Methadone News Archives

It's the largest drug sweep ever in the state of Kentucky. Police arrested hundreds of people in a massive roundup involving prescription drugs.

Those attending Tuesday night's public forum on the proposed methadone clinic here in Pulaski County were hoping to pepper those responsible with questions about what could be expected.

Sentencing will be early next year for a southwestern Illinois woman who admits selling drugs to a man who later overdosed on them.

A Juniata County man faces charges for homicide and other related offenses after he allegedly supplied another man with drugs that resulted in his death, according to court documents.

Supporters for letting the chronically ill and caregivers obtain medical marijuana have engaged a high-stakes showdown against a disapproving Gov.

Anna Nicole Smith's doctor was feeding her addiction to prescription medications by excessively prescribing opiates, including a drug nicknamed "hospital heroin," a pain management expert testified Tuesday.

Left, addicts wanting to get off injection drugs in this province really only have two options a ' cold turkey or a daily drink of methadone.

Fadi Ibrahim will have to spend at least another week in jail before a decision is made on whether he will be granted bail.

A former postal clerk from Oklahoma has been sentenced to probation for stealing pain medication intended for disabled veterans in Arkansas.

Seneca County authorities said they have concluded a four-month investigation into prescription drug distribution with felony charges being brought against a Seneca County man accused of selling 75 Methadone pills and oxycodone tablets.

Whether he liked it or not - and he apparently did not - Larry Birkhead was back on the stand today talking about Anna Nicole Smith , her drug-fueled ways and the effect it may or may not have had on their daughter, Dannielynn .

Floyd County native Terry Scott knows the culture of Eastern Kentucky. That's why when the uproar began about Somerset Addiction Solutions, LLC - an opiate addiction treatment clinic slated to locate to the community in the near future - he wasn't truly surprised.

The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter has testified that the ex-Playmate "took more medications than I've ever seen anyone take," and that he complained about it to a doctor now charged with conspiring to provide Smith with controlled substances.

Today's star attraction in the Anna Nicole Smith drug-plying case/circus : none other than her baby daddy Larry Birkhead .

Prescription drug abuse is undoubtedly an issue on the Seacoast, and one community is setting a shining example of a creative way to get drugs off the streets.

Oklahomans as well as physicians need to be told about the dangers of methadone, the head of the state's drug agency told a House panel Tuesday.

You must read ----ADDICTION What s Really Going On? Authors: Deborah McCloskey, CADC Barbara Sinor, PhD Did you know that today, heroin usage is on the rise? One horrible aspect of this fact is that the rise is most noticeable in teenage girls! The drug is cheaper and of much better quality.

A 43-year-old from Weston-super-Mare died after accidently overdosing on drugs he took to manage his agonising pain, a coroner has ruled.

A North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pa., woman accused of giving drugs to a Carlisle resident who overdosed and died was arrested today by Carlisle police.

Prescription drug use in Chatham County has surpassed illicit drug use in popularity, according to Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team officials.

For years, the predominant cause of injury-related deaths in the United States has been traffic accidents.

When William Denney Jr., 26, was pronounced dead on May 10, Carrollton investigators along with the county coroner believed he had died from a self-inflicted overdose of cocaine and methadone.

Police officers arrested two adults on felony drug charges after they allegedly sold prescription drugs to an undercover informant, according to the Police Department.

By Andrea Pettes A October 8, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - Methadone has been prescribed for years to help soothe chronic pain.

Statistics released in the United States reveal that in 16 states - " or almost one-third - drug overdoses will kill more people than car accidents.

Drug abuse is costing Scottish taxpayers 3.5 billion per year according to a new estimate of the burden on the NHS, criminal justice system and wider society.

Halton's Medical Officer of Health has done his best to allay fears that some residents have about a pain clinic in Burlington.

A CDC report found that deaths caused by opioid analgesics such as methadone and OxyContin more than tripled between 1999 and 2006.

Oklahoma authorities say the number of people dying from methadone use is growing.

Prescription drug deaths in Oklahoma have spiked more than 70% over the last decade, but it's one prescription medication in particular, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says, has caused a drastic increase in overdoses recently -- Methadone.

Drug overdoses now outpace traffic accidents as the leading cause of injury-related death in 16 states, including Washington, as use of prescription painkillers continues to rise.

Somerset will become a regional hub for heroin addicts undergoing methadone maintenance if the state authorizes a license for an opiate addiction treatment center here.

New Jersey is one of 16 states where drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.