oxycodone
Oxycodone is a powerful prescription opioid painkiller, sold as OxyContin.
30 linked stories in all years we hold
The earliest story we hold is from Dec 17, 2021.
Stories involving oxycodone0 named stories in 2026
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
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Week of Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026: 2 left, 2 center, 1 right, 1% of the sources that published that week · 5 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 59 | 7% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
49 left · 71 center · 25 right: 145 sources on the spectrum, across 30 linked stories.
Everything else4 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about oxycodone that are not part of any story yet
- Apr 28– 29Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence12 articles · 9 sources2 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Apr 21Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case, allowing settlement money to flow15 articles · 8 sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
Stories that name oxycodone
- Sep 14– 17Hayden Panettiere's rep disputes report she died from fentanyl-laced pill59 articles · 32 sources5 left, 20 center, 7 right
Local coverage
- Oct 14Music producer says he was ‘committing suicide every day’ during OxyContin addiction5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right