Six Opiates in Urine

Opioids compose a chemical class of both naturally occurring compounds produced from the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) and similar synthetic analogues.Substances within this class are commonly recognized as potential drugs of abuse.Biological matrices containing heroin (diacetyl morphine), codeine, morphine, hydrocodone,hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone and thebaine are regularly monitored by drugs of abuse analysis laboratories. Structural similarities of opiate metabolites introduce challenges to the accurate separation, confirmation and quantitation of these substances.