Drugs of Abuse Testing
Ordering the Right Test at the Right Time,
and What Does it Mean?
Codeine

September 2009
Codeine is an interesting drug given as an analgesic, but codeine has its analgesic property not from codeine, but from its demethylated metabolite, morphine. Morphine we've already discussed on the previous page is glucuronidated and excreted.
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