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I just started going to the methadone clinic about 4 weeks ago. I used to be a very heavy drug user, Heroin and pills were my life. When I took my initial drug test at the clinic I asked them if my marijuana levels were really high, and they told me they don't test for marijuana. I live in Texas. Does anyone know what kind of drug test they are using and exactly what they test for? I thought on all standard drug tests, they test for THC. Also I mistakenly took a 1mg football mistaking it for an aleve. In highschool i used to put them in aleve bottles. My mom just moved and the bottle was up in the medicine cabinet in the new house. OOPS. When I started feeling extremely relaxed, it clicked at what I had just ingested. This was 10 days ago today. The clinic tested me this morning. I'm not very familiar with this drug test and what exactly they are looking for. I used to work in a treatment center (before relapsing) and the addictionologist told me that klonopin can be detected for up to 2 weeks, but it has a MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT longer half life than xanax. I'm just looking for some people's feedback that are familiar with the clinic and the drug testing there. I AM VERY AWAY THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MIX BENZOS WITH METHADONE. It has taken several of my friend's lives. No one has to tell me that, I have experienced it first hand. It was an honest mistake but if I come up positive, there is NO WAY my counselor will believe that. What do drug addicts do... con and lie to people. I'd appreciate any feedback people can give me.

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I go to a treatment center,I'm on 110 mg of methadone daily,I've been there 2 years never failed anything, last week my test results came back morphine 84 ng/ml by gc/ms isn't that really low.they have took my 2 weeks take homes and dropped me a level not to mention my whole family thinks I'm on pills again. Any help would by appreciated.

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thanks, i appreciate that. they made me test before they dosed me and you're right i know there aren't really any consequences. i just want to be able to get more take outs sooner, getting up at 4 in the morning is a pain in the ass. if ur dirty here, that will hinder take outs.

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should i pay 245.00 for ahair folical test.just to prove him wrong and clear my record?Citolana

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Does anyone know what Mtab stands for on the drug screens they give at methadone clinics?

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Hey guys so I am in Topeka KS and have been at the clinic for 4years now. I am taking. Drug test once a week cause I fail for pot, but the clinic don't care about pot is what they told me. As in I won't get discharged for it, but the problem I am having is they charge me an extra $10 for every failed ua. That's an extra $40 a month! I am only on 20mg and tapering down and I feel they are only doing this to me. There are people in their on so many MG they are nodding all the time, you can hear it in their voice the next day how high they are. I just want to know if any other clinics do this and is it even legal? They are draining me of every penny I have and work for. $12 a day plus $10 a week and I make 7.25 an hour. I'm fed up, I hate that place all the counselors are crap and all they do is try and make you go up instead of titrating down. When you do wanna go down they try to scare you.

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I've been at RTC for 2 years.I take 110 mg of methadone daily,Iget 2 weeks take homes.never once have I fail a drug screen.last week mine came back with morphine in it,they took my take homes and drop a level,only God and I know that I didn't take morphine and this is not what an addict wants to happen trust me,its a false positive or something don't have a clue but really upset and don't have a clue what to do any ideas?

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SCOTT, I am on methadone at a clinic (not sure about your situation) but I know they can test for metabolites wich is what your body breaks the drug in to and the detection times are much longer.Let us know what happened.

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I'm trying to get in to the Methadone clinic. I went about a month ago and got signed up and took a ua and was dirty for h. I usually take it every day but haven't had s*** for 2 days and I'm going in, not tomorrow but the next day. Do I have to come up dirty for h again to be accepted?

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To Scott. You shouldn't be injecting your dose that's probably why it left your system faster than normal. Do a hair test it should be in there or find another doctor. I cant see any other reason why it wouldn't show up I'm on 235mgs a day at a clinic and it stays in a person's system a while but if your injecting it, it doesn't get.a chance to get into your fat cells. Take it the right way

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I have to answer this For people who trust what they read--RE:FEETFRIED

Benzos will stay 6 weeks or 42 days in a person whom uses benzos on a regular basis. 72 hours in a clean system(meaning never a benzo) yes maybe then it would not show but depends on eating,drinking,exercising,fat cells--all of the above. And if you use a benzo once in a while, say 2-3 times a week, the half life can and will keep you positive for weeks. I don't care whom you want to believe but wouldn't you rather believe the guy whom is telling you the safest? I know first hand and second hand. and third if I had one. Also the more and more deaths from overdoses of methadone with benzos are starting to give people x amount of time to stop taking benzos or you're out the door. I hope I save at least one person.

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Hahahahha yo stay strong vato lol naw but im going on 6 months haven't given a positive test for h once and no I didn't cheat. I quit that s*** after 5 years of heavy use... anyway cant wait to taper off ....and live my life. I hate pissing in front of someone lol. I hate h ... I love life lol and some people are wierd as s*** or at least smell like it lol jk .....much love and luck with peace upon u.

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Yes, you must have opiates in your system to begin methadone treatment. Once you begin treatment the obvious goal is to stop using all drugs and alcohol. There are consequences for using while in treatment. You will be allowed take home doses after a specific time period if you have clean UA's and are progressing appropriately (come for dosing every day, have a job or go to school, have healthy social activities, take care of yourself physically etc....). In my state the max bottles allowed for take home is 13 (2 weeks worth, or 1 week for split dose, since you must ingest your dose at the clinic on the day you pick up) and that occurs after a year of following the guidelines.

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Actually you don't have to be positive for H. you can be positive for anything and as for H the detection time is only 15 minutes because then it turned into a morphine which is an opiate. they do 12 panel drug test which also they have opiates which is only going to clarify as morphine and H and they have the oxycodone which is the whole prescription pills but I don't know where you've heard a person will test positive for H after the last 15 minutes. is a hundred percent wrong

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He's probably using someone else's clean urine. Also, some drugs leave the system rather quickly. Most opiates are out in 2 days, alcohol 24hrs or less, cocaine is around 2 days. Depending on what he does and when he does it he could pass.

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Methadone may be making him drowsy. Most drugs have a shorter life span than methadone. Methadone attaches to the fatties in your body so no matter what it stays in your body 36 hours. Although i have never used opiates and methadone, opiates have a shorter life span in my opinion. It all depends on your metabolism. See marijuana is suppose to stay in your system 30 days, but me as long as i don't have it on a regular basis its out of my system in 3 days; opiates 24 hours. I don't know why, but opiates can be washed out of your system quickly with water. I have been able to pass a urine test within 6 hours before when i was on parole. Now blood, hair follicle or saliva i haven't been tested by.

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C. Gurl you are very wrong! New tests can pick up drugs way longer, way way longer, in some cases 15-25 days on methadone. And everybody thinks 3 days for coke, you are going to fail your tests or cause others to fail.

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Ya know, some ppl just can't do it.... 2004, joined The Program. Stayed 6 mos, rapidly detoxed cuz i never paid. Sick 4 weeks at least. 2008, go back but with actual will to quit. Around 2013 my primary doc said if i was willing to drop to 40mg a day he would give it to me so of course im gonna take one visit a month over daily dosing. I assumed this would be my new maintenance. Nope- the following month he starts talking taper. Knowing how bad methadone was, i said lets switch me to suboxone for a month or 2. I figured 2mg a day 8 weeks on that would allow the methadone to leave, and not hook me on the sub. Did it, literally was sick for a year until i gave up and went back to methadone.

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You have no idea what you are talking about, it may not work for you because you did not really work the program. Does not make you lose your teeth. FALSE!! MUCH HEALTHIER FOR YOUR BODY THAN OPIATES, HEROIN or any illicit drug. Been employeed in Methadone maintenance treatment for 12 years. Please do real research. If you are uneducated about the program keep your false misleading information to yourself. I could tell you so much but you would not listen so please just dont spew false information. It hurts those that may really want treatment.

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I know this is old and I'm sure you already know the answer to your question but I'm going to answer it for anyone else who may need to know. If your UA comes back dirty for something and you know you haven't taken whatever it came back dirty for, you can order what's called a GCMS. What that is is a more extensive test to verify if that is really what is in your system or if it was a false positive. At my clinic it costs $30 to order it but if it comes back in your favor, you get a refund. And yes, they test the same specimen that tested dirty. The lab only keeps urine specimens for 2 weeks so if you wait too long, you're s*** outta luck. I have been on methadone for almost 8 yrs and I have had to order a GCMS many times. I have bad allergies and take Sudafed and every few months or so I will pop dirty for amphetamines. I just order a GCMS, it comes back in my favor in 3-4 days, they give me a refund, and give me my takehomes back. The bad thing is you have to go everyday to dose until it comes back but atleast they fix everything and you don't lose your takehomes. I hope everything worked out for you. I'm sure I'll get some s*** from people on here for saying this but as far as methadone clinic drug testing goes, a whizzinator is a great thing! I wouldn't use one for probation or anything like that but for the clinic, it's a great investment. I like to consume marijuana and my clinic is 45 mins from my house so I don't want to have to go there to dose everyday. I paid $60 for my female whizzinator and it's definitely money well spent. I have used one for about 5 yrs. I've used it countless times with a nurse watching me like hawk from 3 feet away. Just make sure, if you do decide to get one, that you have someone you can trust to get pee from! The urine has to have methadone AND methadone metabolite (which is metabolized methadone meaning you have ingested methadone and it's gone through your system) or it will be considered dirty. There have been people that have taken completely clean urine and just sprinkled a little methadone in it and turned it in but that doesn't work. Anyway, if you're interested in getting a whizzinator, just go to their website and order a "whizz kit" if you're female or an original whizzinator if you're male. It comes with body temperature heating pads and everything! Definitely a good investment if you wanna keep your takehomes.

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I am tapering off of Methadone on my own... I am at 25mg's going down one MG a week. I started to quit smoking and my anxiety went out of control and they prescribed me Clonazepam/Klonopin.... I am wondering If I take a Xanax, will they be able to tell the difference in the lab drug test? They send out all tests usually or do them in-house with machines... not dipsticks... It's an XR Xanax compared to being prescribed 2mg Clonazepam..... need to know asap!

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