Methadone Uses

Miles City man sentenced for woman's methadone overdose, death
BILLINGS — A Miles City man who pleaded guilty to giving methadone to a woman who later died of an overdose has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Joseph Daniel Capehart was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon in … Read more on The Missoulian

FDA Urging a Tighter Rein on Painkillers
Prescription drugs account for about three-quarters of all drug overdose deaths in the United States, with the number of deaths from narcotic painkillers, or opioids, quadrupling since 1999, according to federal data. Drugs containing hydrocodone … Read more on New York Times

NRV pain doctor begins serving 33-month prison sentence
… overdose death, prosecutors said, an estimated 4,600 other people are abusing prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse “has evolved from a law enforcement problem to what we now think is a full-fledged public health crisis,” said Tim Heaphy, U.S … Read more on Roanoke Times