Methadone Interest Piqued Since Anna Nicole Smith's Death
Methadone interest has been piqued and peaked since the death of Anna Nicole Smith. By one keyword research survey of users looking for particular words through the search engines, the word "methadone" has jumped 20-fold within the last week.
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Anna Nicole Smith was prescribed methadone by a Los Angeles physician under the alias "Michelle Chase". This Los Angeles doctor is now being investigated.
Methadone has traditionally been prescribed as a supervised treatment for heroin addiction. More recently, some doctors have been prescribing methadone for pain relief as well. While not as addicting as heroin or as life-threatening, methadone is a controlled substance with addictive properties and some serious side effects.
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The side effects of using methadone are so serious, in fact, that the U. S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory regarding methadone on November 29, 2006. The advisory states that some of the side effects of methadone can be life-threatening as it may cause dangerous changes in heartbeat and breathing in some patients.
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel died from an overdose of methadone, Zoloft and Lexpro on September 10, 2006, three days after Smith had given birth to daughter, Dannielynn.
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