07-19-2012, 08:59 PM
(07-19-2012, 07:47 PM)Mustang Wrote: [quote='Lady Cop' pid='269331' dateline='134273609
A couple of interesting notes (at least interesting to me): The word is that Lisa and Johnny had been using Oxycontin, but what was prevalent in their systems was Percocet.
Maybe this will help. Oxycontin and Percocet have the same active ingredient - Oxycodone. Percocet contains Oxycodone and Acetaminophen and is an immediate release drug. Oxycontin contains only Oxycodone and is in an extended release form. They are both schedule 2 narcotics. Oxycontin comes in much higher doses and is the choice for drug addicts because they can bypass the extended release property and get the full extended release "buzz" that was meant for 8- 12 hours in an immediate fashion. Most drug tests only test for Oxycodone so it is impossible in those cases to tell whether a person ingested Percocet or Oxycontin. I believe that is why the blade stated "either Percocet or Oxycontin" Oxycontin is the preferred drug for addicts because it does not contain Acetaminophen. For every 5 mg of Percocet you also get 325 mg of Acet. Too much Acet can destroy your gut and liver. So if they eat 5 - 5 mg Percocets, they also eat over 1500 mg of Acet. But with Oxycontin, they just get straight Oxycodone and the doses are from 10mg to 80mg. So they can take a 40 mg Oxycontin and it is equivilent to taking 8 tabs of 5 mg Percocet without the Acet. They get rid of the extended release and make it immediate acting. So what I'm just trying to say with all this rambling on and on about is an opiate addict will gladly take either one. It is just a matter of what is available and how much money they have. An opiate addict will need a large handful of Percocets to catch a buzz, like 8 or 16 tabs so they prefer to have a 40 or 80mg Oxy. No, I do not know all this from personal experience, it is my job.