targeting.
3) The last group is the synthetic drugs. These opioids are completely unrelated to to opiates. Examples include fentanyl, pethidine (aka meperidine), dextropropoxyphene (aka propoxyphene), and methadone.
Some people incorrectly refer to the naturally occurring opiates and the semi-synthetic’s (the opiate derivatives) all as opiates, this is also incorrect.
Aside from the opiates, for the most part other drugs must be tested for individually. The really big exception is heroin which almost instantly turns into morphine and will show up as an opiate.
Look at this web site, I have had no personal experience but they have a wide range of products including single tests for oxycodone and other drugs and the price is cheap.
http://www.drugtestingworld.com/oxycodone-screen-cards-c-50.html?zenid=2d62971c7659feae0f53264b36a87472
If I may, without knowing about your situation, I would use the oxycodone tests and I would also (at least occasionally) get a larger test, ideally with at least opiates and benzodiazepines to do just because an occasional thorough and highly comprehensive test can be good.
Also OxyContin is a drug brand that has oxycodone as a controlled-release drug but oxycodone is found in Percocet, Percodan, OxyContin, OxyIR, and several others.
And hydrocodone, like I mentioned is the opioid in Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco.
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