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OxyContin or oxy, as it's known on the street, is the only opiate that can be swallowed, snorted or injected,
Dr. Charles Shaw said. "It's just like heroin in pill form. It is worse than heroin."
What is OxyContin? (CESAR- Center for Substance Abuse Research)
OxyContin is the brand name for an opioid analgesic containing the active ingredient oxycodone in a time released form. Oxy (oxycodone) Contin (continued released). Addicts extract the oxycodone from the time-released chemical to use all the oxycodone at once. This is also done with other oxycodone drugs (Percocet™, Percodon™, and Tylox™ except oxycodone is separated from oxycodone and acetaminophen
Other Narcotic Images oxycodone vs. hydrocodone
OxyContin is a legal narcotic (or a controlled substance) that is available, by prescription, to treat severe pain. OxyContin is a controlled-release medication that, when used correctly, provides extended relief of pain associated with cancer, back pain, or arthritis. However, often when the drug is abused, the tablets are crushed and snorted, chewed, or mixed with water and injected- eliminating the time-release factor and allowing for a quick and intense rush to the brain. This practice can lead to overdosing on OxyContin's active ingredient, oxycodone, by releasing too much of the medication into the bloodstream too quickly. OxyContin is highly addictive - so higher doses of the drug must be taken when a tolerance develops. Illicit users of the drug have risen drastically and steadily over the last few years. A Semi-Synthetic Opiate
Oxycontin (great additional information on site)The most serious risk associated with opioids, especially OxyContin®, is respiratory depression.
Pharmacological effects include analgesia, sedation, euphoria, feelings of relaxation, respiratory depression, constipation, papillary constriction, and cough suppression. A 10 mg dose of orally-administered oxycodone is equivalent to a 10 mg dose of subcutaneously administered morphine as an analgesic in a normal population. Oxycontin’s™ behavioral effects can last up to 5 hours. The drug is most often administered orally. The controlled-release product, OxyContin®, has a longer duration of action (8-12 hours).
Street names/slang terms: Roxy (30mg), Killers, OC, OXY, Oxycotton, Hillybilly Heroin, Kicker, Blues More info on Drug Slangs
Paraphernalia: White powder substance (on clothing, in car, bathroom), snorting...straws cut in half, empty pens. Shooting- bottle cap, spoon, ice scoop for a cooker, cotten or Q-tip for a filter, lighter, needles.
The Generic version of OxyContin is not very popular with high tolerance abusers because it cannot be injected nor snorted. It is only available in 80mg (one side marked “99” the other side “33”” ....slang “9933”
Taking a large single dose of an opioid could cause severe respiratory depression that can lead to death. Both alcohol and opiates suppress breathing which is why mixing the two espcially OxyContin is so dangerous. OxyContin is time released. Oxy (oxycodone) and Contin (continuing). A person can have a drink, take an OxyContin and feel O.K. then lay down and slowly stop breathing and die. The oxycodone in the OxyContin continues to be released....
CESAR (Center for Substance Abuse Research)
SAMSHA What is OxyContin?
Fact Sheet- American Council for drug education
Availability...personal experience
FDA Package Insert for OxyContin....37 pages of information
Drug Enforcement Administration -(homepage)
Drug Information
Recovery link
Oxycodone will eventually change the brain in such a way that users cannot quit on their own.
Signs and Symptoms of OxyContin Abuse
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