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OxyContin
[ ahk-see-kahn-tn, ahk-see-kahn-tn ]
OxyContin
/ ˌɒksɪˈkɒntɪn /
noun
- an opiate drug, oxycodone hydrochloride, used as a painkiller and, illegally, as an alternative to heroin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of OxyContin1
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Example Sentences
There were oxycodone, oxycontin, two different mixtures of vicodin.
OxyContin is the brand name for a time-release version of the pain-relief opiate oxycodone produced by Purdue Pharma.
And Harris relies on a bag of prescription painkillers—Oxycontin, morphine, "everything," he says.
Team Tito then claimed that Jameson is lying, and furthermore, that she's battling an addiction to OxyContin.
He previously wrote about his experience scoring OxyContin on Pill Hill for the Philadelphia City Paper.
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