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Opiates

Opiates are a group of drugs derived from the poppy plant. Opiates include legal drugs such as morphine and codeine as well as illegal drugs such as heroin.

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If you are allergic to codeine would you be allergic to Vicodin?

The first thing that you need to know is if it is a true allergy or simply a strong manifestation of the common opioid side effects. If you do have a true allergy to codeine, you could be allergic to some or all of the semi-synthetic preparations or you could be fine with them. The semi-synthetic codeines include hydrocodone, oxycodone, and any other -codone named medications.

You should also be aware that drug allergies can begin at any time. While you may have taken hydrocodone without incident for years, you may find yourself having a life-threatening reaction to it at any time. Once you have a reaction to codeine or a synthetic preparation, you are at an increased risk of reacting to the other preparations. It would be wise to keep epinepherine and diphenhydramine available if you are going to test the waters with any others.

If you find yourself allergic to codeine or the semi-synthetic preparations, you may want to talk to your doctor about prescribing a medication from the morphine group as allergies to codeine and morphine are generally unrelated.

Is vicodin and Darvocet in the same category when taking a urinedrug test Would they both show up as opiates or each individual drug. Many thanks.?

I have a permanent injury and have a darvocet prescription. Without thinking I took a dose of my wifes hydrocodone cough syrup for a recent cold. I asked the above question because i take random drug tests for work and I am worried that it will show up. I already have opiates in my system from the darvocet so I'm hoping it will just show up as an opiate. Are urine drug tests so specific that it will show each and every drug or just the category such as opiates? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!


Rest easy they both are opiates and will show up in a drug test as opiates drug test are not that specific they shoe thc,opiates,benzos ect... they show up as groups not as drug names your job is safe

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Hey, not all drug tests are the same. some are more sensitive than others. The ones I had to take at a pain clinic detect the various different types of opiates. they can differentiate btwn percocet (oxycodone), vicodin (hydrocodone) TYlenol 3 (codeine) Darvoce (Propoxyphene) t, etc etc.

Is gabapentin a benzodiazepine?

Nope. It's a GABA analogue, whereas a benzo is a GABA-A agonist.

Are opiates in Darvocet?

Darvocet (Dextropropoxyphene also know as Propoxyphene) is a fully synthetic opioid analgesic (ie a narcotic). It is used to control mild pain and it is closely related to Demerol (Pethidine also known as meperidine). Darvocet is a mixture of Dextropropoxyphene and acetaminophen. Both drugs do reduce pain however the Dextropropoxyphene is the primary analgesic due to its opioid activity.

Darvocet has come under significant controversy because dextropropoxyphene is highly addictive and most countries only have medications containing both Dextropropoxyphene and acetaminophen. As a result there has been an alarmingly high incidence of death due to addicts taking so many pills that the acetaminophen becomes toxic and kills.

Dispite the high addictive potential of dextropropoxyphene, the US classifies it a a schedule IV drug along with Valium, Phenobarbital, and many others. Most opioid's are schedule II but codeine and hydrocodone drugs containing acetaminophen or an NSAID are schedule III.

How soon after taking an opiate can you take Suboxone?

I HAVE BEEN TAKING SUBOXONE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND ALTHOUGH IN MY OPINION IT IS THE BEST PILL EVER INVENTED, THERE ARE TIME IN WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE PAIN MEDICATION FOR SURGERIES, TOOTHACHES, CAR ACCIDENTS, ETC. I HAVE FOUNF THAT IT TAKE ME USUALLY 4-6 DAYS FOR IT TO LEAVE MY BODY WHEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT CONSISTENTLY OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO TAKE ANYTHING BEFORE IS WASTING THEIR TIME. THANK YOU

Will Xanax show up as an opiate?

No Xanax is in a different class of drugs known as benzodiazempams. It will not show up as an opiate.

What happens when you are going through withdrawals from morphine?

FOR THE PROCESS OF THIS ANSWER WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS A LONGTERM HEAVY USER. Morphine withdrawals or DT's (delirium tremens is the medical name ) starts out as severe body-aches, head aches, just pain in general and will progress to cold sweats nausea and sever diarrhea. These symptoms can and for most people do last several days. If you are a heavy user either do not quit or wean yourself gradually by cutting the dosage down over days or weeks if you have the luxury. Never ever go cold turkey if You wish to avoid the DTs. This is speaking from 20 years of elicit opiate use.

What are the different kinds of drug tests?

Urine, saliva, and some blood test kits for home/work use

Gas-Chromography will test hair, blood, urine, saliva.

There are reaction agents that change color depending on if they detect a drug or not.

Spectral analysis of the light from a burned sample.

Will a combination of morphine and temazepam and amitriptyline and Fentanyl kill you?

sir you are going to die if you take all those at once morphine is a downer temazepam is a downer amitriptyline is a upper speed type like adderall and most fentanyl has been recalled because many people have overdosed on the prescribed amount.....this includes the patches and the gel packets.......id say one at a time if your trying to get high

if you dont have a high opiate resistance then dont take too much you can die you know

How do you clean the blood for opiates and other narcotics?

Medication in your blood.. there are a few that i am familiar with such is steroids for people who suffer fromeczema and the doctors injected them with steroids another is long-term medication such as .. kidney failure, high blood pressure, high cholesterol pills etc... I'm a eczema sufferer and I've been jabbed a few times with the steroid and since i was born with eczema, i will have to apply the steroid cream too. The only way to force such medication out of the blood and body is through the antioxidants. The antioxidants will force the medication out from the body through the skin. In fact, when the body is trying to get rid of toxic in the blood, it usually force out through the skin. This will often result in the skin showing inflammation or dry and crusty feeling. This can be seen my eczema sufferers. When we sweat and do sport, our body automatically detox itself, thus people with eczema who uses long term steroid creams when they do sports and sweat, their skin gets red and some areas the skin may flare up. Antioxidants is one of the most highly proven natural substance found in many food that has the ability to detoxify the blood and has healing properties to many skin problems. i hoped i hav help you much:D r.cooper(yay!)

Does generic morphine cause a rash that itches?

YES! It does! and it's driving me crazy!

I had surgery yesterday (Tubal Ligation) and they gave me some as pain relief when I came to and have been itching eversince!

Operation was at about 3:45pm yesterday and it's now a day later and it's still affecting me! Right down the itchy nose!

I might actually be allergic to it (??) because this has happended each time I've had it, or Pethidine (during Labour). Each time I've also vomited afterwards.

EDIT: No, you're not allergic, i was in hospital for 6 months, i used ALOT of morphine, and i was VERY itchy! Yeah, the nost, the arms, the torso, thighs, and my whole face, they were the most intense places!

Dose morphine increase or decrease afterload?

Morphine decrease cathecolamines therefore decreases afterload.

Are benzodiazepinnes the same as opiates?

Benzodiazepines *OR* Opiates?

Either / Or ??? Neither / Nor ????

They're not the same - I'll tell you that straight off

Opiates are the tried and true Opium Poppy derivatives that people associate with Morphine, Codeine, Vicodin, and more recently Oxycontin - not to mention their banished cousin, Heroin - To name only a few

Benzodiazepines are another happy family consisting of Valium, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, etc etc etc ......... AKA diazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam, clonazepam and so on so forth etc etc etc also including the popular Rohypnol (aka date rape roofies)

then again, what was your question?

Will Hydrocodone cause a drug test to show positive for opioids?

NO, I spoke to a Navy Drug Lab Expert. He said that is not possible. YES!!!,

The presence of hydrocodone in a urine sample can cause a false positive test result in the urine oxycodone screening test. Positive immunoassay results should be considered presumptive. Positive immunoassay results will be confirmed by GC/MS if requested by the client.

http://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/Handbook/details.php?testID=4798&PHPSESSID=9e8fef675e034a7d67b87c5917e6c6c0

I tend to believe a medical handbook over somebody who just happens to know somebody.

Does suboxone block the effects of morphine?

Unfortunately YES !!! buprenorphine (suboxone) being competitive agonist/antagonist of opioid receptors with pretty long duration (up to 24 hours and more) will block pretty much all opiates even if you take a quadruple of usual dose (or evem more!) There is nothing you can do but wait at least 24 hours to buprenorphine to leave your system and open receptors. Otherwise you won't feel any effect and waste huge amount of good opiates!

Can you mix trazodone and morphine?

Trazodone is a prescription medication used to treat anxiety, while morphine is a prescription used to treat severe pain. These two medications should not be taken together, since they can cause excessive drowsiness and increase the level of serotonin in the brain to dangerous levels.

What gives false positives for opiates?

Opiates are one of a general group of related organic molecules, many of which can actively be processed into specific opiates with the right knowledge. Opiate tests actually look for digestive products of opiates, not the drugs themselves. Many of the related molecules can cause the same reactions as these byproducts when tested, leading to a false positive for opiates. The best example is poppy seeds; these contain large enough amounts that consuming a sixpack of poppy seed bagels or a poppy seed loaf can cause a buildup which leads to a false positive (as demonstrated on Mythbusters and backed up by records of people being fired for false positives made after eating some poppy seed bakery goods for breakfast/lunch).

Can zanax help get off opiates?

Xanax is not an opiate. Vicodin is an opiate.

Is a barbiturate an opiate?

The DEA classes only opium, opium derivatives, and synthetic opioids, along with cocaine and coca leaves as narcotics.

In general conversation, barbiturates are often lumped together with other drugs of abuse under the (inaccurate) label. Barbiturates are central nervous system depressants, and share some common effects with narcotics. They are not technically narcotics, but hypnotics or sedatives.

Is there an alternative drug other than methadone for opiate addiction?

Marijuana. Look into Medical Marijuana for chronic pains, it is has no negative effects on the body. It isn't advisable to take Medical Marijuana if you have a family history of schizophrenia, or bi-polar disorder.

Is phenobarbital an opiate?

No, it is related to substituted pyrimidine derivative which has similar action to that of Barbiturate but doesn't belong to barbiturate, phenyton related to group of Hydantoins.

Is serquel an opiate?

SEROQUEL is an atypical antipsychotic, used for bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia mainly. it is not an opiate or a Barbituate. but, it can act like a barbituate due to the sedation effects of seroquel. It doesnt really show up on drug tests either..but clonazapam and other antidepressants do show up.

Can you fail a drug test when taking per-scribe med?

Yes, definitely. Several prescription drugs will produce 'false positives'.

Some active ingredients of pharmaceuticals (medicine, drug) are chemically very similar to illegal drugs (although different in their effect). A standard drug test can not distinguish between, e.g. amphetamine and Ritalin or several cough medicines and heroin etc.

If you are on a presciption drug, best to take a medical certificate with you when taking a drug test.

False negatives are extremely rare. There are practically no prescription drugs that will make a drug test show 'negative' (clean), when otherwise it should show a positive ('gotcha').

Btw. stories about accelerating detox are myths, the procedures are either ineffective or even dangerous. Modern drug tests also test for abnormally high or low levels of components of clean, healthy, adults' urine. "Hey Mr. Doe. Congrats, your test's negative - but it also confirms that you're a pregnant Buffalo low on electrolytes".

Is methacarbol an opiate?

I just got out of detox a couple weeks ago for heroin addiction. They gave me methocarbamol when I was in crisis stabilization (before you are admitted to the medical detox), and it seemed to help with some of the discomfort from the withdrawals. Don't get me wrong, it didn't completely alleviate my symptoms, but definitely made a slight impact to make it more tolerable.

After I was discharged, my doctor put me on 1500mg a day to help with the post-acute withdrawals. It definitely helps with the minor aches and pains. But I also experienced an extreme lack of energy, and the methocarbamol definitely added to that listlessness. I've since been supplementing with a B-complex vitamin to help with my energy levels.

So the short answer to your question is: yes, methocarbamol is used for opiate withdrawal.