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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Several corrections officers were caught or admitted to smuggling in cellphones, drugs and other items; one officer tried to bring crack cocaine and 99 oxycodone pills into the facility in February 2024.
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Vicodin contains hydrocodone, while Percocet contains oxycodone.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Trending Nationally Massachusetts man who was sentenced for trafficking oxycodone is on Biden’s clemency list
Luigi Mangione’s arrest thrust his family into the spotlight.
—The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
In the days after Weiner’s termination, dozens of his patients came into the hospital asking for refills of oxycodone, morphine and other opioids.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Vicodin contains hydrocodone, while Percocet contains oxycodone.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Trending Nationally Massachusetts man who was sentenced for trafficking oxycodone is on Biden’s clemency list
Luigi Mangione’s arrest thrust his family into the spotlight.
—The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
In the days after Weiner’s termination, dozens of his patients came into the hospital asking for refills of oxycodone, morphine and other opioids.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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