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ImjustMike
07-28-2008, 10:06 PM
i have taken a tylenol 3 tablet the other day and i took a drug test and came back as a 400 level for morphine. I read online that your body takes the codeine and turns it into morphine in the liver is this correct and the reason why i failed?

thanks

iamthewalrus22
07-29-2008, 12:52 AM
Yeah, thats the reason here is info from wikipedia - The conversion of codeine to morphine occurs in the liver and is catalysed by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6.