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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Instead of the oxycodone in Percocet, the pills contained filler and fentanyl, an opioid 50 times stronger than heroin. —

Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024 Hinton sold counterfeit oxycodone, Xanax and Adderall pills that contained methamphetamine and protonitazene, a synthetic opioid that is three time more powerful than fentanyl, federal officials said. —

CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024 In April 2020, he was caught driving with 12 bags of marijuana, three guns, Xanax pills, oxycodone and codeine. —

Jayson Buford, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024 The 19 defendants, the U.S. attorney's announcement said, were charged with conspiring to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, at least 5 kilograms of cocaine, 400 grams of fentanyl, 100 grams of heroin and oxycodone. —

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oxycodone