Enact Stricter Guidelines in Prescribing Methadone for any Reason (CLOSED)
Victims METHADONE Enact stricter guidelines  CDER
2008-07-23 2008-11-10 2008-07-23 2008-08-14 2008-07-23
FDA-2007-P-0415-0004 FDA-2007-P-0415-0009 FDA-2007-P-0415-0006 FDA-2007-P-0415-0008 FDA-2007-P-0415-0005
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HELLO, DUE TO THE RELAXED LAWS IN REGARD TO METHADONE DISTRIBUTION, MY SISTER WAS ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE DRUG OFF THE STREET AS A WAY TO HELP HER SLEEP BETTER. SHE OVERDOSED ON METHADONE ON JAN. 1ST 2007. I AM ASKING ON HER BEHALF,( AND ON THE BEHALF OF ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE VICTIMS OF THIS DRUG ) THAT METHADONE NOT BE GIVEN TO ADDICTS IN DOSES EXCEEDING THEIR DAILY AMOUNT, THUS NOT ALLOWING FOR ITS EASY ACCESS ON THE STREET. MAY YOU LET YOUR CONSCIENCE GUIDE YOU IN ANY DECISION MAKING PROCESS REGARDING THE EASE OF AVAILABILITY OF THIS DEADLY/DANGEROUS DRUG. BEST REGARDS, DUSTIN RHODES I Lost my husband due to methadone Overdose In December 2007, I was left with 3 children to raise. I am a resisdent of the Eastern KY,  West Virginia area One of the biggest areas in the comtry for methadone distribution. Here ANYONE as long as you are 18 and have cash can go into 1 of any number of methadone clinics and walk out with a cocktail of  things. Methadone syrup, wafers, pills and in some cases if you have enough money all of it and in large quantities (up to 240 pills). I dont think its right that these people just walk in there and get it sell it that night and keep claiming lives and go on like they did nothing. Its just the families of the deceased that has to deal with the loss because I assure you the person who sold my husband methadone is still selling and still causing deaths. He dont care that he befriended my husband and contributed to his death. He tried to sell to my 13 year old child after her father was buried. But its not just one its 1 of hundreds or thousands of people who go to these doctors and they arent monitered or anything. They are given their weapons (120 to 240)and they go kill with it. They kill our friends and our family and Not one soul, not one of you can say it hasnt touched in your family because if it hasnt it will, Its hitting everyone. Everyone thinks it wont until you face the day you have to put someone you love underground forever. Please help stop the sensless distribution of Methadone before it claims your husband ,wife,child or parent. Whatever the case may be its not safe to be given to people not under close watch. Knowing alot of people really need it, it can still be a good idea to give it inpatient and if its not an inpatient case there is other methods other less dangerous drugs to use without sending this deadly stuff out on the streets for our loved ones to get, killing and forever throwing grief upon the innocent families of those it kills. I know i am one voice but i hope and pray to GOD I am a loud voice because someone needs to get us help to get this off the street, off the pharmacy shelf  and in hospitals only.   Thank you and GOD BLESS Methadone has left many families without their loved ones.  The clinics that dispense this drug must be under scrutiny by the Federal Government.  My grand daughters father died from a so-called overdose given by a clinic for painand I do not want anyone to lose their father  like she did. Methadone is killing our children.  It is in our communities, school systems and in the home.  Much of it is obtained by doctors or clinics who are out to make money and worse than drug dealers.  A former student has died recently because of obtaining Methadone from the EAST INDIANA TREATMENT CENTER.  A doctor by the name of Dr. Nabil Babar is prescribing Methadone to many individuals here in the Maysville, Ky. area.  This doctor should by stripped of his occupation and these clinics should be closely monitored.  I have reported this particular clinic to to DEA and have spoken to our congressmen.PLEASE SAVE OUR CHILDREN!!!!Julie FernSt. Patrick SchoolMaysville, Ky.  41056 Please consider the strictest possible regulations for the drug methadone. Personally, I feel this drug should be taken off the market. It is much too dangerous and unstable to be given for any reason. My son died after being given this drug to help him recover from a prescription drug addiction. His life was never the same once he was in the methadone program. He had numerous car accidents, physical problems, and depression and anxiety. These all occured after entering the methadone clinic. Another problem is doctors continue to treat these patients , in methadone clinics, with painkillers, muscle relaxants. The combination is deadly. It compromises the respiratory system and many times results in death while sleeping. I told my sons doctor he was a drug addict on methadone and he still walked out of his office that day with large prescriptions for painkillers and muscle relaxants. Something must be done, either take it off the market or start educating doctors on how to prescribe such a dangerous drug.Thank You,Linda Tyler