How long does vicodin show up in urine drug screens?

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how long is vicidin in your system and show up on a drug urine test

Vicodin is a combination drug made up of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Acetaminophen is not tested for in urine drug screens, but hydrocodone is - it's part of the 'opioid' family of pain-relievers.

Hydrocodone has a 1/2 life of 3.3-4.4 hours: this means it takes that long for 1/2 of the drug in your blood to leave your body. Different vicodin prescriptions have different amounts of hydrocodone in them, but commonly it's 5mg per dose - but you can see how this will get confusing if you're taking vicodin every 4-6 hours!

The best estimate is a few days to be completely out of your system since last taking the medication.

If you are taking vicodin because of a recent surgical procedure or for chronic pain, you can present the prescription to the institution testing you. You will also want to be up-front about taking this medication since it is meant to help you and it may show up on a drug screen.

Many people want to know how to 'beat' drug tests, but the fact is: if you are taking prescription medication for a medical condition, AND you are open about taking this medication, then you have nothing wrong.

2 to 5 days depending on your usage.

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