Does oxycodone show up on a federally regulated SAMHSA 5 panel drug test?

Yes.

List of Drugs Tested for in the DOT 5 Panel Drug Test | LIVESTRONG.COM (http://www.livestrong.com/article/175818-list-of-drugs-tested-for-in-the-dot-5-panel-drug-test/)


Opiates are drugs that bind to some of the same receptors that the body's natural endorphins bind to. They are generally derived from opium, which is in turn derived from the opium poppy plant. Drugs in this class include opium, morphine, codeine, fentanyl and its derivatives, hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone, heroin and meperidine. They are drugs of abuse for their euphoric effects, and used clinically to treat moderate to severe pain and several other conditions.

Yes.

List of Drugs Tested for in the DOT 5 Panel Drug Test | LIVESTRONG.COM (http://www.livestrong.com/article/175818-list-of-drugs-tested-for-in-the-dot-5-panel-drug-test/)

Generally the NIDA 5 are Marijuana, Amphetamines, Opiates (codeine, morphine and heroin), PCP and Cocaine. At least that is what my NIDA 5 panel drug screen covers.

Oxycodone IS an opiate and yes it is tested for.

Oxycodone IS an opiate and yes it is tested for.

If you call any company like mine that sell drug testing supplies and ask for a test for the NIDA 5 panel and they say it will cover Oxycontin they will be lying to you just to make a sale. Yes, it might cover oxy but it is not INTENDED to test for oxy because the cutoff level is around 30,000 ng/ml when our actual oxy dip test cutoff level is 100 ng/ml. Furthermore the FDA would take a very dim view of a company selling a NIDA 5 panel saying it covers oxy. Shame on Dr. Fox for generalizing the opiates covered. That article is obviously wrong and I am sure he would admit it. If you look at his bio Dr. Fox doesn't even work in the substance abuse field. Just another example of flaky information on the Internet. Again the only opiates covered in the NIDA 5 panel are codeine, morphine and heroin. And really the only opiate the NIDA 5 panel is calibrated to is Morphine because that is the main metabolite.

Look at the link Provided by Taliniman... it specifies Oxycodone by name anoung many others... under optiates tested for.

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There does seem to be an error and thank you for pointing it out. I stand corrected. A 5 panel test does indeed detect for opiates, but doesn't include oxy, but a positive for any opiate triggers a confirmation test that does. But I found this interesting tidbit,

Professional Drug Testing Methods (http://www.firstcheckfamily.com/professional_drug_tests/professional_testing_methods.aspx)



Under Federal government guidelines issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), companies that test their employees must test for five specific categories of drugs, sometimes known as the “NIDA 5.”
The five categories are:

Cannabinoids (marijuana, hash)
Cocaine (cocaine, crack, benzoylecognine)
Amphetamines (amphetamines, methamphetamines, speed)
Opiates (heroin, opium, codeine, morphine)
Phencyclidine (PCP)


Some companies or facilities may opt for additional drug screening, testing for drugs such as Ecstasy and prescription drugs.
Most companies adhere to SAMHSA-identified cut-off levels. However, some industries may test for higher or lower cut-off levels than the SAMHSAidentified cut-off levels, depending on their standards.
However, some industries may test for higher or lower cut-off levels than the SAMHSA-identified cut-off levels, depending on their standards.
The urine sample is then tested for the presence of drugs by using a screening device.
If the preliminary results are Negative for all drugs, the sample does not require confirmatory testing.
If the preliminary results are Positive for any or all drugs, the urine sample is shipped to a laboratory for further analysis. The laboratory uses a highly sensitive testing method called gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)to confirm and quantify the drugs of abuse present in the urine sample. GC/MS is considered the gold standard in laboratory testing for most drugs and can determine the amount of drug or drug metabolite in urine and rule out any substances that might cause a false positive through cross-reactivity.
When confirmatory testing of the urine sample is complete, test results are provided via mail, fax, or the Internet to the company that ordered the test.

No excuse for my shoddy representation of facts, but a company can and does in many cases consider small amounts detected a reason for further steps they can take. Either in further more advanced tests, or verification through a physician.

Ask Erowid : ID 2999 : Is Oxycodone detected with a standard Opiate drug test? (http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=2999)





Without a positive confirmation test, most testing companies will report a negative result. Depending on the reason for the testing and the group doing the testing, in some cases they might opt to do a variety of more sophisticated tests to look for the presence of substances such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. In these cases, the use of oxycodone would be detected.







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