Suboxone Does Not Show Up As An Opiate (Page 3)
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I wanna say first Im not on here tryin to be a dr people are gettin the wrong idea but unfortunately i have been on the medication for almost 5 yrs bc of shady drs(but thats another story) an know alot about the drug an thats why i am on here to try to help out others.When it comes to drug testing Suboxone does not show up as an opiate it doesn show up at all,when you go to the Dr they use a certain test that tests specifically for Suboxone.Suboxone is under the opiate category but is not actually an opiate if that makes sense,when a drug is put out on the market it has to be under a category whether its opiate,benzos,etc,so they put it under opiates,but since it really isnt an opiate it does not show up as an opiate in a drug test,its kind of complicated but if you discuss it with your dr he'll be able to explain it better

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Hello. Really curious because I've been reading a lot of different posts and it seems everyone has their own opinion and are sticking by it to fullest. My scenario: I have beeen clean from oxycodone for a full year. I originally started on 16mgs of suboxone a day and for the last month I've been doing 4mg a day (sometimes less). Recently I started EMT school and they dropped a bomb on me when they announced there is an upcoming drug test due to clinicals at the hospital and fire dept.) It is a 10 panel test testing for: Alcohol, Amphetamine, Barbiturates, Benzo's, Cocaine, Marijuana, Meth, Pcp, and the 2 that worry me: Opiates and Methadone. I realize suboxone is buprenorphine and does not have the same chemical compunds as methadone but many people claim it will show up as an opiate. I'm calling my doctor tomorrow and buying a urine analysis but I have to be POSITIVE. I cannot afford to be dropped out of a program that my future depends on for this kind of an error. Please if someone has an EDUCATED answer with PERSONAL experience (not just what you heard, or have been clean 3 days) please respond. Thank you so much!

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I also wanted to add - you said she was presumably off of the oxy, if she is taking the suboxone, then if she did take an opiate the naloxine in suboxone counteracts opiates. Naloxine (Narcan) is the reversal for opiate overdose.

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Suboxone does not show up as an opiate or oxycodone or oxycotin. Possibly your daughter still has some in her system. What do the doctors say? What is the half life of those medications and how long do they stay in your system is all affected by how much you took and how much was built up in your system.

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I have a 24 year old who has been on Oxycodone for 4 years. We now have her presummably off of the Oxycodone for 2 weeks but taking Suboxone and she is still testing "mildly" postive for Oxycodone in 3 drug tests over the last week. Two home tests and one doctor administered test. Question: Does Suboxone produce a positive Oxycodone result in a urine test?

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does suboxone come up in a ua drug screen fo an outpatient drug program

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Ignoring the fact that naloxone is an antagonist, which is put into Suboxone...buprenorphine itself is considored agonist/antagonist. This is because it interacts with the kappa, mu and sigma receptors in different ways.

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That is correct, there are reasons it may not show up as an opiate, however, it most certainly is one. You can read more about it and how it works here:

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Suboxone/­

Does anyone have any other questions?

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I can understand how it may not show up as an opiate. From what I read, it states it's an opiate agonist, a partial agonist, and an antagonist!!! Wow! What a wonderful concept. It has one part antagonist and four parts of the agonist. The reason it would not show up as an opiate is because the antagonist (nalaxone?) has a high affinity to bind to the opiate receptors. So, yes, there would have to be a specific Suboxone testing done. As far as this drug NOT being an opiate; this is not true at all. There are actually four parts of the opiate Buprenorphine. Again, Buprenorphine IS an opiate and is an opiate agonist that is contained in the drug Suboxone. So, as far as your opiate receptors in your brain are concerned; The opiate content wins with the 4:1 ratio against the antagonist. Confusing? Yes! But, who ever came up with this drug is a complete genius!!! I am about to start on this drug tomorrow. I sure hope it helps keep me from going into violent W/Ds! Due to MY shady doctor (who quit his practice in Feb 09) I am coming off of a very heavy drug regimen of 300mg of Morphine Sulfate daily as well as taking Dilaudid, two 8mg tabs three times daily (TID)!!! Now that's enough to kill a frickin horse! And I've been on this crap for about 4 years now. I've had 2 failed back surgeries and am about to get back on the table for my third! Anyhow, the four parts of Buprenorphine together with one part of the opiate antagonist definitely makes this drug fall into the category of an OPIATE. But, I do believe you are correct on stating it won't show up as a typical opiate in a normal urine drug screen unless the lab specifically targets and tests for the Buprenorphine in the Suboxone.

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