http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/ en-us 2008-05-09T08:27:20-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/05/methadone_overdoes_kills_teen.html State police at Lehighton and the state Department of Public Welfare are looking into the recent death of 16-year-old Katherine Rice of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Rice, and her friend were staying at the KidsPeace group home for troubled youths who have substance abuse problems. On April 16, 2008 the girls stole methadone pills from a counselor at the facility and later that evening began taking the pills. News Edward Shensky 2008-05-09T08:27:20-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/03/hospitals_receive_fines_for_di.html A hospital in California received a $25,000 fine after distributing a list of medications to the wrong patient, which resulted in the death of an 87-year-old woman in August. The Fremont, CA resident was brought to Washington Hospital and was diagnosed with heart failure, dementia and shortness of breath. Several hours later she was given methadone, Lexapro, Zestril and Desipramine which were intended to be given to another patient. News Paul N. Daly 2008-03-26T13:16:10-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/01/methadone_linked_to_sudden_car.html Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have concluded that methadone is a possible cause of sudden cardiac death. The study determined that sudden cardiac death could be caused by methadone even when it was taken at therapeutic levels for relief of chronic pain or drug addiction withdrawal. News Michael G. Donahue, III 2008-01-21T08:08:19-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/01/methadone_and_other_narcotics.html The associated press reported on December 20, 2007 that a Kansas physician, Dr. Stephen J. Schneider, and his clinic, Schneider Medical Clinic, were indicted by a Topeka grand jury on charges including unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and health care fraud. According to the indictment, the doctor and his assistants illegally issued prescriptions for narcotic painkillers, muscles relaxers, and other such medications, including Methadone. News Mark W. Davis 2008-01-15T11:13:13-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/01/why_is_the_dea_relaxing_methad.html In December 2007 the DEA announced it was relaxing the restrictions previously placed on physician prescriptions of schedule II narcotics. News Mark W. Davis 2008-01-11T09:08:27-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/01/distribution_of_40mg_methadone.html As of January 1, 2008, manufacturers of methadone have agreed to restrict distribution of 40 mg tablets. News Michael G. Donahue, III 2008-01-07T09:07:28-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2008/01/steady_increase_in_methadone_r.html Methadone is a drug used in the treatment of chronic pain and opiate addition. While it has been used with varying degrees of success since the 1950s, a recent Justice Dept. report has documented that deaths associated with its use have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years. Research Mark W. Davis 2008-01-03T14:37:47-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2007/12/purer_methadone_can_reduce_dea.html Today, methadone is killing more Americans than heroin and the death toll could be significantly reduced by using Pure-R methadone as is common practice in Germany. Research Michael G. Donahue, III 2007-12-03T11:31:19-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2007/11/zero_unintentional_deaths.html The American Society of Anesthesiology has recently expressed concern regarding the high number of methadone-related deaths. A campaign entitled “Zero Unintentional Deaths” was begun to try to lesson the likelihood of death when methadone is prescribed for pain relief. It... Pain Management Michael G. Donahue, III 2007-11-27T10:32:23-05:00 http://methadoneblog.stark-stark.com/2007/11/methadone_drug_interactions.html In an article prescribing methadone safely, Dr. Lynn R. Webster discusses the fact that methadone has been implicated to a disproportionate degree in many overdose deaths recorded across the country. Pain Management Michael G. Donahue, III 2007-11-17T08:33:52-05:00