jerets
09-10-2006, 05:19 PM
Hello,
I have been doing a lot of reading and research on the subject of Hydrocodone's detectability in urine screenings.
The NIDA-5 (5 panel government standard drug test for employers, etc) tests for the following:
Initial ng/ml cut off Confirmation ng/ml cut off
Amphetamines (amphetamine and methamphetamine) 1,000 500
Cocaine metabolite 300 150
Marijuana metabolites 50 15
Opiates (codeine and morphine) 2,000 2,000
Phencyclidine 25 25
From my research, the current cut off level in urine is 2,000 ng/ml for opiates. It used to be as low as 300 ng/ml just a decade ago. However the standard NIDA-5 (government standard) only tests for Morphine and codeine (Heroin breaks down into Morphine and will give a positive test).
However, that doesn't let pharmaceuticals off the hook completely. They can still give a positive result at higher concentrations. Here are the ranges I found:
Hydrocodone - 5,000 ng/ml
Oxycodone - 10-100,000ng/ml*
Two different sources were used to verify and two different numbers were listed. 10,000 ng/ml on the first followed by 100,000 ng/ml on the second.
B/c of this new expansive opiate testing has become a selectable option added to a test (for more money). The cut off level I found for this could detect oxycodone as low as 100 ng/ml. These tests I find are usually not requested.
According to Quest Diagnostic (testing company), these cut off levels are for the purpose to testing usage within the past 72 hours.
Erowid.org drug tests list Hydrocodone and oxycodone as not detectable in the Standard NIDA-5 panel test but detectable in expansive tests for up to 3-4 days. From the research I've done however, Oxycodone is discreted slightly faster than Hydrocodone.
I am curious to learn more specifics of how Hydrocodone is discreted in regards to ng/ml (mainly just in habitual usage).
As of now (until we can bring more information together), I am going to conclude that, being that it takes 2.5x of a higher concentration of Hydrocodone than standard tested opiates (5,000 ng/ml to test a 2,000 n/ml opiate cut-off positive), that Hydrocodone can only be detected between 29-38 hours from last usage in the government standard NIDA-5 panel Drug screening.
Please come forward with more information and research if possible!
jerets
I have been doing a lot of reading and research on the subject of Hydrocodone's detectability in urine screenings.
The NIDA-5 (5 panel government standard drug test for employers, etc) tests for the following:
Initial ng/ml cut off Confirmation ng/ml cut off
Amphetamines (amphetamine and methamphetamine) 1,000 500
Cocaine metabolite 300 150
Marijuana metabolites 50 15
Opiates (codeine and morphine) 2,000 2,000
Phencyclidine 25 25
From my research, the current cut off level in urine is 2,000 ng/ml for opiates. It used to be as low as 300 ng/ml just a decade ago. However the standard NIDA-5 (government standard) only tests for Morphine and codeine (Heroin breaks down into Morphine and will give a positive test).
However, that doesn't let pharmaceuticals off the hook completely. They can still give a positive result at higher concentrations. Here are the ranges I found:
Hydrocodone - 5,000 ng/ml
Oxycodone - 10-100,000ng/ml*
Two different sources were used to verify and two different numbers were listed. 10,000 ng/ml on the first followed by 100,000 ng/ml on the second.
B/c of this new expansive opiate testing has become a selectable option added to a test (for more money). The cut off level I found for this could detect oxycodone as low as 100 ng/ml. These tests I find are usually not requested.
According to Quest Diagnostic (testing company), these cut off levels are for the purpose to testing usage within the past 72 hours.
Erowid.org drug tests list Hydrocodone and oxycodone as not detectable in the Standard NIDA-5 panel test but detectable in expansive tests for up to 3-4 days. From the research I've done however, Oxycodone is discreted slightly faster than Hydrocodone.
I am curious to learn more specifics of how Hydrocodone is discreted in regards to ng/ml (mainly just in habitual usage).
As of now (until we can bring more information together), I am going to conclude that, being that it takes 2.5x of a higher concentration of Hydrocodone than standard tested opiates (5,000 ng/ml to test a 2,000 n/ml opiate cut-off positive), that Hydrocodone can only be detected between 29-38 hours from last usage in the government standard NIDA-5 panel Drug screening.
Please come forward with more information and research if possible!
jerets