opioid: Quick Facts

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Purple opium poppy flower (Papaver somniferum) with a yellow center and dark markings, surrounded by green, lobed foliage.

Two prescription bottles labeled Oxycodone Hydrochloride, one upright and one on its side with white tablets spilled out, against a black background.

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