Oxycodone

Drug Source

synthesized from codeine

Trade Name

only found as a compound product combined with aspirin or acetaminophen. Available in Canada as a single product in the form of a suppository

Street Name

Percs

Medical Uses

* relief of moderate to severe pain

Drug Combinations

Percodan is aspirin and oxycodone

Percocet is acetaminophen and oxycodone

Physical Appearance

Percodan tablets are color coded according to quantity of oxycodone in each tablet, the pink have ~2.5mg and the orange and green having twice as much

Controlled Substance Status

Schedule II in US

Dosage

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Medical

10 - 20mg oral for pain relief

5 - 15mg injection

Nonmedical

Doses similar to those used in a medical setting are used

Routes Of Administration

Can be administered orally, three injection routes, sniffed and possibly smoked.

Short Term Use

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CNS, Behavioral, Subjective:

Same as morphine but milder.

Respiratory:

Less respiratory depression than morphine

Gastrointestinal:

Less constipating than morphine

Duration

3 - 4 hours

Dependency Potential

Moderate