Methadone News

The parents of a 6-year-old White Haven girl who overdosed on methadone are asking a judge to block the girl from testifying against them in their child endangerment case.

Doctors at the San Francisco VA Medical Center regularly renewed prescriptions for highly addictive narcotic painkillers for veterans they had never seen, according to a new report by the Department of Veterans Affairs ' inspector general.

Mrs. Miller was called out into the hall, and in the remaining silence of the room we suddenly heard our beloved teacher sobbing.

The convicted felon nicknamed "Joey Cigars" knew he had to go to prison, but first he wanted some more time to taper down his methadone treatment - and he also had some concerns about his personal safety behind bars.

Karen Macchione insisted until the end that a ringing phone, not the methadone coursing through her veins, caused her to plow into a construction zone and kill a man two years ago.

KEPR is looking closer at the problem with prescription pills and heroin addiction here in the Tri-Cities.

The Clark County Coroner's Office says oxycodon is now the deadliest drug in Clark County.

Addiction treatment with a dark side ," on buprenorphine misuse. The piece is vividly written.

Simone Bell is thankful to Dr. Mark Ujjainwalla, crediting him with saving her life.

There are countless health problems in the modern world , and Russell Ferstandig explains that addiction can one of the most difficult issues to treat.

A Pulaski County judge Thursday all but challenged a woman to complete drug treatment and overcome her addiction to pain medications.

A local priest is warning people in Albuquerque about a drug known for rotting people's flesh from the inside out.

A heroin user prepares to shoot up at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver, May 11, 2011.

Doctors are well aware that prescribing powerful painkillers known as opioids carries risks for addiction, misuse and accidental overdose - but at least professional guidelines agree on the precautions they can take, say researchers.

JONESBORO, AR - Doctors at St. Bernards Hospital are seeing an outbreak in overdoses on prescription drugs.

Prescriptions at VA hospitals for four opiates -- hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine -- have increased by 270 percent since 2001.