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  • Let me give an example: Methadone is not utilized exclusively by junkies.

    Ferrett-Balanced News rinku 2004

  • CYRIL WECHT, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST: He died tragically and I believe quite accidentally as a result of the accumulative effect of three brain depressant drugs: Methadone, which is an analgesic, a painkiller; Zoloft, an antidepressant and Lexapro, an antidepressant.

    CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2006 2006

  • I don't think I meant any of that, really; it'll die out on its own, but the idea of Methadone, Little Children really amuses me.

    anne-jumps Diary Entry anne-jumps 2001

  • Methadone, which is killing people at a greater rate than other prescription painkillers, is used to treat both pain and drug addiction, according to the CDC.

    NewsOK.com RSS - home 2010

  • Methadone, which is prescribed to treat both pain and drug addiction, was found in Stephanie's blood and liver, according the state medical examiner's autopsy report, which concluded the Noble girl's death was suicide.

    NewsOK.com RSS - home 2010

  • I would say that the Methadone was a bad idea, that stuff is not ment for long term use or to use to get high, it is used to get people off certain drugs and only supposed to be used short term and in small amounts.

    Evansville Courier & Press Stories 2010

  • Valium, used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures; Doxepin, an anti-depressant; Effexor, used to treat major depression, and Methadone, which is used to help bring down narcotic addicts.

    Parkersburg News and Sentinel 2010

  • Addicts received a substitute called Methadone that is taken orally once a day and replaces drugs such as heroin, morphine, and other opioids.

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  • The programme, called the Methadone Drug Substitution Therapy (MDST), is targeted mainly at heroin addicts.

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  • Methadone, which is widely used in the West to wean people off heroin, is illegal in Russia, and rehabilitation programs are unavailable in many parts of the country.

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