Why does everyone call oxycontin oxycotton?

Question

is it an actually different name for it? or is it just slang? or peoples honest mistakes?

Answer 1

they are dumb and on drugs

Answer 2

its just different pronunciation, like how some people say MELK instead of MILK and BOLTH instead of BOTH.

stay away from the artificial-might-as-well-be heroine.

Answer 3

It's slang that is used because the pill is super white and the color of cotton. Also because it's a little easier to pronounce.

Answer 4

because on of the common side effects of the drug is "cotton mouth", it makes you thirsty.

Answer 5

The same reason George W. Bush says "nuc-u-lur"

Answer 6

its hard for me to say the "onti" part in the word."cotton" flows better