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Oxycodone

Oxycodone. Oxycotin. LECEJEL MAY DESQUITADO CHRISMENE DORCENAT. What is Oxycotin ?. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine . Oxycodone is used to treat moderate to severe pain. What does OxyContin look like?.

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Oxycodone

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  1. Oxycodone Oxycotin LECEJEL MAY DESQUITADO CHRISMENE DORCENAT

  2. What is Oxycotin ? • Oxycodoneis a narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine. • Oxycodone is used to treat moderate to severe pain.

  3. What does OxyContin look like? - OxyContin is available as a 10 milligram (mg), 20 mg, 40 mg, or 80 mg tablet. The tablets vary in color and size according to dosage. The tablets are imprinted with the letters OC on one side and the number of milligrams on the opposite side.

  4. What Oxycontin made of? • Oxycodoneis made from thebaine, one of twenty compounds found in an opium poppy plant. It is used as to treat pain. It is an opioid and sould be taken with caution because a person can become addicted to oxycondone.

  5. Slang name of Oxycodone • Oxy, O.C.'s, Oxycet, Oxycottons, Oxy 80's, Hillbilly Heroin, Killers BRAND NAMES: Oxycontin, Roxicodone, M-oxy, ETH-Oxydose, Oxyfast, OxyIR

  6. Side effect of Oxycontin • nausea • vomiting • loss of appetite • constipation • dry mouth • lightheadedness • drowsiness • flushing • sweating • itching • weakness • headache • mood changes • decrease in pupil (dark circle in eye) size • red eyes

  7. Is Oxycontin avalaible online? Oxycontin is one of the hardest pharmaceuticals to find online. There are a lot of sites offering Oxycontin, there are a few legal sites offering Oxycontin, and there are a lot of crooks wanting to rip you off.

  8. Long and Short Term Short-term Effects The most serious risk associated with OxyContin, is respiratory depression. Because of this, OxyContin should not be combined with other substances that slow down breathing, such as alcohol, antihistamines (like some cold or allergy medication), barbiturates, or benzodiazepines. Other common side effects include constipation, nausea, sedation, dizziness, vomiting, headache, dry mouth, sweating, and weakness. Toxic overdose and/or death can occur by taking the tablet broken, chewed, or crushed. People who abuse the drug (by removing the time-release coating) will experience effects for up to 5 hours. The high that is felt is opiate-like - a sedate, euphoric feeling. Long-term Effects Using OxyContin chronically can result in increased tolerance to the drug in which higher doses of the medication must be taken to receive the initial effect. Over time, OxyContin will be come physically addictive, causing a person to experience withdrawal symptoms when the drug is not present. Symptoms of withdrawal include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and involuntary leg movements.

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