9 Panel Drug & Exp. Opiates Test detects the same commonly abused drug substances in a urine sample as a standard 9 Panel Test while also incorporating a larger selection of Opiates. 9-panel testing using urine as specimen is more suitable for post-accident testing or more recent use.
$120.00
Specimen: Urine
Note: Fasting is not required for this test.
9 Panel Drug & Exp. Opiates Test detects the same commonly abused drug substances in a urine sample as a standard 9 Panel Test while also incorporating a larger selection of Opiates. 9-panel testing using urine as specimen is more suitable for post-accident testing or more recent use.
Results for the Test that are send to lab typically returned within 1 to 3 business days after lab receives the specimen. We take precaution to ensure results are delivered on time. Instant test results are reported out if negative as soon as the test is performed.
A typical opiate screen only reports the presence of codeine and morphine. An expanded opiate panel may also include hydrocodone and hydromorphone
and/or oxycodone and oxymorphone.
The opiate screening immunoassays are targeted to detect morphine. Since the other opiates share structural similarities with morphine, the opiate screening reagents detect the expanded opiates to varying extents. In the case of oxycodone, most of the general opiate screens only detect oxycodone if it is
present at a high concentration. With the new expanded opiate panel from Quest Diagnostics, we are adding a specific screening test to detect oxycodone; thereby, increasing the detection rate for oxycodone use/abuse.
In 2004, based on more than 284,000 workplace drug tests, the positivity rate for hydrocodone was 0.85% and for oxycodone was 0.19%. Using the new oxycodone specific reagent, in a pilot study involving more than 20,000 specimens, the positivity rate for oxycodone increased by more than 150% to 0.53%. The positivity rate for the expanded opiates is 2-3 times higher than that of either codeine or morphine.
There have been significant and alarming increases in the incidence of oxycodone and hydrocodone use as measured by the National Survey on Drug Use & Health [NSDUH] (formerly, the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse); the Monitoring the Future surveys of high school and college-aged youth; Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) emergency department mentions; and Quest Diagnostics positivity rates.
9 Panel Drug & Exp. Opiates Test detects the same commonly abused drug substances in a urine sample as a standard 9 Panel Test while also incorporating a larger selection of Opiates. 9-panel testing using urine as specimen is more suitable for post-accident testing or more recent use.
