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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Her mother used prescription pills such as oxycodone.
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Nashville police arrested an 18-year-old shortly after his arrival on a Greyhound bus when he was discovered to have thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills in his possession, the department said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
She was convicted on eight counts of prescribing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
While oxycodone and other addictive prescription painkillers kicked off the opioid epidemic in the U.S, synthetic drugs such as fentanyl have become the drug responsible for the most overdose deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Nashville police arrested an 18-year-old shortly after his arrival on a Greyhound bus when he was discovered to have thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills in his possession, the department said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
She was convicted on eight counts of prescribing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
While oxycodone and other addictive prescription painkillers kicked off the opioid epidemic in the U.S, synthetic drugs such as fentanyl have become the drug responsible for the most overdose deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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