OxyContin

/ (ˌɒksɪˈkɒntɪn) /

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

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Words nearby OxyContin

oxycellulose, oxycephaly, oxychloride, oxycodone, oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin, oxygen, oxygen acid, oxygenase, oxygenate, oxygenator

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How to use OxyContin in a sentence

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
And Harris relies on a bag of prescription painkillers—Oxycontin, morphine, "everything," he says.
‘Hell And Back Again’: PBS Airs Documentary On Wounded Marine|Jesse Ellison|May 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Team Tito then claimed that Jameson is lying, and furthermore, that she's battling an addiction to OxyContin.
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He previously wrote about his experience scoring OxyContin on Pill Hill for the Philadelphia City Paper.
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