Originally Posted by
ITstudent2006
Whats the difference between opioide and opiate?
Opioides is a blanket term used for any drug which binds to the opioid receptors in the CNS. Which Opiates do.
Everywhere else I read states any form of opium-derived drugs will show as an opiate on a 5-panel.
Didn't mean to abandon you. My system or the site kept cutting me off for well over an hour. Following are some resources on opiate testing.
Quest Diagnostics. Please note the semi-synthetics are an
expanded panel test. Quest is one of the largest labs in the country.
Test Country. See section
Hydrocodone testing. This company sells home tests and on-site tests, I believe.
Erowid. Don't know much about this site but it provides a lot of info on drugs to the general public.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology is a good scientific resource that carries frequent articles on the subject. This
1995 study concludes that... "urine samples containing low to moderate concentrations of hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone will likely go undetected when tested by conventional immunoassays.” and provides both earlier and later related studies.
The fact that the semi-synthetics don't usually register on standard drug screens has also gone unnoticed by 88% of the doctors ordering the tests, according to a study presented at the
American Psychiatric Association meeting (May, 2010)