After Relapse Into Addiction and 'Roller Coaster' of Seeking Relief From …
After relapse into addiction and 'roller coaster' of seeking relief from …
… Suboxone she took to treat her opiate addiction discontinued, she relapsed. Shippen began taking codeine at age 13 for menstrual cramps and, after a car accident, surgeries and an abusive marriage, found herself on morphine and eventually methadone.
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No death penalty against former West Palm doctor in murder cases
Investigators say Christensen gave them prescriptions for oxycodone, methadone and anti-anxiety drugs. Just a handful of Florida physicians have faced murder charges for the overdose deaths of their patients, and most have been manslaughter cases.
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