About.com: OxyContin - Painkiller Drug Addiction: Collection of articles and resources regarding the drug.
DrugDigest: Oxycodone ( OxyIR, Roxicodone ): Information on dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, and drug comparisons, including generics when available.
Guardian Unlimited: Hillbilly Heroin - The Painkiller Abuse Wrecking Lives in West Virginia: Special report on the OxyContin problem in West Virginia, and the drug's addictive affects.
HowStuffWorks: OxyContin: Offers a question and answer about the drug oxycodone hydrochloride.
NCADI: OxyContin Information: Provides FAQs, general information about semisynthetic opioids and their addiction potential, summarizes evidence-based protocols for treatment, and provides referral sources for further information. [PDF Format]
OxyAbuseKills.ca: Encourages awareness of how easy it is to overdose Oxycontin, its other abuse dangers, and the dangers of prescription drug abuse.
OxyAbuseKills.com: Aims to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose on the opiate OxyContin. Features background, personal stories, FAQs, overdose information, and details on how to battle it.
Oxycodone: Information from the RxList.
Oxycodone: Explores various issues regarding the pharmacology, uses, and problems associated with this narcotic.
OxyContin: Brief information about the drug and its side effects. Includes photo.
OxyContin FAQ: Answers to regulation and restriction questions from the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration.
Pain Drug Becomes the Heroin of the Midwest: Article outlining the rise in the recreational use of OxyContin in Cinncinati.
Roxicodone: Full prescribing information from RxList.
The Christian Science Monitor: Rise of 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creates Alarm in East: Mark Sappenfield's article discusses the drug's affects on the U.S, the pharmacy robberies it has caused, and the law suit against its manufacturer.
The Leaf-Chronicle: Police Fear 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creeping up on Clarksville: Brian Dunn's article: "The drug works wonders on severe pain, but moved into the black market quickly after it got FDA approval. Early signs of its abuse in Montgomery County have surfaced."
The OxyContin Controversy: Collection of articles related to this issue.
Washington Post: Fight Against OxyContin Brings Conviction: Josh White's article about the conviction of a woman for selling OxyContin and other painkillers from her Dale City home.