oxycontin

1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of OxyContin.

   An example is a user who messaged “Bought some oxycontin, we finna get trippy mane” (sic).

   2015 August 8, “The Canary in the Coal Mine Tweets: Social Media Reveals Public Perceptions of Non-Medical Use of Opioids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

plural OxyContins · alternative oxycontin

1. medicineA brand name for a controlled-release form of oxycodone, a synthetic analgesic drug.

   Coordinate term: MS Contin

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   In his view, there is not much moral difference between the Sacklers, the enormously wealthy, extremely philanthropic family who made their money getting people addicted to OxyContin; Bill Clinton, who adopted MarketWorld’s beliefs during his presidency and in his work afterward; and others who have done nothing so obviously huge or harmful, but who aren’t willing to go radical, either.

   2018 September 28, Bethany McLean, “Beware thought leaders and the wealthy purveying answers to our social ills”, in The Washington Post

   Synonyms: hillbilly heroin