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- OxyContin® contains oxycodone, the medication's active ingredient
- Oxycodone is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers. It is similar to morphine.
- Its pain relieving effect is much stronger than codeine but weaker than that of morphine or dilaudid
- Used for the relief of moderate to severe pain
Street Names
- OC, OX, Oxy, Oxycotton, Hillbilly heroin, and kicker, blue
Brand Names
- Endocodone, ETH-Oxydose, M-Oxy, OxyContin, Oxyfast, OxyIR, Percolone, Roxicodone, Roxicodone Intensol
Who Uses Oxycontin®?
- Abuse of the time released version of Oxycodone has increased
- More than 7 million prescriptions were written in 2005
- It quickly found favor on the street
- According to national surveys, 3.5 million Americans 12 and older admitted nonmedical use by 2005
- While the number of high school seniors reporting use in the previous year stood at 4.3 percent in 2006
Routes of Administration
- Chewing
- Crushing
- Injecting
- Sniffing
Signs & Symptoms of Use
- shallow breathing, slow heartbeat
- seizure (convulsions)
- cold, clammy skin
- confusion
- severe weakness or dizziness
- feeling light-headed
- fainting
Less serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:
- nausea
- vomiting
- constipation
- loss of appetite
- dizziness
- headache
- tired feeling
- dry mouth
- sweating
- itching
Short - Term Effects
- analgesia-numbness
- sedation
- euphoria
- feelings of relaxation
- respiratory depression
- constipation
- papillary constriction
- cough suppression
Long - Term Effects
- can produce severe respiratory depression
- skeletal muscle flaccidity
- reduction in blood pressure and heart rate
- coma
- respiratory arrest
- DEATH
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