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What's the difference between codeine and oxycodone?
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Narcotics: Codeine and oxycodone are both narcotic medications. They are two different drugs in the narcotic family medication.
Answered 9/7/2016
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Thanks for asking!: Codeine is a narcotic which is precursor of oxycodone. How strong of a narcotic it is depends on the dose of each.
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