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A Lost Soldier's Mother Seeks to Understand His Death
Ann says the autopsy indicated an accidental overdose. But she worries that enough wasn't done to determine what medications Matt was already taking, that something was overlooked. And she's not alone. A recent study of V.A. records by the Center for …
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Sentencing in Kelsey Pynch methadone trafficking case in Kentville delayed
He said jail time was also warranted for Pynch “for making a mockery of the methadone program,” by selling her prescription to MacDonald. “This type of offence has to be stopped.” Amy Graves, whose younger brother, Josh, died from an accidental …
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Question by You’re Welcome!: What is the best way to cope with the fact that you are losing a sibling to addiction?
I will make this short because I realize that no one wants to read a paragraph. I have a brother that is a couple of years younger than me that I have been close to throughout much of my life and even lived with until 3.5 years ago, when I moved to another area upon landing a job. Between that time and now, he has found himself getting heavily into drugs. I am not quite sure when it got to the point to where he was shooting up everything that he can possibly shoot up, but I know that he wasn’t using anything when I lived with him and he was able to hold a job and go to school until a year ago or so. Anyways, over the last while, he has shown that he really doesn’t give a crap about anyone else. He has a nephew from me and a niece from my brother that are both under two and I could not tell you the last time to where he has checked on either of them or even pretended that he wanted to visit. He was finally arrested a week ago for possession of methamphetamine, methadone, morphine and needles and luckily was unable to remember a single phone number so no one could bail him out. In the time that he was in jail (first time in months to where I slept throughout the night without keeping an eye on phone–expecting the overdose call), I spent every winking hour looking for resources for him to go into some sort of recovery and stressing about what is to come of him. He was released yesterday on OR and will inevitably be given some sort of diversion program since California is a Prop 36 state. I know that this will not be good enough, because I have yet to have known someone who goes down this route that doesn’t find themselves going in and out of jails and court-mandated rehabs for five years. Anyways, I found a couple of live-in rehab programs that will accept him, but his plan involves going to the methadone clinic and hanging out with his buddies while having to deal with the inconvenience of going to the occasional diversion class or court appearance. I realize that he could care less about straightening out and spits out the normal junky crap about how they are in way too much pain in (insert area) to possibly be able to get clean so they need oxycontin, morphine, methadone and all of the other pain killers that are typically used for those who have actual serious and potentially terminal illnesses.    Read more...

Some doctors concerned about newest pain clinic
BECKLEY — A new pain clinic and pharmacy will soon open on Harper Road, which will bring Beckley's total to five pain clinics and more than 25 pharmacies, with a population of under 18,000. During the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce …
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Prescribed narcotic the cause of overdose outbreak
That's why St. Bernards Hospital has methadone locked up in its pharmacy. However, that does not even stop some people. Howard said many abuse the system. "One of the biggest things we see is people who acquire medicines from multiple different …
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Question by shad L: I currently take 8-30mg oxycodone a day.what would be the proper way to introduce methadone for pain?
way to taper off the oxycodone to methadone. Ive done it before and 9 10mg pills three times a day worked fine can I just switch from one to another.

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Answer by VAMom
why don’t you ask a doctor or a health proffessional at the clinic????

Answer by sweetheeb
I just switched- the methadone, in addition to being an effective pain agent, also blocks withdrawal from the oxycodone. But that was under a dr.s order.
It was for RSD treatment, if that matters.

In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with addiction
Jeffrey Stevens plunged the needle into his arm, nodding off as the heroin filtered through his blood. His breathing … “Neither one by itself will alleviate the problem,” Heimer said, adding that the coming expansion of a Hartford Dispensary …
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Report details hours before teen’s OD — Tyler Warner overdosed on Xanax and methadone in November 2011.

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Question by N. PIKE: Should I take suboxone to get off methadone?
I have back problems and have been taking 40 mgs of methadone a day for a year now. I am having trouble getting off of them and have been suggested suboxone. Just wondering how long this will take to kick and If I will just end up replacing suboxone for the methadone. Any first hand info on suboxone would be appreciated. Before I talk to a doctor.

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