Methadone Uses

County suicide, prescription drug death rates up
After cocaine, prescription drugs diazepam (brand name Valium), methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone and diphenhydramine (brand name Benadryl, Sominex) were among the top 10 drugs in overdose deaths. … “Kids were coming up to me afterward. Read more on Del Mar Times

Expansion of heroin, opioid medical treatment needed to reduce overdose deaths
Evidence shows that methadone and buprenorphine, two forms of opioid substitution therapy, are effective at retaining clients in treatment. Prolonged retention in treatment can lead to reductions in illicit drug use, overdoses, behaviours that increase … Read more on News-Medical.net

Child Dies After Baltimore Grandmother Towanda Reaves Uses Methadone on …
A woman has been accused of killing her own grandson after rubbing the drug methadone into his gums to make him sleep. Towanda Reaves, 50, has been charged with murder and child abuse, and also injected the 17-month-old's sister, who survived the … Read more on IBTimes.co.uk