Drug Methadone: Methadone linked to 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths

Drug Methadone: Methadone Linked to 30 Percent of Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths

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: 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 death ruled accidental
Prosecution for drug-induced homicide against Daughlton Calvin will proceed despite a coroner jury’s ruling Tuesday that one of his two alleged victims’ deaths was accidental.
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