The federal government has warned clinics about dangerous practices of starting doses too high, or giving every patient the same starting dose.

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Thousands of patients die each year in every state from methadone toxicity, because methadone can have a variable  half life among individuals. 

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Methadone toxicity occurs when the load of methadone in a person’s system, is so great that it slows down the respiratory drive—the drive to breathe.  

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Deaths from suboxone combined with benzodiazepines like Xanax, valium, and Librium have been documented, and the medical literature warns against using these medications concurrently (at the same time). 

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The first thing to do when you suspect medical malpractice, is to gather information.  

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The line between the “right” or therapeutic dose of methadone and a lethal or deadly dose of methadone depends on (1) why the patient is using methadone, and (2) whether the patient has been using methadone continuously every day for weeks or months before the dose is given, (3) the health of the patient and (4) whether the dose of methadone is given in the first few days of methadone therapy. 

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The right starting dose of methadone depends on what methadone is prescribed to treat and what medications the patient was on before the methadone. 

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The federal government restricts which physicians can legally prescribe methadone for drug treatment. 

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Unfortunately, sometimes the doctors prescribing methadone or ordering methadone for a patient, do not have experience with methadone, do not know the laws involving methadone prescribing or are not aware of the pharmacology or half-life of methadone.

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