How to Use hydrocodone in a Sentence

hydrocodone

noun
  • What are the signs of hydrocodone abuse?
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • How does hydrocodone affect the body?
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • During a search, police found pills, which turned out to be an acetaminophen and hydrocodone mix.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Deputies then allegedly found two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ left pants pocket.
    — Linda Marx, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Deputies then allegedly found two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ left pants pocket.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • He was also found with multiple hydrocodone pills in his pockets after the crash.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl are all opioids.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Deputies found two white pills, which were identified as the opioid hydrocodone used to treat pain, in his pocket, the report said.
    — Mike Schneider, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The affidavit also said that a search of Woods yielded two hydrocodone pills in his pant pocket.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Tiger Woods allegedly had hydrocodone on him at the time of his latest headline-making car crash.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Another officer claimed to have found two hydrocodone pills in the athlete’s pants pocket.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Two hydrocodone pills were found in Woods' pants pocket, the probable cause affidavit said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Two hydrocodone pills were found in Woods' pants pocket, the probable cause affidavit said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Police officers found two hydrocodone pills, a prescription painkiller, in his pocket.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Doctors prescribed low doses of hydrocodone, then higher doses of oxycodone.
    — Sari Horwitz, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
  • The pills were later determined to be the painkiller hydrocodone, according to the affidavit.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Woods had two white pills in his pocket at the time of his arrest, which were later identified as the opioid hydrocodone, per the affidavit.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
  • According to previous reports, the pills were hydrocodone.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • During the crash, a police affidavit said Woods carried two hydrocodone pills, opioid painkillers, in his left pocket.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, Norco is made as a combination drug because hydrocodone works better when combined with acetaminophen.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Toxicology reports had indicated hydrocodone, an opioid, was in his system at the time of the crash.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Identifying marks showed the pills were hydrocodone, an opioid medication.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities found hydrocodone pills in Woods’ pocket, the incident report said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • According to authorities, Woods had two hydrocodone pills — a powerful opioid used to treat pain — in his pocket and refused to take a urine test.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Up to 10 percent of patients in the study continued to fill prescriptions for the drugs, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, three months after their breast cancer surgery.
    — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • An arrest affidavit noted that Woods allegedly carried two hydrocodone pills in his left pocket following the crash.
    — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In the following five years, the three companies’ shares fell to 57 percent of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills as the supply chain diversified.
    — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The suit alleges Schweger knew Witt was already receiving clonazapam when Schweger prescribed her hydrocodone.
    — Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Young was convicted of six charges related to giving hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam to this patient, officials said.
    — Julia Marnin The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • For pain, there’s everything from acetaminophen to hydrocodone to aspirin to ketamine, not to mention topical anesthetics like lidocaine.
    — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020

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