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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Investigators reported searching Betancourt’s minivan after the crash and finding a suitcase containing methamphetamine, oxycodone, Xanax, ecstasy and carisoprodol, which is a muscle relaxer.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Among the missing items were: 1.5 grams of cocaine, 67 oxycodone pills, 4 Adderall pills, 0.5 grams of heroin, a .25-caliber handgun and about 30 undocumented firearms, according to a copy of the audit obtained by NBC News.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Jalisco cartel is better known for producing millions of doses of deadly fentanyl and smuggling them into the U.S. disguised to look like Xanax, Percocet or oxycodone.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
In real life, the dangers of benzodiazepines are significantly magnified when they are combined with other substances, such as alcohol or opioid pain medications such as oxycodone or hydrocodone.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Among the missing items were: 1.5 grams of cocaine, 67 oxycodone pills, 4 Adderall pills, 0.5 grams of heroin, a .25-caliber handgun and about 30 undocumented firearms, according to a copy of the audit obtained by NBC News.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Jalisco cartel is better known for producing millions of doses of deadly fentanyl and smuggling them into the U.S. disguised to look like Xanax, Percocet or oxycodone.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
In real life, the dangers of benzodiazepines are significantly magnified when they are combined with other substances, such as alcohol or opioid pain medications such as oxycodone or hydrocodone.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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