title: The methadone epidemic: methadone-related deaths on the rise in Vermont.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000097:blood; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000401:mortality; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000097:blood; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014707:Vermont / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D009294:Narcotics; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000431:Ethanol; D008691:Methadone