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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The gang — called Respect, Money Structure/Everybody Killer, or RMS/EBK — is alleged to have pressed fentanyl into fake 30 mg oxycodone pills.
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Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Former correction officers Carlos Rivera, Chantal De Los Santos and Stephanie Davila were charged with bringing in oxycodone, fentanyl, K-2 and marijuana in exchange for bribes between December 2021 and February 2022, federal prosecutors said.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Lewis was reportedly identified as a street-level dealer selling fentanyl pills after police in Windsor intercepted a UPS package holding about 3,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, court records show.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The patient suffered an overdose two days later and survived, but a second oxycodone overdose four days later was fatal.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
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Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Former correction officers Carlos Rivera, Chantal De Los Santos and Stephanie Davila were charged with bringing in oxycodone, fentanyl, K-2 and marijuana in exchange for bribes between December 2021 and February 2022, federal prosecutors said.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Lewis was reportedly identified as a street-level dealer selling fentanyl pills after police in Windsor intercepted a UPS package holding about 3,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, court records show.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The patient suffered an overdose two days later and survived, but a second oxycodone overdose four days later was fatal.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
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“Oxycodone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxycodone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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