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  • Aug 16, 2010, 04:38 PM
    miss_hubert
    Drug testing
    Does any one know if Tylenol3 and hydrocodone [ lortab] test the same in a drug test my friend and I have been fighting over if it does or not
  • Aug 16, 2010, 05:20 PM
    DrBill100

    Tylenol 3 contains codeine, an opiate. Opiate screens are present in all drug tests and identify heroin, morphine, opium, and codeine.

    Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid. Basically that means it acts like an opiate. It does contain a small amount of opiate alkaloid (thebaine or codeine) but the amount is so low that it will never be detected in a standard 5-panel opiate screen (cutoff of 2000 ng.)

    There are expanded tests specifically designed for detecting the synthetics and semi-synthetics. They usually have a cutoff of 100 ng.

    So generally, Tylenol 3 would ring the bell on any opiate screen while hydrocodone would require a lower threshold test.

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