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Definition of oxycodone
: a narcotic analgesic C18H21NO4 used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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For more than a decade, her mother, Jamie Clay, 28, had been hooked on oxycodone.
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In another instance, a woman only identified in the indictment by the initials T.H. filled a prescription in July 2014 for alprazolam, morphine, oxycodone and zolpidem.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said prescriptions for highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone dropped 13.1 percent over the three-year period, from 81.2 per 100 people to 70.6.
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The CDC said prescriptions for highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone fell 13 percent between 2012 and 2015, from 81 prescriptions per 100 people to 71.
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During their search, officers found suspected Viagra and oxycodone in an office and marijuana in an employee locker that police believe belonged to the female dancer, Lynch said.
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Nine people who are said to have obtained fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall) and Klonopin, were also named in the indictment, the newspaper reported.
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In 2014, the death toll started to tick higher, even as overdoses from oxycodone, which was responsible for most of the pill mill deaths, stabilized.
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Opioids are a class of drugs that range from prescription pain medications like oxycodone, codeine and morphine to illegal drugs like heroin.
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Origin and Etymology of oxycodone
oxy + codeine + -one
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