From ABC News:
August 31, 2001 NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — You might call them OxyMorons.

Four men broke into a veterinarian's office looking for OxyContin, a painkiller
that can be crushed and snorted to produce a heroin-like high.

Instead, they took oxytocin, a drug that induces childbirth, stimulates milk
production, and is believed to help stimulate mothering instincts.

"They're not very smart," said Sgt. Eddie Moore of the Hamilton County Sheriff's
Department.

The four individuals — James Fye, 19, Scott Earlywine, 19, Kieth Keele, 18,
Rolla Keven Thompson, 19 — are suspected in a string of 17 burglaries in five
different counties in Indiana.

Police say they targeted doctors' offices and dental offices and were primarily
looking for cash, not drugs.

But, Moore said, they had taken nitrous oxide — commonly known as laughing gas —
from one facility, and grabbed the oxytocin from the vet's clinic.

"They ran across something that said Oxy, and they thought, 'Hey we hit the
jackpot,'" Moore said.

OxyContin is often referred to as "Oxy" by street users. Abuse of the drug has
been linked to several deaths, and is considered a major health problem in
several parts of the country.

What they took, however was oxytocin, which is not known for its narcotic
effects.

"Oxytocin induces labor and lactation," Moore explained. "I don't know if they
ever used it."

The four men face multiple burglary, theft, and drug charges.

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