Suboxone Drug Test Oral Swab (Top voted first)

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Hi everyone. Hopefully someone out there has some advice for me. I have been on subs since October 17th of '12 and I take it everyday HOW PRESCRIBED which is 1 and 1/2, total 12 mugs a day of the 8mg strips. I don't take at a set time or anything like that and sometimes don't take at all or at least the whole prescribed amount. Well long story short here; I take drug tests every month and sometimes twice a month for my sub doctor and have never had a problem with my results. I have also taken pre-employment screens and they are fine as well. All of these tests are urine. Well back in November I had an appt with a caseworker at JFS to review my sobriety and caseplan progress. I took a half strip before I went in and, if I remember correctly, that was all I had taken that day. Well she gave me a oral mouth swab test and had me stick it under my tongue to get an optimal amount of saliva on it. I made sure to inform her that I took suboxone orally and in the same place that I was putting this lovely cotton stick at. It was at least 30-40 mind since I took my half a strip. Now mind you I had to explain what suboxone even was to her but, she told me it didn't matter how or when I took it. She said it wouldn't affect mu results. I told her how many mgs a day I took as well. So just a few days ago she decided to let me know that this oral swab taken on November 19th just now failed for suboxone. She said it showed a HIGHER THEN THERAPEUTIC LEVEL. She also refused to give me a copy of it. I had to have my attorney file a motion of discovery to get a copy of it. Has anyone else ever experienced this or have LEGITIMATE information about how that's evn possible. Like I said I'm in this program for the right reason, I take my subs how prescribed and follow my doctors advice to the extreme. I'm serious about living a better life and being a better mother but I've always felt this woman has something against me....and that's not just me being paranoid, trust me. Anyway, ANY info would be great. I would love to.blow this hateful, volatile woman's theory out of the water and get her out of our lives for good. Thanks in advance guys, Ash :)

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So I took a suboxone about 5pm today and i have to take a mouth swab test for children services tomorrow morning at 11am if I don't take any sub until after the test will it show up or will it come up as anything else on the test ? Or should I pass it ?

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No I don't have a pres for it .. I've been taking it for the past 5 weeks to get off pills .. Which I don't even do a half of a half I do very very little and I take the tablets but yes I took the drug test today at 11am and I had taken a tiny piece of suboxone 19 hours before the drug test .. I thought they would give me the results right there but they sent it off to the lab a lot of people told me they wouldn't test for suboxone but I'm totally freaking out ya I have made some horrible horrible choices and I'm just trying to get my life back on track and I would die if I lost my son .. I can't imagine ever losing him he is the most important thing to me that's why I'm trying to get better but since they sent the mouth swab to the lab do u think it will test for suboxone ? She told me she should have the results back with in 24hrs and would call me

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Today is thursday...I have an oral swab test on monday morning....what are ur thoughts on this....I took a strip thursday morning...its a drug test for employment...you think I am ok?

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I got my test back and it was negative I was lucky

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Well I see no one said anything back, but if anyone happens upon this I found out my answer.

I took the drug screen results to my physician Saturday and had him look them over. FYI people if you take suboxone and you are ordered a drug test DO NOT by any means take an oral one. Blood and urine, even hair is the only accurate way to measure the levels in your system. My caseworker knew nothing of suboxone and misinformed me by saying that the fact that I took subs before going in and she stuck her little swab right where I take my subs didn't matter. Funny thing because my doctor stated she must be a moron and is having the medical director of the clinic I go to write a complaint to the director of her agency and herself. Yay for us.
It actually showed me testing 82x higher....uhhh....I don't think you need to be a genius to know that I wouldn't be sitting here typing this right now if that was the case. Now this beeeyatch can give me the apology I deserve :)

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Most employers don't test for suboxone. I work for a fortune 500 co, and they don't test for it. You SHOULD be ok. It WILL NOT give a positive for opiates neither, anyone who states this is ill advised.

Some courts include bupe in their panel testing now. But usually foremployers they would have specifically request it which would cost the company more.

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I took a quarter of a suboxone on Saturday and Sunday. Then I was given a swab test that is ordered to check for suboxone on Tuesday. Will it show up positive for the test

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Did you do anything to help have a negative? I'm in the same situation, I have taken a small dose of suboxone, and have to take a saliva test within 24-30hrs of last dose. It was also my very first dose... I'm beside myself with worry. I just got set up to start my weaning off opiates.

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I am prescribed suboxone 2 8mg pills a day. I was going to another clinic and they through me out said my benzo levels were to hi I am prescribed kolonopin as well... well anyway I have a swab test this Friday ans do not know why my benzo levels are so hi. If anyone knows what I can do that will make them level would be great? Were I use to go they did urine were I go now do swabs in the mouth. I do the right thing always and I always take my meds as prescribed to me. I want to get better and believe that one day I will be, but I don't understand why my benzo levels have been staying so hi? If anyone knows anything I would much appreciate it.(

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I just took a mouth swab test for a job at PUBLIX & I took a 8mg suboxone film last night. I do have a prescription. Will it come up as opiates? If so, can I say it's suboxone and it's a prescription? Will that still affect my job offer? I'm so worried plz help

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You did a small amount though so it may not even show up, just depends on your diet, weight, fat content, metabolism etc..

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Did u pass the swab test? I was wondering if they can or do test for suboxin in the salvia

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I got a drug screen for Amazon they are using a oral swab but I take suboxen strips do u think I will pass if I took it the day before I wanna know will it pop up in my test

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Thank you...theres a list of what is tested for....methadone is on there but no bupe....all other regular stuff is on there too....but it does not say anything about any bupe....I should be straight huh

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Hey Boo sorry I never got a notification saying you replied back. How did it all go, I'm assuming since it didn't say it tested for it that all was okay??

And Tommy if they sent it off to specifically test for it then yeah it will probably be in your system still, suboxone has a long half life. Let us know what happens, good luck :)

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Look swabs are the most INACCURATE test on the market. You need to demand they either do a urine, hair and/or blood is the most accurate. But I was prescribed kolonipon as well and I'm sure you know all about this but just in case let me educate lol. Kolonipon is made to taste sweet because it dissolves very fast and is made to dissolve in your mouth, almost like suboxone, in case of a panic attack and you can't wait for the kick in.

Even the ssuboxone is taken orally of course your levels are going to be high. My doctor wrote a letter to the welfare office when they tried this with me and it stated that if they must do oral swabs to test my levels then they need to wait 24 hours since my last dose of anything taken orally. I honestly can't believe your doctor is using this cheap and error proven method. You need to fight this.

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Whose testing? A sub clinic?

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Well it sounds like your doctor, ya know the guy with MD after his name, probably knows what the hell he's looking at when it comes to the results unlike lets say....an uneducated social worker who was given a pamphlet on how to administer them.

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My sister said she has to take a siliva swab test and she took an 8th of suboxine and she consumes cannabis everyday. She said that she got real nervous and drank some mt dew and held it in her mouth while she took the swab test, she said she passed. Now I take subs, less than a quarter in the morning and quarter at night, not prescribed. cps social worker tricked me into thinking that she was trying to help me by giving me diapers, told me to come pick them up, I showed up and she put me on the alot and asked me to take a swab test to confirm whether my neighbors accusations of smelling marijuana from the apt were true, which was bogus because I dont smoke marijuana. And so i took the test, now scared that suboxone will come up. I love my babygirl so much and im a good mom, that is sincere about trying to stop suboxone altogether. I'm afraid they've trapped me to catch me using so they can do whatever they want to do. I cannot loose my babygirl. She is my everything.

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Hey guys have a question... My husband gets suboxone prescribed and I took a little piece a little over 24 hours before cps came to do a mouth swab will it show up???

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