Methadone Risks

Drug Methadone: Methadone Risks
While the drug Methadone only makes up two percent of painkiller prescriptions, it is responsible for a third of painkiller overdose deaths.
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Drug Methadone: Methadone linked to 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths
The prescription drug methadone accounted for 2 percent of painkiller prescriptions in the United States in 2009, but was involved in more than 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths, according to a CDC Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Drug Methadone: IRIN examines administration of methadone as treatment for people who inject drugs in Bangladesh
"Methadone treatment is proving to be the most efficient way to wean people in Bangladesh from addiction to buprenorphine, a pharmaceutical drug, and health experts say it should be expanded to reach thousands more drug users to prevent the spread of HIV," IRIN reports.
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