Vicodin / Drug Testing

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Okay, so Vicodin is a powerful narcotic painkiller. An opiate derivative IIRC. Due to a favorable circumstance I have the opportunity to take a Vicodin for pain or soreness should I so choose. I do not have a perscription.

I do not intend to use Vicodin continuously or regularly. I am wondering if it would show up on a rapid screen drug test or on a more sophisticated urine test. I assume it would show up as an opiate. From what I know about opiates they do not remain in your system as long as some other drugs, but I am not certain of this.

I believe my employer can request information on medication I am taking but am not familiar with this law either.

Any good resources on this?

NT