Can hydrocodon acetaminophen 5-500 test positive for opiates?

Answer 1

The pharmaceutical you are talking about is hydrocodone, not "hydrcodon."

Vicoden, Lortab, Tylox, and there are other brand-name drugs, are all a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Thus, when you see "hydrocodone/APAP 5/500," that means the tablet contains 5 mg of hydrocodone and 500 mg of acetaminophen.

Hydrocodone is a DEA Schedule lll controlled substance because it is a powerful opiate; it's slightly less potent than morphine. If one has taken even less than one tablet, then that person's urine or blood will test positive for opiates until almost all of the drug is out of their system. The length of time until most of the drug is out of someone's system depends on how long they have been using the drug, the amounts of the doses they have been using, and on the individual. In most cases, almost all of the drug will be out of a person's body after 72 hours.

Taking more hydrocodone/acetaminophen tablets than prescribed can be, and usually is, very dangerous. It is ironic that the acetaminophen is actually more dangerous than the hydrocodone, assuming that the person taking the tablets isn't allergic to hydrocodone. The maximum amount of acetaminophen persons of different ages should take in any 24 hour period is listed on all containers of the drug. That amount is 3,600 mg for adults. Taking more acetaminophen than that can cause permanent damage to one's liver, and even adults who take 10,000 mg or more in one day may die from liver failure without quick medical intervention to remove any acetaminophen still in the person's stomach.

Finally, any medication that contains hydrocodone can only be legally obtained with a valid prescription. A lot of people buy or are given hydrocodone tablets to take for recreational, rather than medical, purposes. Doing this is very foolish because a certain fraction of persons will end up being addicted to opiates, and no one knows at the beginning if they are one of those people. Of course talking any prescription drug is illegal, but taking a controlled substance without a prescription can send a person to jail. How many employers are going to hire someone who has a criminal record that includes a drug charge? If someone offers to give or sell you an illegal drug or a prescription drug that wasn't prescribed to you, please walk away.

Answer 2

yes

Codeine and morphine are made out of opium. If you had Tylenol with codeine and take a drug test you will test positive for opiates. Heroin is and opiate also.

Answer 3

Yes, as Codine is classified as an opiate drug.