Why Would Someone Who Was Weaning Off of Methadone?
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Why would someone who was weaning off of Methadone die from an overdose a month later? Would they have been having withdrawals from weaning and then try to take more to feel better? It just doesn’t make any sense that someone who was weaning would suddenly die from Methadone overdose.
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Answer by lo
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Answer by Scoti
They may have had less of a tolerance to the drug and taken what they used to take which caused them to overdose.
My psychiatrist was talking about heroin addicts a few weeks back and apparently a lot of the overdoses are due to them taking a time out from the drug then when they go back they have less tolerance to the drug so what they used to take when they were using before becomes a lethal amount.
Woman charged with manslaughter
His cause of death is listed as overexposure to the elements and accidental overdose. They did not specifically test him for methadone. The girlfriend said Welty passed out as soon as he got home. The next morning he was found dead. Welty's toxicology …
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