Oxycontin
Oxycontin is an opioid.
It is more powerful than heroin, and it could be smoked and injected. It is a semi-synthetic made from Persian poppies.
The drug changes how you feel and respond to pain.
It is meant to be a controlled-release tablet that is intended to be taken every 12 hours, but most people that take ocycontin take the drug out of the control-release packaging.
It is usually used in management of moderate to severe cancer pain, with fewer side effects than morphine.
-Serious side effects of oxycodone include reduced sensitivity to pain, euphoria, feelings of relaxation, and respiratory depression.
- Common side effects of oxycodone include constipation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, dry mouth, and sweating
-In high doses, overdoses, or in some persons not tolerant to opioids, oxycodone can cause shallow breathing, slowed heart rate, cold/clammy skin, pauses in breathing, low blood pressure, constricted pupils, circulatory collapse, respiratory arrest, and death.