Oxycodone

• What is oxycodone?
• Street Names
• How is it taken?
• What are the effects?
• What are the dangers?
• Is it addictive?

What is oxycodone?

In recent years, oxycodone has become one of the leading prescribed drugs to be abused by both teenagers and adults. Among the many oxycodone products, oxycontin is especially fast growing as a threat because of its long lasting, heroin-like effects. It is extremely addictive.
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Street Names

"Hillbilly Heroin," "Oxy," "OC," "Killer," "Oxycotton"
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How is it taken?

• Oxycodone comes in the form of a pill or liquid.
  
• It can be orally ingested, crushed and snorted, or dissolved and injected with a needle.

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What are the effects?

Physical effects include:

• Respiratory depression (slowed breathing)
  
• Slurred speech
  
• Impaired coordination

Mental effects include:

• Extreme relaxation
  
• Euphoria

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What are the dangers?

• Addiction
  
• Physical dependence
  
• Malnutrition
  
• Skin infections
  
• Depression
  
• Coldness
  
• Sweats
  
• Sickness
  
• Seizures
  
• Coma
  
• Loss of consciousness
  
• Slow breathing

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Is it addictive?

Yes. Repeated use of oxycodone can produce physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
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