Opana (oxymorphone) And Drug Testing (Page 2)

I am sick of never seeing good information online and at how inaccurate most of the stuff was that I came across when desperately searching for answers myself. So, what follows is what I know about Opana drug testing. Everything here is accurate, and learned first hand. It's not vague, and there are no guesses, no assumptions, no generalizations. I know from experience, dude, if ya know what I mean....

Opana (oxymorphone) is detectable in urine anywhere from 48 to 96 hours (2 to 4 days), depending on dosage, length of use, and the person's size and metabolism. The quickest I have personally gotten it below detectability without diluting it is 60 hours. I have tested positive before after 55 hours clean, also.

I know a little bit about opana drug testing because I have been on a drug court program as well as strictly monitored probation and opana is my drug of choice, so naturally through experimentation and testing the limits, I have both passed and failed several tests. My probation department uses Redwood Toxicology Labs (CA) for their testing, and this much I know about Redwood:

A standard issue test from Redwood (can be either a 5 or 8-panel, doesnt matter) does NOT test for opana. This is the test that is given to most people in my county's probation office.

Redwood also has a ten panel test, and something called a P40 test, the latter which can test for virtually any drug out there, including opana. The ten panel includes a strip for oxycodone, which is NOT the same thing as opana, but does not test specifically for opana.

However, a ten panel test HAS come back positive for Oxycodone for me in the past when all I had taken is Opana.

Most of what you can read online says that oxycodone metabolizes into oxymorphone, but not vice versa. So, technically, if you take an Opana, and are tested for oxycodone, you should NOT turn up positive for oxycodone. I am living proof that this can happen, that opana CAN show up as oxycodone, even in a highly accurate test. So if anyone is under the impression that they can get away with using opana if they are only being tested for oxycodone, be advised.

Technically, the only way to test for Oxymorphone through Redwood Toxicology (many, but NOT ALL labs' testing procedures are the same, so i want to stress that this is was the lab used) is to administer a P40 (the test for everything) or to specifically test for oxymorphone as a "write in" (where on a blank line on the sticker that goes on the piss cup, the administer can write in what specific drug to test for. this normally happens when they are looking for a drug that is not tested for on the 5,8, or 10 panel tests, but do not want to bother with the comprehensive P40, which is ridiculously pricey). Its important to note that if being tested for oxymorphone (Opana), then you WILL come back positive for oxycodone (Oxycontin) as well. That is a guarantee.

Your best bet is to drink lots of water in the days leading up to the test, but only about 48 oz the day of, to avoid a dilute (which any legal-type situation will treat like a positive) AND give yourself 80 hours clean.

Good luck.

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Are you serious? Touching or taking? If you just touched them and you are asking this perhaps you are not worthy of what ever job you are drug testing for.

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They can tell how much and what it is. Basically they only know what you were doing the last 4-5 days. They can tell how much is in your system but this varies wildly from person to person. So red flags are only raised if the its a very small quantity and you are supposed to have just taken it. They just want to see if its there if you are supposed to be taking it.

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I took a 10mg opana one time on the 1st of the month. I weigh 151 pounds. When will i be clean for a hair follicle test?

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Short answer is never. They found cocaine in edgar allen poe's hair over a hundred years later. You can shave your head about a week after the drug is out of your system, but hair is a permanent record since it's not living.

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How long does it take to get oxymorphone out of my blood? I took it today and Friday is my blood test.

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It stays in your blood while the drug is in effect. Basically when you feel the drug wear off it has been metabolized and not in your blood stream any more. The blood test is only good to see if your on the drug right now: like if you suspect some one of DWI but its not good for after the the drug has worn off. Why are they doing a blood test and not a urine? A urine goes back about a 4-7 days with opiates.

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Im prescribed opana and oxicodon the pharmacy didn't have my opana .but I had some morphine left from when I was on it months before.so I took it .my dr drug tested me what will show up.

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They will see that you took morphine and that there is no opana in your system if you took it more then 72 hours ago. They dont have an opana strip on the cup but will know when it comes back from the lab at your next appointment. Bring in the morphine bottle they might understand but they might flip out.

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Tien,
It will test positive for morphine but if you have a legit. Rx for it just bring in the Rx bottle at your next. Appt. and explain exactly what the issue was with the pharmacy.Its always best to be honest with your medical providers .

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I took 15 MG of Opana 6 days ago and just got called in for a drug test. Will I be ok???

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You should be after 72 hours if its a urine test. Oxymorphone/opana stays in the system for 48-72 hours.

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6 days after I took 15 MG of Opana I got a random. Do you know if it will show up on a dot drug test?

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Can a drug test distinguish between Opana and Oxymorphone IR? Or is it something they bother with? Thanks.

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Re: Akexander (# 20)

Absolety not. It's not disolvable thru ur skin like methamphetamine or lsd.

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Re: Jerryyvonne (# 33)

Oxymorphone and opana are just the same thing, one with a time release. To your body they are the exact same drugs and will show up the same on a drug test. They couldn't tell the difference if they wanted to.

Also saying that you will test positive for oxycodone from being on oxymorphone is not true of either the instant test results or when it's sent to the lab. I have seen my drug test which has a line for opiates and a separate line for oxycodone. I'm on oxymorphone and have never seen a positive result on the instant test urine cup for oxycodone. They will DEFINITIVELY tell the difference. Why people make up s*** on the internet I don't know.

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What does oxymorphone show up as in a urine test? I go to pain management and was hurting bad, so I was given one to try but now I'm worried about what will show up. I take oxycodone and morphine.

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