Methadone Overdose
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Overdoses surge for addicts awaiting methadone treatment
vancouversun.com — “Vancouver Sun is your online source of news on Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and around the world. Find local stories happening around British Columbia. Read world headline news. Watch local news stories in multimedia.,Accidental overdoses of oxycodone and fentanyl have killed at least 25 Manitobans in the last two years,” View full resource at vancouversun.com
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Methadone deaths jump sharply in recent years - Addictions- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “The number of deaths involving methadone has jumped nearly sevenfold from 1999 to 2006 — more than from any other opioid analgesic, a new federal report says.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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Most who OD on prescription opiates took methadone | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study of overdose deaths in Washington State due to prescription opiate drugs shows that most of these deaths involved methadone, and that these overdoses were much more” View full resource at reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on November 4, 2009 at 7:42 pm By:
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Most who OD on prescription opiates took methadone http://bit.ly/D2RkX
Doctor Accused Of Murder For Prescriptions That Led To Overdoses - The Consumerist
consumerist.com — “The Los Angeles District Attorney revealed that a California doctor faces murder charges for allegedly pushing unneeded prescription drugs to patients, three of whom died of overdoses in 2009. She also faces 21 felony counts of writing fraudulent, purposeless prescriptions. Authorities says she prescribed tens of thousands of unneeded prescriptions to various patients, including methadone, Xanax, oxycodone to patients. According to the AP, the Drug Enforcement Authority and California Medical Bo” View full resource at consumerist.com
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Hospice Medication Alert: Washington State Warns on Methadone Use
outcomeresources.com — “The current issue with methadone toxicity discussed within the Washington state legislature may boil down to a lack of education regarding this unique drug.” View full resource at outcomeresources.com
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RT @hospicepharmacy: Must read: #Hospice Medication Alert: Washington State Warns on Methadone Use http://t.co/xnygbrB5 #hpm #eol #eolc
Deaths from painkiller overdose triple in decade - Health - Addictions - msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone contributed to the deaths of nearly 15,000 people in 2008. That's more than three times the 4,000 deaths in 1999.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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Are Doctors Beginning To Not Prescribe Methadone Anymore For Chronic Pain? (Newest posts first) - The People's Medicine Community
prescriptiondrug-info.com — “I am 56 years old and am disabled due to a work related injury therefore I am rich by no means I have heard that they are considering taking methadone off the market due to too many overdose issues plus people on it get a prescription filled and sell it for profit making it even harder for folks lik (Newest posts first)” View full resource at prescriptiondrug-info.com
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Heroin Substitute Supervision Saves Lives, UK
medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers have identified that supervision of methadone prescribing has substantially reduced deaths among users of the heroin substitute, at a time of growing heroin addiction problems and expa” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Heroin Substitute Supervision Saves Lives, UK http://mnt.to/3K76 #alcohol #addiction
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “Long-term heroin addicts who were given medical heroin were able to stay in treatment longer than those given methadone, a Canadian study has found. In addition” View full resource at drugs.com
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Treating addiction with heroin? May be viable - Addictions- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “Injections of the active ingredient of heroin work far better than oral methadone for keeping addicts in treatment, away from illegal drugs and out of trouble, Canadian researchers reported on Wednesday.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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Treating addiction with heroin? May be viable http://bit.ly/32GgAG
Psychiatry Medical News about Heroin
mdlinx.com — “Prospective comparative assessment of buprenorphine overdose with heroin and methadone: Clinical characteristics and response to antidotal treatment” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on March 4, 2010 at 5:48 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
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Former physician, nurse hit with federal charges - BostonHerald.com
bostonherald.com — “A former doctor and his nurse are accused of illegally distributing methadone and oxycodone after six patients died of overdoses within days of visiting the doctor’s Needham office, according to a federal indictment. Joseph Zolot, 61, of Needham and Lisa Pliner, 51, of Bedford, Zolot’s...” View full resource at bostonherald.com
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Former physician, nurse hit with federal charges http://bit.ly/dM6mNJ (via @news360app)
Science and politics of heroin prescription : The Lancet
thelancet.com — “Science and politics of heroin prescription. By - Thomas Kerr, Julio SG Montaner, Evan Wood” View full resource at thelancet.com
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