Methadone Uses

Girlfriend testifies Michael Hamilton bought gun 'for protection' one month …
Hamilton did not use heroin, she said, and when Lyons asked her more about the friend, she said he was on methadone, which treats narcotic addiction, and in therapy. She said Hamilton had not taken Vicodin since he had some dental work done in May … Read more on The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com

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 AirForceTimes.com

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state's continuing problem
The data also showed little change in the number of patients at those VAs from year to year during the 11-year period, but a massive jump in the number of prescriptions for the four medications that were studied — oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine and … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch