Definition of oxycodone
: a narcotic analgesic C18H21NO4 used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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Surprisingly, given all the recent publicity about opioid addiction, the report said the presence of hydrocodone, hydromorphone and oxycodone continued on a four-year decline.
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Prosecutors say agents found guns and more than $1 million in cash stuffed in garbage bags in the November 2016 raid, as well as the pills made to look like Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and the painkiller oxycodone.
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Because of that message, prescriptions for painkillers like OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone) have nearly quadrupled in the United States since 1999, Juurlink said.
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In fact, references to the letter in studies jumped after the 1995 introduction of OxyContin, the long-acting formulation of oxycodone.
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Opioid pill mills, trading in dangerous narcotics like oxycodone, have been shut down in Southern California and beyond, but investigators say there’s more work to be done.
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An investigation by the IG as well as law enforcement authorities determined the employee and others had been improperly selling oxycodone, Percocet, fentanyl and other drugs at the medical center.
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That incident led to the discovery of more missing cash and oxycodone pills, sparking an investigation by Hollywood’s Internal Affairs division.
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The only way to make morphine, oxycodone, and other opiates is with the latex that oozes from opiate poppy seed pods.
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Origin and Etymology of oxycodone
oxy + codeine + -one
First Known Use: 1963
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