Can A Lab Or Doctor Tell The Difference Between Suboxone And Subutex On Drug Screen

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My boyfriend is currently in drug therapy for vicodin abuse. He has been doing fantastic the last year and a half. Just recently I washed his pants with half of his subutex script in them. He is 2 weeks away from having his normal script filled. I don't want him to suffer and am trying to find either subutex or suboxone on the street so he doesn't go through any withdrawals or if anyone can give me ideas so he feels no pain without reverting to taking vicodin. Can a doctor or lab tell a difference between suboxone and subutex on a drug screen?

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Both Subutex and Suboxone contain the same narcotic, Buprenorphine, so in that respect, they would both show up the same on a drug test.

However, a problem might arise if they also check his levels of it. If they do that, then his levels may be off and could alert them to the problem.

Learn more Suboxone information here.

Purchasing it off the street is also illegal and very dangerous.

Did he report the loss of his prescription to his doctor?

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with the neloxone show up im supposed to be taking subutex but im running out my dosage was to low if i take a piece of suboxone will it show up differently on my test at my clinic i dont want to get into trouble for this!

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sorry he is in pain and you sound like a cool chick looking out for your boyfriend. I would love to help you but it is illigal and I;m not interesred in going to jail or getting kicked out of my program. Call his doctor and be honest. They know pwoplw mess up and most doc's are pretty cool if your honest.

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I have a similar problem. I am prescribed subutex, but just started and they gave me a low dose so I substituted suboxone strips for anorphine couple days this week. I know they don't send the urine to a lab just onside. Can they tell if I have nalaxone in my system or do most doctors just test for Buprenorphine?

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My friend takes suboxone twice a day her script was held up so she was out for 4 days. Rather than be sick or use somethin bad she used a subutex I take subutex twice day. She used my urine. Will the lab know that its subutex in urine instead of suboxone

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most doctors are abusive when it comes to narcotics because of the witch hunt; that is why there are millions of people in pain

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I go to a suboxone clinic....when they do there urine screen will morphine and norco show up as same thing

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Do labs automatically test for naloxne if someone fails for Buprenorphin?

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Re: cierra (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

Nope. I have known several people who have been doing the same as you, taking strips when out of my subutex and have been tested SEVERAL times for urine drug screening and it comes back as regular, essentially passing the test. I am curious however if it's the same for a hair follicle test. Can they tell the difference between the two and see the Naloxone metabolite in hair follicle drug testing? Would it be failing if you are found with suboxones second ingredient Naloxone metabolite Vs subutex singular buprenorphine metabolite? Or do they both read as same BC they dont test for naloxone? If anyone knows let me know!

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Re: Verwon (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

Telling his Dr about the loss of meds isnt gonna do anything!!

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Re: Dibbledidabbledidoo (# 9) Expand Referenced Message

Well, I just lost my awesome Subutex Dr because my urine screen showed that I had done Suboxone!!! Naloxone shows up in the test & Subutex doesn't have that in it so be careful!!!

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Re: Bobby (# 11) Expand Referenced Message

Subitex is pure buprenorpin and does not have naloxone in it. The dip stick comes back the same for both subitex and suboxone. But if you have took something else that is controled then thats when they will send the sample off. And its expensive for them to do that. So if u been taking all of what u supposed to and its not suspicious then you will pass the dip stick test. And it is regular correct.

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Re: Dibbledidabbledidoo (# 9) Expand Referenced Message

I got kicked out of my program for being positive for naloxone. I was on subutex. They test for naloxone as well and if your on suboxone and u use subutex it shows if u are not careful because your naloxone levels won't match up. If u know u will run out do the suboxone or subutex right after u get drug tested then take ur reg meds rest of week.

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Re: Coda (# 4) Expand Referenced Message

Yes they can I just got new doc been there month half and friend mine need some tech so in return he gave me box and my doc ask y I taking box for I was very honest she just ask me try not do that because teck is lot stronger meds and she don't want have to take them because I'm can take suboxone truly I can't make me sick and headache so just got be careful

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