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Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

Drug Type: Oxycodone

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STREET TERM	DEFINITION
Blue	Crack Cocaine; depressants; OxyContin
Cotton	Currency; OxyContin
Doctor shopping	The practice of going from doctor to doctor to obtain prescriptions for pharmaceuticals
Hillbilly heroin	OxyContin
OCs	OxyContin
Os	OxyContin
Ox	OxyContin
Oxicotten	A semi-synthetic opiate
Oxy 80's	A semi-synthetic opiate
Oxycet	A semi-synthetic opiate
Pharming	Consuming a mixture of prescription substances
Pill ladies	Female senior citizens who sell OxyContin
Pills	OxyContin

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Last Updated: April 6, 2005

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