The number of methadone‐related deaths (MRD s) during a 10‐year period (2002–2011) in
the region of V ojvodina, S erbia, was increased. The cases were evaluated according to …

Methadone has a long history of pain relief and successful substitute for maintenance
treatment in heroin and narcotic addiction. The aim of the study was to assess the trends of …

Purpose. The objectives of this analysis were to assess the role of methadone and related
substances in death occuring, discussing methadone blood concentrations and the …

Methamphetamine is one of the most commonly abused illicit drugs in Iran. Despite this fact,
there has been relatively little research on methamphetamine-associated deaths in Iran. The …

Over the last 10 years we have registered in our district (about 500,000 inhabitants) 36
cases of fatal methadone poisoning, involving both patients on treatment and naive subjects …

Methadone has been used in opioid dependence treatment since the 1960s and is now
prescribed also as a chronic pain treatment. Even though its effectiveness has been …

Aim The aim of the study is to assess the trends of overdose and drug related fatalities in the
Republic of Macedonia during the 11 years. Material and methods Cross-sectional …

All drug-associated deaths from 1989 to 2000 were analysed at the Institute of Forensic
Medicine in Cologne. Information concerning sex, gender, drug consumption, time, place …

Methadone is a synthetic opioid, a pure agonist of the μ receptor. It is used for opioid
maintenance therapy in heroin addiction. In recent years, Italian studies of incidence and …

Previous research demonstrated that Methadone Maintenance Programs (MMP) and
Methadone Maintenance Treatment/Therapy (MMT) could significantly reduce the mortality …