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I keep hearing about some drug called OxyContin in the news. What is it? Why all the fuss?
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OxyContin is a trade name for the drug oxycodone
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(oxycodone and acetaminophen) Tablets, USP
Oxycodone, 14-hydroxydihydrocodeinone, is a semisynthetic
which occurs as a white, odorless, crystalline powder having a saline, bitter
taste. The molecular formula for oxycodone hydrochloride is C 18 H 21 NO 4 •HCl
and the molecular weight 351.83.
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Explores various issues regarding the pharmacology, uses, and problems associated with this narcotic.
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Is around-the-clock oxycodone good for you?
Around-the-clock, controlled-release oxycodone therapy for osteoarthritis-related
pain: placebo-controlled trial and long-term evaluation
Roth SH, Fleischmann RM, Burch FX, Dietz F, Bockow B,
Intern Med 2000 Mar 27;160(6):853-60
B ACKGROUND: Although opioid analgesics have well-defined efficacy
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Aims to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose on the opiate OxyContin. Features background, personal stories, FAQs, overdose information, and details on how to battle it.
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The purpose of his site is to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose Oxycontin(Oxy's) and it's other dangers in the memory of Eddie Bisch.
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Article outlining the rise in the recreational use of OxyContin in Cincinnati.
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Answers to regulation and restriction questions from the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration.
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pharmaceutical controlled substances is derived from the Controlled
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Special report on the OxyContin problem in West Virginia, and the drug's addictive affects.
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In the past two years, in West Virginia, and the neighbouring hill counties of Virginia and Kentucky, a potent prescription painkiller known as
Hillbilly heroin: the painkiller abuse wrecking lives in West Virginia
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Just as the service at the New Hope Victory Centre church was coming to a close, Sam Cox rose to his feet and announced that he was still "clean". He had a job and had
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Mark Sappenfield's article discusses the drug's affects on the U.S, the pharmacy robberies it has caused, and the law suit against its manufacturer.
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Rise of 'hillbilly heroin' creates alarm in East
from the July 12, 2001 edition Rise of 'hillbilly heroin' creates alarm in East
Mark Sappenfield Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Never, in the 14 years that he has been helping people overcome addictions, has Scott Walker seen anything like OxyContin. It has swept through the vales
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