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Why Am I Getting False Positive Test With Opiate?
I am in a drug treatment program ,and am perscribed 30 mg oxycodone immediate release tabs. I have had 14 random drug UAs and on one test it showed up positive for opiate. It had set back my sobriety date back. I want to challange the test but i dont understand why on this one false positive test it showed up with opiate? could my oxycodone levels have done this?
Wed, 1 Oct 2014
Hi,
You tested positive for opioids because you are taking oxycodone which is itself an opioid. Some tests specifically test for metabolites of different opioids and can differentiate between them. But some other tests just test for presence of opioids in general.
Best wishes.
You tested positive for opioids because you are taking oxycodone which is itself an opioid. Some tests specifically test for metabolites of different opioids and can differentiate between them. But some other tests just test for presence of opioids in general.
Best wishes.
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