[pandoraou812]

Methadone is a synthetic opiate. It was first synthesised by German scientists during World War II because of a shortage of the morphine that was used as a painkiller. It produces similar effects to heroin or morphine.

Taking extra methadone above the recommended dose or mixing it with other depressants such as temazepam, alcohol or even heroin is very dangerous. This can - and does - commonly result in overdose and death of the user.

I have heard of people with severe back pain getting it...chronic pain patients are gaining admittance to methadone maintenance programs not because they are addicts, but only for pain management. The apparent reason is that these patients lack either access to other programs or physicians who are willing to use opioid analgesics, especially in high doses.

I don't know why they had but from what I have read it isn't something you want to take long term. Some heroin addicts can't stop using so they go on a methadone maintenance program and can be on it for the rest of their lives. Others use it to get off heroin and its reduced until they are on a low dosage and then finally are able to stop. A doctor had to prescribe it or a clinic if they were getting it legally. http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/publicat/97apsmm.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone

[Arizona Carolyn]

We know from the original Money trial that she had severe back pain (true that the breasts would help make it worse along with her weight at the time) and could barely walk. She was photographed walking into the trial to testify leaning heavily on her son and lawyer. She always seemed high, even back then... and had already had the pusher, HKS, in her life.