Methadone Uses

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'Takeaway dosing' of methadone killing dozens of Victorians, coroner finds
Coroner Heffey said the growing trend of takeaway dosing allowed drug addicts being treated for opioid replacement therapy to on sell their supply of methadone or share it with others. She died from a methadone drug overdose after being given someone … Read more on Herald Sun

Drug Overdoses on Rise in Virginia, Maryland
Maryland and Virginia have seen a recent spike in fatal overdoses from heroin and jumps in the use of LSD and methadone, including among high school students — a trend that has both parents and anti-drug advocates worried about drugs that had been … Read more on NBC4 Washington

Barbour couple pleads innocent in overdose of toddler
Evans and Delauder are accused in the death of a 23-month-old female identified as O.D., whom the state medical examiner has said died of a methadone overdose. Each defendant could face a definite prison term ranging from 10 to 40 years if convicted on … Read more on Exponent-telegram    Read more...

Vets, widows say VA passes out pain meds too readily
Data obtained by the Center of Investigative Reporting through the Freedom of Information Act published last month shows prescriptions for opiates like hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine have increased 270 percent in the past 12 years at VA … Read more on Marine Corps Times

The Holistic Sanctuary Issues Response to The Irish Times About the Risks of …
Based on an analysis of fatal methadone overdoses and the use of opioid pain relievers (OPR) in general, researchers conclude that methadone was involved in 31.4% of OPR deaths in the 13 states. … Traditional treatment centers worsen this problem by … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

The Holistic Sanctuary Issues Response to The Irish Times About the Risks of …
The article from The Irish Times overlaps with data in the United States, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing that almost one-third of prescription painkiller overdose deaths involve methadone. Six times as many … Read more on PR-BG.com (?????????????) (press release)

FDA wants limits on most prescribed painkillers
A Pennsylvania school district says it will take its fight against "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets to the U.S. Supreme Court.More >>. The court battle between …. Both belong to a family of drugs known as opioids, which also includes heroin, codeine … Read more on kwwl.com

Fentanyl Patch Lawsuits Website Launched Heygood, Orr & Pearson Law Firm
A July 2007 safety alert by the Food and Drug Administration warned against prescribing fentanyl to patients with short terms pain, patients with post-operative pain, and patients with breathing problems because of the risk of overdose or other … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Coroner slams management of the methadone program
DAVID MARK: A coroner has given a scathing critique of the Victorian methadone drug treatment program, labelling the supervision of addicts using the program as "shamefully inadequate". An examination by the Coroners Protection Unit found that over a … Read more on ABC Online

Krokodil use reportedly spreading: What makes dangerous drug so addictive?
"You can't take this drug without actually poisoning yourself." There are methods to treat opiate addiction, including taking other prescription opiates like methadone and suboxone. But opiate addiction is a chronic problem that comes with an extremely … Read more on CBS News

Mentally ill death row inmates in Calif. get little treatment, attorneys say
Sentenced to die in 2004, his psychotic episodes and delusions continued once he arrived on death row at San Quentin State Prison. He blinded himself in 2010 by thrusting ballpoint pens through both eyes, and overdosed twice, with methadone and then … Read more on The Republic

Neighbors fight drug rehab in Juno Beach
From 2003 to 2006, it went up 40 percent. Last year, prescription drug overdoses killed 2,328 people. … Deaths related to prescription pain opioids (such as methadone, hydrocodone and oxycodone) among Broward County residents ages 12-65+ have … Read more on WPEC