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Question by one10soldier: What are the dangers of taking methadone and xanax even when prescribed by one physician?
what are the chances of overdose while taking these medicationsand might this result in death?

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Answer by quietgiant
i’m no doc but that sounds like a scary combo…i think it may be time for a second opinion

Answer by dragonkisses
Taking any medication can result in death if u take too much or if u have an allergic reaction. Xanax and methadone are for two different conditions. As long as u take them the way they r prescribed, there should be no problem. They may cause some sedation if u have never taken them before.

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Question by Pamela O: How many people have to die from a methadone treatment program before the government funded center admits faul
t? My son went in for pain management and within one week he was dead. On that particular weekend, that hospital had 5 methadone overdoses. He was 23 yrs. young.

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Answer by and_y_knot
I am so sorry for your drastic loss!!

That number seem high, so unless it was a fluke, I think methadone might be particularly too casually accepted, overprescribed and misunderstood by the medical community in your area. It’s reputation for years had been as almost a wonder drug, a safe(r) alternative to illegal drugs and drug dependency, and that may be a factor.

Methadone danger, however, has become more high profile lately, mainly, I’m sorry to say, because of some high profile victims, but also because the actual statistics are startling enough be become publicized.    Read more...

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Question by stronger times: What does methadone do to you if you abuse it and overdose?
My cousin overdosed on methadone yesterday and I just want to know what might happen to him and what his body is going threw and what it went threw when he started to overdose.

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Answer by staffie lover
He could die as its not used to be be missused,it is used to help the person deal with his or her drug addiction.he probably thought he was going to die,if he hasnt

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Family sues county over son's death from drug overdose at House of Correction
Alexander Orlowski died from a methadone overdose, after trading bags of chips for the drug from other inmates, the complaint says. The county and workers at the House of Correction in Franklin failed to take any steps to stop the drug trafficking …
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Methadone Clinic to Open in Torrington
TORRINGTON—As the community continues to grasp the reality of the nine suspected heroin overdose deaths in town this year and the use of the drug in the community, some may be seeking a chance to start over and help prevent a tragedy. People seeking …
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Family sues county over son's death from drug overdose in prison
Alexander Orlowski died from a methadone overdose, after trading bags of chips for the drug from other inmates, the complaint says. The county and workers at the House of Correction in Franklin failed to take any steps to stop the drug trafficking …
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Take-home naloxone kits preventing overdose deaths
It was 2 a.m. Shaver, a resident of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, was sleeping at her campsite when friends in a nearby tent woke her to tell her that one of their companions in the group of drug users had overdosed on methadone. Grabbing her …
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