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We searched for such documents and found none, but we also found that Oxycontin breaks down well in Coke.
Oxycontin is a tough little blighter! I will try the Coke next time … There are good documents on http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au then search for “destroy” but they haven’t been updated for the new formulation of Oxycontin.