oxycodone
noun
oxy·co·done
ˌäk-sē-ˈkō-ˌdōn 
: a narcotic analgesic C18H21NO4 used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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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.
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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
Kohler paid $300 for what the pharmacy and its employees said were 30 pills of oxycodone and was later reimbursed by the friend who asked her to make the purchase for him.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 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
In regard to the guilty plea, prosecutors said Cooper prescribed oxycodone and other highly abused drugs for nearly three years without having contact with the patient, who was in prison.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024
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
Kohler paid $300 for what the pharmacy and its employees said were 30 pills of oxycodone and was later reimbursed by the friend who asked her to make the purchase for him.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 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
In regard to the guilty plea, prosecutors said Cooper prescribed oxycodone and other highly abused drugs for nearly three years without having contact with the patient, who was in prison.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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