Methadone: Methadone Detox Facts

Question: My husband died of a methadone overdose supposedly.?

(Posted by: on 2010-07-27 19:38:50)

I do not know how this could be possible. He was out of his medication for at least 3 to 4 days. He was prescribed 30mg of methadone a day. He has taken this amount for over 6 years. He was 40 years old, weighed 240 lbs, and was 6ft tall. The amount of methadone in his blood was 0.12. The medical examiner said he could tell he hadn't had any medicine in a while. With this high of a level, the only thing he could say was an accidental methadone overdose. There was also signs of heart disease. My husband was a smoker for over 25 years. He had recently quit. He drank every day. Could there possibly be another reason for his unexpected death?

Posted by: Juicy on 2010-07-27, 19:44:16

Sorry for you loss. The medical examiner is probably right. Your husband may have tried to make up for lost doses. Added to that, 40 years old, life-long smoker and history of drug use ... even a healthy body might not have been able to handle an over-dose like that, there's no way someone in your husbands condition could. Again.. sorry.

Posted by: HI IM BOB on 2010-07-27, 19:50:14

Maybe he was taking another medication.