oxycodone

[ ok-see-koh-dohn ]

/ ˌɒk siˈkoʊ doʊn /

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noun Pharmacology.

an opioid analgesic, C18H21NO4, used to treat moderate to severe pain.

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How to use oxycodone in a sentence

Skaggs was found dead in a Texas hotel room during an Angels road trip on July 1, 2019, and an autopsy determined he choked on his own vomit after ingesting a toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone.
Federal prosecutors say Angels are defying subpoena in Tyler Skaggs case|Gus Garcia-Roberts|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
Given that molecules in the same class of opioids as morphine share similar structures, we believe this approach would also work in other opioids like hydrocodone and oxycodone.
Chemists think they’ve found a way to make opioids less addicting|Purbita Saha|July 17, 2021|Popular-Science
In 2018, a Tampa Bay mother of four spent five months in jail after her vitamins falsely tested positive for oxycodone, the Miami Herald reported.
Police told a man a container in his car tested positive for drugs. It was his daughter’s ashes.|Andrea Salcedo|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
She said her bill since the start of this year for oxycodone alone is $850.
Patients struggle to access prescription opioids after New York tax drives away suppliers|lbelanger225|November 15, 2020|Fortune

At the very least, I should have a liver that doesn’t exist from all the hydrocodone and oxycodone.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” (Ep. 402)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 16, 2020|Freakonomics
Traitz, it should be noted, has a long criminal history that includes trafficking Oxycodone, ID fraud, theft, and more.
Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Florida, which began a pill mill crackdown in 2010, saw a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths from oxycodone in 2012.
Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour|Abby Haglage|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A recent medical journal suggests doctors regularly cave when patients ask for meds, even controlled substances like Oxycodone.
New Study Says Doctors Can’t “Just Say No” to Their Patients|Kent Sepkowitz|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were oxycodone, oxycontin, two different mixtures of vicodin.
This Is Your Politician on Drugs|Caitlin Dickson|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
OxyContin is the brand name for a time-release version of the pain-relief opiate oxycodone produced by Purdue Pharma.
‘Oxyana’ Documentary at Tribeca Exposes the OxyContin Epidemic|Marlow Stern|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST