a prescription narcotic painkiller that offers a heroin-like high. The 12-hour, time-released medication is meant for sufferers of severe chronic pain, and is often prescribed for cancer patients.
An oral, controlled release form of the drug oxycodone used to alleviate pain that is only available by prescription in the United States; sometimes sold illegally.
A narcotic medication used to treat moderate to severe pain.
habit forming prescription pain reliever
A powerful prescription pain reliever prescribed for patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic pain. Oxycontin® tablets contain anywhere from 10-160mg of oxycodone hydrochloride, an agonist opioid that blocks signals to pain receptors in the brain. Oxycontin® pills are manufactured with a controlled release mechanism that extends pain relief for up to twelve hours.
OxyContin(tm) is a legal, time-release pain medication that comes in tablet form. This pain-killer is a depressant.
The trade name of a powerful semisynthetic opioid medication that is used therapeutically for the management of chronic and long lasting pain.