Health and Disability Commissioner: Health NZ criticised for Bay of Plenty’s Opioid Treatment Service after man’s death

Health and Disability Commissioner: Health NZ criticised for Bay of Plenty’s Opioid Treatment Service after man’s death

A man was removed from methadone programme rapidly, and six weeks later he died.

Post-mortem toxicology testing confirmed a level of methadone that can be toxic to an individual who does not have a tolerance to the drug as well as other drugs in his system. Now, Health and Disab… [+9707 chars]
Health and Disability Commissioner: Health NZ criticised for Bay of Plenty’s Opioid Treatment Service after man’s death - FHMnews