Title |
Are empty methadone bottles empty? An analytic study
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Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-11-20 |
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Authors |
Gaël Dupuy, Lia Cavalcanti, Emmanuel Bourgogne, Clara Brichant-Petitjean, Léon Gomberoff, Vanessa Bloch, Frank Bellivier, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Olivier Laprévote, Florence Vorspan |
Abstract |
Methadone maintenance treatment is the most widely prescribed treatment for opiate dependence with proven benefits for patients. In naïve users or in case of recreational misuse, methadone can be a source of potentially lethal intoxications, resulting in fatal overdoses. A few cases of infantile intoxications have been described in the literature, some of which resulted in death. Nowadays, more than 50,000 bottles are used every day in France, most of which are thrown away in the bin. Relatives at home, especially children, can have access to these empty bottles. This study aims to determine whether the residual quantity of methadone in the bottles is associated with a risk of intoxication for someone who has a low tolerance to opiates, such as a child. |
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