OxyContin
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OxyContin is a brand name for oxycodone, a potent opioid pain medication. It is a controlled-release formulation primarily used to manage severe chronic pain over an extended period. The conversation highlights its role in the opioid addiction crisis, noting how it was legally prescribed as a pharmaceutical pill despite its highly addictive properties, drawing a parallel to illegal narcotics like heroin.
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But if we put it inside of a pharmaceutical pill and we call it Oxycontton, it's no longer called heroin anymore.
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"The speaker uses OxyContin as a specific example of a legally prescribed drug that is chemically similar to an illegal narcotic (heroin). This is used to illustrate how societal perception and branding can influence how addictive substances are viewed and distributed, particularly in the context of discussing how revenge is 'sold' under the brand name 'Justice.'"
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