Why doesn’t Oxycodone show up on a routine opiate screen?
A.) Routine opiate screens actually check for morphine. Many opiates such as codeine and heroin metabolize to morphine and therefore give a positive test. Completely synthetic opiates such as Oxycodone require extremely high levels to produce a positive screen on routine tests. Special individual tests have been developed to identify synthetic opiates such as Oxycodone.
