oxycodone
noun
oxy·co·done
ˌäk-sē-ˈkō-ˌdōn 
: a narcotic analgesic C18H21NO4 used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
Examples of oxycodone in a Sentence
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An autopsy determined the woman died of an overdose of oxycodone, the affidavit said.
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CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
An officer located the truck and observed detained the driver, who was in possession of methamphetamine, oxycodone, drug paraphernalia, burglary tools and personal ID information belonging to other people.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
The men are accused of conspiring to purchase and distribute oxycodone in Colleton County from Oct. 7, 2013, to Sept. 7, 2021.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
More and more of those products are being made and smuggled into the U.S. by Mexican drug cartels, often in the form of painkillers like Percocet and oxycodone and party drugs popular with young people.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
None of the oxycodone was actually intended for the people named in the prescriptions, prosecutors said.
—CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
While deaths from heroin and natural opioids such as morphine and oxycodone decreased, deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids continued their steep upward trend.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The detective wrote in the document that the woman did have prescriptions for oxycodone and reportedly struggled with abusing her medication.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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
CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
An officer located the truck and observed detained the driver, who was in possession of methamphetamine, oxycodone, drug paraphernalia, burglary tools and personal ID information belonging to other people.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
The men are accused of conspiring to purchase and distribute oxycodone in Colleton County from Oct. 7, 2013, to Sept. 7, 2021.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
More and more of those products are being made and smuggled into the U.S. by Mexican drug cartels, often in the form of painkillers like Percocet and oxycodone and party drugs popular with young people.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
None of the oxycodone was actually intended for the people named in the prescriptions, prosecutors said.
—CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
While deaths from heroin and natural opioids such as morphine and oxycodone decreased, deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids continued their steep upward trend.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The detective wrote in the document that the woman did have prescriptions for oxycodone and reportedly struggled with abusing her medication.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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