Oxycodone
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Percocet (w/acetaminophen/paracetamol); Percodan (w/aspirin); Oxycontin (time-release); Roxicodone; OxyNorm
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Analgesic
CHEMICAL NAME
(5a)-4,5-epoxy-14-hydroxy-3-methoxy-17- methylmorphinan-6-one
DESCRIPTION
Oxycodone is an semi-synthetic opioid analgesic, used primarily in the treatment of pain. It saw a significant increase in recreational use when the higher-dose time-release form OxyContin was introduced in 1995. In 2005, Jakubska et al. published a finding that oxycodone is produced naturally by the shrub Epipactis helleborine.
CAUTION
Oxycodone preparations may contain analgesics such as acetaminophen, which can be toxic to the liver in high doses.
HISTORY #
EXPERIENCES #
Breakthrough Pain Leads to Withdrawal, by Namewitheldbyrequest
If Only Reality Was This Pleasurable, by RighteousDopeFiend
Another Day of Oxy, by ExOacer
Opiate Reviews and Overviews, by Morphitron
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Oxycodone (Oral Route) - Mayo Clinic
Oxycontin - RxList
Oxycodone with Acetaminophen - RxList
Oxycodone with Aspirin - RxList
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Oxycodone - Wikipedia.org
Oxycodone - TripSit.me
Oxycodone: Center for Substance Abuse Research, University of Maryland
MEDIA COVERAGE #
The FDA Just Asked to Pull an Opioid Painkiller Off the Market - The Atlantic, Jun 8 2017
How Untreated Depression Contributes to the Opioid Epidemic - The Atlantic, May 15 2017
OxyContin goes global - "We're only just getting started" - LA Times, Dec 18, 2016
Prince had painkiller Percocet in his system - Reuters, May 5, 2016
Abuse-Deterrent Xtampza ER Approved - Pharmacy Times, May 3, 2016
Fake Oxycodone Seized at US-Mexican Border - Pain New Network, Apr 16, 2016
The OxyContin Clan: The $14 Billion Newcomer to Forbes 2015 List [...] - Forbes, Jul 1 2015
OxyContin: Purdue Pharma's painful medicine - Fortune, Nov 9 2011
OxyContin Maker, Execs Fined $634.5M - AP, Jul 20 2007
Scoring some Vike just a quick stroll away - SFGate, Oct 14 2003
Limbaugh admits addiction to pain medication - CNN, Oct 10 2003
Oxycontin Panic Spreads - DRCNet, 2001
OxyContin 'Most Commonly Abused Prescription Drug' - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2001