Showing Positive For Buprenorphine On Drug Test

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I have been a chronic marijuana smoker for years. Recently have had to quit for my job. It took over two months to finally pass clean for THC except that i consistently show positive for Buprenorphine. I do not take any other drugs legal or not, except i do chew tobacco regularly - Is there any possible connection?

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No, it doesn't make sense that the tobacco would cause it.

Do you take anything that's available over the counter, at all?

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Claritin d not since last year and aspirin other than that nothing

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I recently (supposedly) tested positive for buprenorphine in spite of the fact that I've never knowingly taken it. I have been taking morphine (IR and ER) and tizanidine (Zanaflex) for over three years (chronic pain due to bulging/torn discs in lumbar spine). I am also a licensed cannabis user but I only take cannabis (oil; administered orally) to supplement the pain medications when the pain is to bad to handle.

I also tested positive for THC (I'd used that weekend at a social outing) but the pain clinic didn't (and doesn't) know that I'm licensed. I was just getting over a horrible respiratory infection (three weeks long) when I gave the urinalysis and had been taking Nyquil/Dayquil to treat those symptoms. I read (can't find the link just now) that DXM (dextromethorphan; found in Nyquil and many OTC cold medicines) can cause a false positive for buprenorphine and I believe this may have been the cause of my false positive for buprenorphine.

I guess it could also have been "tainted" cannabis oil but I can't think of any reason that anyone would grind up pills and put them into the oil. I'm at a loss, here, and I'm just wondering how I tested positive for a substance I've never knowingly used in my life.

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Lab mistake. Impossible otherwise. I hope you had it redone.

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The above statements run counter to anything (I took 5 panel drug test) and everything I know about Bups...sounds like someone is mad that their drug of choice is positive...boohoowawa

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I take bup and have for about 11 years now. ive had to take a drug test in office then it is sent to a lab to break down. For example if ur positive for benzo then it will tell the doctor exactly what kind like xanax or valium. I had so many false positives in the office I can't count. A urine test is not 100 percent right just like people buy products that are cheaper I'm pretty sure a doctors office would buy the most economical urine test. From my experience don't take anything your not suppose to at least 7 days before your test. if your unsure if it's still in your system u can buy a home drug test from Wal-Mart for about 30$ and if its positive u need to reschedule. Also my bup has shown up as methadone and my adderall has shown up as methamphetamines instead of amphetamine. The only 100% way to know if your gonna pass is u know what? Ive always been saying this "just say no" yep don't even do it to begin with. I know from experience and I do know how it feels when s*** happens and you run out of medicine early so u try to replace it with other things or your just freakin hurting or whatever. Anyone is gonna do whatever they have to if your sick enough no matter if it's physical or mental and no I cannot call the kettle black because I honestly lost my nerve medicine and as I speak I just took to zanaflex. Just hoping for sleep and I got 2 drug tests coming up and will probably fail both but I had to do what I had to cuz I almost totally lost it. If your still reading this thank you and I apologize for my book I have wrote here.

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I've been taking drug tests for pretrial bond conditions for over a year and haven't done anything. I went to take my drug test this morning and had a really faint line for Bups... I haven't taken anything, but melanin and ibuprophen. I'm confused as to why this happened.

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My Orthopedic Doctor started a genetic testing as well as drug test as a precaution for surgery.
I had been on Naproxen for several months taking it twice a day. Anyway my urine results came back and under the toxicology section:
Buprenorphine - positive - high
I googled this word and saw that it is an opiad medication for an opiad addiction.
I am confused, upset, and feel so helpless. Naturally the hip surgery went well! But .... Still I can't get this urine test result out of my mind.
I have been clean and sober for over 26 years and I am very proud of that!
I just can't explain how wronged I feel!
Nobody else is concerned.
Only me, because the results are incorrect!!
Anyway it feels good to share.
Hopefully all wronged can feel better just knowing they haven't done anything wrong! Life is a test! Will you pass by accepting and surrendering !!
Still working on that!!!

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I red to add that my Doctor said the results were false/positive.

My response was: if I have never heard of this drug or have ever taken this drug, why does it show up on my urine results?

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I took a dose of NyQuil ZZZ the night before a medical monitoring urine drug test (currently on Norco). Would that show as positive for BUPRENORPHINE? I see my doctor ordered a specific test for it

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I took Equate easy sleep last night and failed a drug test this afternoon because it came back positive for buprenorphine. Now my sample has to be sent to a medical examiner to be broken down. I am stressed because my career is on the line. Also, I haven't taken any illegal drugs in years, and haven't taken anything legal outside of excedrin, and sleep aids.

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I have chronic pain but am in between insurance coverage so I used a friend's buprenorphine patch, but I also get drug tested bi-weekly for drug court. Will this show up?

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I have been on hydrocodone for 12 yrs now at the same dose & same mg. My Dr won't give me more or a higher dose or even something a lil stronger. So ya I did take other things to ease the pain. I ran out of my Vicodin, so I took some Suboxone, but now I'm screwed cause it keeps showing up in my urine even though it was about 3-4 weeks since I've taken any subs. I'm also on Adderall, Klonopin and Orphedodrine for headaches. Now he's saying he may have to taper me off of my Vicodin. I take OTC benadryl, midol, aleve, excedrin. so why is the BUPRENORPHINE still showing up? I do have a lot of health issues such as I found out after 43 yrs I only have one kidney, depression and a lot more. I was sub free for a while. I was running low on my script and I just took a urine test, so I thought ok, I'm ok till next month. So I took a sub on Thursday and Friday, then get a call from my dr saying that the sub showed up again in my urine. How the hell??? Now I'm screwed cause I do have sub in my system. Please help me. I don't know what to tell the dr and I don't want to taper off of my meds.

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When I went for my regular dr visit, my urine test came back positive for subutex/suboxone in my test! I have not ever taken either of these. I take only my daily prescribed medications so I voluntarily took a nail bed test n it came back positive for suboxone but at such a low level they said it was barely detectable. My fiance does take prescribed subutex and we have found out it can be transferred by oral sex, kissing, sweating and this has to be the way I got it in my system. Just wanted to share and let others know it can and did happen to me. My dr has dismissed me but I will prove my innocence at any cost. When you know you have done no wrong you have no choice! I am in TN. These pain dr new laws have gotten crazy! Would love to have any feedback on this.

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Re: Gift (# 8) Expand Referenced Message

Im disabled, and am being prosecuted for Drug Driving, i failed the stupid test at the side of the road, 9 heel to toe, i wobbled on 1 st one, anyway, they couldnt get blood out of me so i did a urine test, i take 40ml of Methadone, 20ml diazepam, 2x300mg of Pregabalin, they are saying i had Buprenorphine, Oxazepam [never had one] and Temazepam[ maybe 15 yrs ago], so im going to fight it, my urine sample i still have unopened so i can get my drug dr to test it, ohh and Morphine, although my drug Dr wrote a letter saying i have been clean of Heroin for 15 months,ihave heard that the police are getting alot of blood and urine tests mixed up or messed up like mine!!!!

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Does anybody have an idea if mitragyna speciosa metabolites can result in a false positive for buprenorphine on a standard 10 panel urine drug screen? I have tested positive for buprenorphine on two tests recently. I've never used buprenorphine or Suboxone. I am a heavy Kratom user however. Any clues as to the reason for the false positive?

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I have been taking methadone 55mg daily, diazepam 14mg daily, amitriptyline 50 mg daily & mirtazapine 30 mg daily, all for heroin detox etc. I haven’t taken anything else for many many months. A couple of weeks ago I had a strange feeling when I took methadone as if I was going into rapid withdrawal like when one takes buprenorphine too early after opiates, etc, etc... luckily it passed and methadone took hold and I was fine, thought no more of it, but then went for a urine screen and have tested positive for buprenorphine which I absolutely have not taken and never ever would whilst having an opiate in my system as I have made that terrible mistake on more than one occasion and just the thought terrifies me!

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If u have taken only 2 subs and your appointment is 16 days away what are the chances it will show positive for subs by the last dose 16 days before your appointment?

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Need to clarify the type of drug test, i.e. usually testing is first done with a basic screening test, then if anything + should be confirmed by another, specific, test such as GCMS. Buprenorphine is usually not even included in screening tests, except when trying to verify that someone is actually taking their prescribed buprenorphine.

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Re: spike (# 19) Expand Referenced Message

All I know is that my doctor for the first time did a 14 panel drug test and they did check for bupernorpine and it came out positive and I don't know how cause I been on pain meds for 17 years so I'm shocked

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Re: JR (# 16) Expand Referenced Message

I am in pain management and I had the same thing happen recently. I use kratom fron time to time in addition to my percocet that the dr prescribes me and have NEVER taken suboxune. However on my last drug screen they said I showed up positive for suboxune. I am beyond frustrated because they won't believe me that I have not taken suboxone. I have been googling the heck out of this matter to try to find out if kratom can cause a false positive for suboxune. I just wanted to let u know that u are not alone.

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Re: Thom cropton (# 20) Expand Referenced Message

I've been on pain meds as long as you have and my doctor writes me a hundred eighty Roxy 15s and Xanax and adderal and testosterone and several other meds for my bipolar and other mental conditions I've been going to this doctor for 4 years and he's not a pain doctor and he has only done a drug test on me 3 x + 4 years and my last one show positive for the same thing but he still sent my script to the pharmacy I only go every other month I did get the next script to but I go back in next month and I'm scared he might let me go even though I in 17 yrs never failed a drug test at any doctor he has only gave me 3 drug test and all the levels were dead on so hope I'm good when I go next month

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