hydrocodone
noun
hy·dro·co·done
ˌhī-drō-ˈkō-ˌdōn 
: a habit-forming compound that is derived from codeine and is administered in the form of its bitartrate C18H21NO3·C4H6O6 usually in combination with other drugs (as acetaminophen) as an analgesic or cough suppressant
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Parto Karimi, 59, of Alamo, pleaded guilty last July to one count of distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of professional practice, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The grocer also distributed 194 million hydrocodone pills during the same period.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024
Instead, records for the Schedule II drugs like fentanyl, morphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone were held in the same inventory as any other medication.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Despite having less than 5% of the world’s population, in 2019 the U.S. consumed 14.5% of the world’s fentanyl, more than 60% of the world’s oxycodone and more than 99% of the world’s hydrocodone, according to the International Narcotics Control Board.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
In Puerto Vallarta, one sample of hydrocodone — commonly known by the brand name Vicodin — turned out to be a weaker medication instead.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
In fact, Norco is made as a combination drug because hydrocodone works better when combined with acetaminophen.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2024
In the following five years, the three companies’ shares fell to 57 percent of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills as the supply chain diversified.
—Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Testing showed that 9 in 10 pills sold as Adderall, six in 10 pills sold as oxycodone, and 7 in 10 pills sold as hydrocodone were fake.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The grocer also distributed 194 million hydrocodone pills during the same period.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024
Instead, records for the Schedule II drugs like fentanyl, morphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone were held in the same inventory as any other medication.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Despite having less than 5% of the world’s population, in 2019 the U.S. consumed 14.5% of the world’s fentanyl, more than 60% of the world’s oxycodone and more than 99% of the world’s hydrocodone, according to the International Narcotics Control Board.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
In Puerto Vallarta, one sample of hydrocodone — commonly known by the brand name Vicodin — turned out to be a weaker medication instead.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
In fact, Norco is made as a combination drug because hydrocodone works better when combined with acetaminophen.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2024
In the following five years, the three companies’ shares fell to 57 percent of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills as the supply chain diversified.
—Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Testing showed that 9 in 10 pills sold as Adderall, six in 10 pills sold as oxycodone, and 7 in 10 pills sold as hydrocodone were fake.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
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hydrocodone
noun
hy·dro·co·done
ˌhī-drō-ˈkō-ˌdōn
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