Drug Is Harder to Abuse, but Users Persevere Raymond V. Outside of OxyContin, which comes in doses as high as 80 milligrams, the 30-milligram
information on the 160-milligram OxyContin tablet. Purdue Page 30. GAO- OxyContin Abuse and Diversion. FDA officials told us
For example, 5 milligrams of OxyContin has the same active ingredient, Oxycodone, as one Percocet. bottle containing 40-milligram tablets of OxyContin, is
Opioids, such as Vicodin (hydrocodone-acetaminophen) and Oxycontin (oxycodone) : 15 milligrams (mg), 30 mg, 37.5 mg. Tablets: 8 mg (Lomaira)
Mallinckrodt, the drugmaker whose blue 30-milligram pills After he became addicted, he scored powerful OxyContin pills on the streets in West
Drugs on the street are worth about a dollar a milligram, so hydrocodone is about $30 a pill on the street and OxyContin would be $80, he says
Milligram for milligram, OxyContin is not inherently stronger than Oxycodone. The perception that Oxycontin is stronger than Oxycodone arises
Outside of OxyContin, which comes in doses as high as 80 milligrams, the 30-milligram dose is the highest available for oxycodone, which is why
A single 30 milligram OxyContin pill, known as a blue, typically sells for $10 to $20 on the street, while a 10 milligram Percocet pill
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kosvo -> Kosovo
chupatz -> chutzpah
oxytocin -> oxycontin
etc.
Chidoc