Stop Methadone Deaths. How many people have to die? There is an average of 5000 deaths per year.

How many people have to die from Methadone? There is an average of 5000methadone related deaths each year. Methadone in therapeutic doses kills.
There are very few studies that methadone is effective for prescription opioid addiction. Methadone is being diverted, pharmacies are being robbed for methadone, crime has continued and methadone is being abused. Methadone is the last drug of choice for pain management because the risk of death with therapeutic doses is so well known.
Methadone represented less than 2% of prescribed opioids but was attributed to 1/3 of opiate related deaths. Again, how many people have to die?
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