Methadone Uses

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Where do you turn when you've hit rock bottom?
Drug-treatment strategies have come under scrutiny in the wake of the death of 31-year-old Canadian actor Cory Monteith, star of the hit TV series Glee, from a heroin and alcohol overdose. Monteith had reportedly … Methadone, for instance, has been … Read more on The Province

Question by mcghankathy: Help with a child in methadone program?
My stepson is in the 4th month of a methadone program. I just realized that once again he is using pain killers&, other drugs. Do they normally test at these programs? What should I do? I can’t even call there cuz they will not discuss anyone’s care with any person, unless previously ok’d. Should I stay the hell out of it?

Best answer:

Answer by Shayna
No. He may die. Try to contact his counselor, physciatrist, doctor etc. Methadone programs do not work! They only transfer one addcition to another. By taking Methadone ( a strong pain killer) and mixing it with other drugs, he may go into respiratory arrest, have an MI (heart attack) have bowels shut down, etc many conditions which, may be lethal. Pain relievers slow down the systems. Try to get him into an inpatient treatemnt center, where he can be monitored for drug use & compliance. Best of health to him, do not give up on him or he will end up dead.    Read more...

Does Cracking Down on Prescription Opiates Lead to More Heroin Use?
Naloxone is safe enough to be administered by nonmedical personnel, such as the friend or family member of someone experiencing a drug overdose, and reports indicate that over 10,000 lay overdose reversals have taken place nationwide. Increasing access … Read more on Huffington Post

Quincy health center offers overdose–reversing drug
Narcan can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose on heroin and related drugs, called opioids, including oxycodone, methadone, fentanyl and morphine. Manet specialists distribute Narcan kits and offer training in higher-risk areas of Quincy, … Read more on The Patriot Ledger

Woman receives 70 days for drug possession in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested after police investigated a report of a heroin overdose has been sentenced to 70 days in jail after pleading guilty to heroin and methadone possession. Cree Nichole Stone, 22, was sentenced Thursday in … Read more on Peninsula Daily

'Neglect killed my daughter'
A WOMAN who died after accidentally over-dosing on methadone had obtained prescription pills from more than one outpatient clinic, an inquest heard. Carla Berger, of Mascalls Way, … She overdosed seven times in 2006 and 2007. She was prescribed … Read more on Chelmsford Weekly News

Prescription drug overdoses up last year in Georgia
The study found that of the 686 drug overdose deaths, 520 involved prescription drugs only. Some of the top prescription drugs found in toxicology reports are Oxycodone, Methadone, and Morphine. / Franklin White … Read more on WFXL FOX 31

Woman receives 70 days for drug possession in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested after police investigated a report of a heroin overdose has been sentenced to 70 days in jail after pleading guilty to heroin and methadone possession. Cree Nichole Stone, 22, was sentenced Thursday in … Read more on Peninsula Daily

Sarah Stephens, Sacramento Woman, Faces Murder Charge In Drug Overdose …
… child endangerment counts stemming from the drug-overdose death of her baby last September. Although the Sacramento County Coroner initially attributed the child's death to SIDS, toxicology results later revealed that the 7-month-old died of a drug … Read more on Huffington Post    Read more...

Women's deaths from painkillers 'an epidemic'
•Women ages 45 to 54 have the highest risk of dying from a prescription painkiller overdose (opioid or narcotic pain relievers including Vicodin, OxyContin, Opana and methadone). … 80 to 90 percent of patients who convert from acute to chronic pain … Read more on OCRegister (subscription)

Report says BC a model for treating opioid addiction
British Columbia could serve as a model for effective treatment of opioid dependency for the United States, where opioid overdose is one of the leading causes of accidental death, according to a new report by Canadian and American researchers. … One … Read more on Globe and Mail