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OxyContin

/ (ˌɒksɪˈkɒntɪn) /

noun trademark

an opiate drug, oxycodone hydrochloride, used as a painkiller and, illegally, as an alternative to heroin

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Examples from the Web for oxycontin

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
Team Tito then claimed that Jameson is lying, and furthermore, that she's battling an addiction to OxyContin.
Life After Porn|Sean Macaulay|April 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The guy showed up with a giant bottle of OxyContin that he had stolen from his mother and I slipped right back into a fugue state.
Confessions of a Pill Head|Joshua Lyon|July 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST

One volunteer tells me the owner was shot during an Oxycontin hold-up.
Confessions of an Obama Volunteer|Tom Shone|November 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Word Origin and History for oxycontin

OxyContin

brand name of an oxycodone compound marketed in U.S. from 1996. Second element from continuous (i.e. "time-released").

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper