False Positive Morphine

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I am an injured vet with amputation. I am prescribed norco 10 mg and oxycontin 10mg extended release. I was told my last three ua's tested positive for morphine but I have not taken any morphine. They've even gone so far as to accuse me of using heroin which I would NEVER do. What the hell is going on? Why is morphine coming out?

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Who is drug testing you? Are they just using a drug screen cup? People who are not educated in this should not be testing people. If its just a cup they test with and do not send the urine to a test lab cups can and will show false positives. This happens a lot. If they send the urine to the lab or use blood screen they should talk to the lab about the results before accusing. Morphine will show up positive if you are taking any opiates. Your body naturally metabolizes Oxycontin into morphine once its in your body. Norcos will do the same they naturally metabolize into noroxycodone and oxymorphone in your body. I do drug screens at a AODA clinic through a lab.

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I am prescribed oxycodone 30mg and oxycontin 40mg from my arthritis doctor and took a urine test in a cup test and it came up positive for all the plus morphine and i don't take morphine. How is this possible?

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You are mistaken. Norco does NOT metabolize as morphine. I know because I was just called by my PMS and was told my urine tested positive for morphine. I am 67 years old, confined to my home. My husband picks up my medications. All my pharmacy checked out that I was not taking any medications other than what my PM doctor prescribed. How does this happen? After much research, I found out that many OTC medications, including Vicks 44 cough syrup and Nyquil, metabolize as morphine. I take Nyquil every night to help me sleep and have for years. Instead of investigating, my doctor dropped me and flagged me as a drug user. It is a shame, you lead your life as a respectable person, raise your children and grandchildren (and now great grandchild), work hard, and in the end you are branded a drug user.

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My girlfriend is on suboxone and had a drug screen today at the courthouse and came up positive for morphine. She is currently sitting in the county jail. She has absolutely taken NO morphine! She took a drug screen yesterday at a different courthouse and they didn't find anything that wasn't supposed to be there! Anyone else have this problem?

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Hi I just had my urine come back positive for morphine when the only thing I'm taking is methadone. I don't understand how this happened? Can you offer me any explanation?

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I'm sorry this happened to you.. Something similar happened to me. I was on pain meds for 6 years for chronic pain. I stopped cold turkey because the meds were not working as well and they made me feel horrible. Big mistake...I went through terrible withdrawls and my dr put me on suboxone. When I went in for a urine test on my 3rd visit the dr said morphine showed up on my test. All my other tests came back fine except for this one. The only meds I take are naproxen and singular for allergies...I've never done any illegal drugs in my life and never abused my pain pills. The dr believed me but the nurse was a little nasty. There is such a horrible stigma attached to pain meds..even if u take them the correct way..you have this dark cloud over your head. Turns out...I eat poppy seed bagels a lot and they think that's what it was showing up as morphine...still...u felt like crap and was looked at as a junkie....it's a bad time for people with chronic pain.

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My dr. recently took a urine test and informed me that it showed morphine. I haven't taken morphine since I was in the hospital a year ago for surgery. I am on Norco for pain. Are there other drugs or combinations of drugs that would show up as morphine?

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I have an open case with dcf. The court tested me and said i did morphine, but I had scripts for Hydrocodone/Apap (Norco) and Oxycodone/Acetaminophen by Actavis. Now i am labeled as a drug user over just one drug test, and now lost my kids. WTF, and ya the lawyer i have works for the state not me - I need help fixing their f*** up. Why me? And anyone know a good lawyer for a dependency case?

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Hi. I'm also an injured vet, lol. There seems to be quite a few of us! Anyways, I 100% understand your frustration, as I just went through this myself last month. So here is the deal. When your body breaks down both medications, the cytochrome P450 2D6 metabolite breaks them both down, producing the antibodies for morphine. Which is why you're testing positive. I'm not sure why your dr didnt tell you this himself, since he should most definitely be aware of how a UA and even a gc ms test works, lol.

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I take Percocet but somehow I tested positive for morphine. I have only taken what is prescribed to me. My Dr fired me and I am in shock as I have never taken morphine except in the hospital. How could this happen?

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I take Tylenol 3 and gabapentin, but I took a sleeping pill and my drug test came back as morphine. I don't typically take sleeping pills but I couldn't sleep so I took it and i would like to know if it can cause a false positive or did my meds mix and it came out as morphine? Please help, no one believes me.

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My daughter came up positive for morphine in an umbilical cord test. What can cause a false positive? She had an epidural and then they did a c-section. My wife said she heard the Dr say that she was giving her morphine. Would that be how it showed up? It was lab tested I'm sure because it was in the hospital.

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My daughter had my grandson and the hospital did a drug test on the umbilical cord. The test came back positive for morphine. She had an epidural and then c section. I know several medications can give a false positive for morphine. My wife said the anesthesiologist said he was giving her morphine. Would that show up in that short of time. And what about the epidural would that have anything that would give a false positive for morphine. She has never take morphine. She didn't even take pain meds they have her for c section. Any info would be greatly appreciated thank you very much.

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I am on a methadone program and tested false positive for morphine. I take several medications for diabetes and also Soma for my back spasms. Norco for pain, Gabapentin for my nerves, Ambien, several pills for retaining water, milk thistle and Xanax. Why did my test come up positive if I've been clean for 10 years?

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I tested positive for morphine in lab mass spec/gas chromatography urine test and I did not take it. I had a gastric bypass 8 years ago, have chronic malabsorption and had eaten a large poppy seed muffin immediately prior to the test and the day before. I'm unable to find any information about this anywhere, and I'm frustrated beyond words. Anyone know where I can research this? Thanks.

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Is it possible that Claritin D or Clarispray can cause a false positive for Morphine on a urine test?

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Hi yes Norco give false positives for morphine it's a fact my husband was accused of using heroin also and he takes Norco and Xanax. For pain and he was also very upset but after raising a fuss and the clinic researching it they apologized Nd said it was the cause of Norco that gave the false morphine test. Hope this helps and eases your mind. Thank you for your services to our country God bless.

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I have been clean and sober for 2 years and went to probation and had clean U/A's. Went to my drug and alcohol evaluation the next day after I took a TB test the night before. The morning prior to my U/A for the evaluation, I drank a monster energy drink to wake up, stopped at cruising coffee and got a caramel apple red bull and took a U/A 40-50 minutes later. I popped for morphine and like I said already, had been clean and sober for 2 years. I don't even smoke cigarettes either. Please help with answering my dilemma. Probation says I violated, but I know I don't use at all.

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I'm over here frantic I got a false positive on Friday February 2nd. I randomly screen due to past addiction to opiates. On Thursday Feb 1st I was clean! On Monday Feb 5th I was clean. I am on Suboxone. I went and got a second test done Friday, however, those results are not in. I'm so upset I have been taking Trazodone for insomnia but only as needed 1-3 times weekly. I take Flonase, Claritin, Ranitidine, Vitamins, Mucinex, Buspar and Baclofen. Idk it was confirmed by a lab saying they found such n such amt of Morphine but we have not received the actual breakdown. The judge is allowing my own private test. Hoping those results clear me. I'm freaking out. I have not used and this could have very serious consciences for me. I need some facts/help.

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I take hydrocodone and my drug test shows morphine along with the other metabolites that are in hydrocodone. My dr. asked about morphine and idk where else it would come from...

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