Methadone, Once the Way Out, Suddenly Grows As a Killer Drug. Pam Belluck.
by Belluck, Pam; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 62Health. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Death -- Causes | Heroin habit -- Treatment | Medication abuse | Methadone maintenance | OxycodoneDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Methadone, a drug long valued for treating heroin addiction and for soothing chronic pain, is increasingly being abused by recreational drug users and is causing an alarming rise in overdoses and deaths, federal and state officials say." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article identifies various factors that may account for the sudden "surge in methadone abuse" including the "growing abuse of heroin and OxyContin, a powerfully addictive prescription painkiller."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Methadone, Once the Way Out, Suddenly Grows As a Killer Drug, Feb. 9, 2003; pp. 1+.
"Methadone, a drug long valued for treating heroin addiction and for soothing chronic pain, is increasingly being abused by recreational drug users and is causing an alarming rise in overdoses and deaths, federal and state officials say." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article identifies various factors that may account for the sudden "surge in methadone abuse" including the "growing abuse of heroin and OxyContin, a powerfully addictive prescription painkiller."
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