Westbrook Parents: Girl, 2, Died of Methadone
Westbrook parents: Girl, 2, died of methadone
… methadone but keeps it locked in a secure safe. However, he said police seem convinced that he did something wrong, by leaving the powerful medicine for opiate addiction where the child could reach it, or deliberately giving her some to quiet her down. Read more on Press Herald
Heroin-assisted treatment and politics-based medicine
Scott Bernstein, a lawyer for the Pivot Legal Society, which is representing 22 SALOME patients as well as the B.C. Association of People on Methadone, said he will explore all legal options once the exact details of the new regulations are known. He … Read more on Macleans.ca
VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
The VA responded with a battery of drugs so generous that in the weeks leading up to Waggoner's overdose, his medical records show, he woke only to take his medicine. “When not stimulated, (he) lies on the gurney and rapidly falls asleep,” Dr. Donald J. Read more on WFPL