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www.drtiamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, AUGUST 18,2004 PAGE 7 Coroner says number of deaths 'caused alarm bells to go off CORNER from paie 1 svveed as xvellJj Vhilc merdoses involving metiadone are jot rare, it is the number,of number,of fatalités in a concentrated area and the Jjlct that many of those whil died wee regular users of the drug that warant a closer look, Dr. Lucas said, jj For instate, Toronto experiences more mettydone overdoses and deaths thanishawa; but it also has a vast population and a much wider distributioisystem than Oshawa, Dr. Lucas sai</;' He sal the concentration of deaths in fshawa is particularly glaring glaring wheniompared to other jurisdictions. jurisdictions. "The limbers caused alarm bells to go offind caused us to look at the circumslnces more critically," Dr. Lucas std. Methdone deaths are usually the result oconsumption by people who are notegular users. But in Oshawa, a majesty of the people who died were igistered patients, receiving a daily ose of the synthetic opiate. The dJg is typically prescribed for drug-»ers attempting to kick harmful harmful auctions. "ifhe mode is harm reduction," Dr. ïicas asked, "why are people dyin?" Te question resonates with Ms. Jentiis. Although she'd grown used to hr mother's dependency on powerful powerful painkillers such as oxycontine anddiazepam, she was encouraged whtij ïudith Jenkins announced she'd beijme a patient at First Step's dojitown clinic. She even drove her er to the clinic each day where m she'd pick up her dose of methadone. Judith was allowed to take her methadone in "carry" form, meaning she could pick it up at the clinic and swallow it when she chose at home. Ms. Jenkins's enthusiasm for her mother's .methadone program began to wane, however, when she noticed her frequently nodding off or appearing appearing disoriented. She took control of the prescription prescription drugs her mother was getting from other doctors, handing out prescribed prescribed dosages daily so her mom wouldn't cheat to get high. Ms. Jenkins said she spoke with a doctor at First Step and aired her concerns, concerns, and was encouraged to let the methadone treatment program run its course. 'If the mode is harm reduction, why are people dying?' -- Regional Coroner Dr. William Lucas Three days later, Judith Jenkins was dead at 44. "Sunday morning my sister called and said there was something wrong with Mom," she said. "When I got there, there were ambulances and police police cars. That's when they told me she had passed away." Ms. Jenkins wracked her brain to figure out how her mother may have got hold of more drugs. She had searched the woman's apartment in the days prior to her overdose, making making sure there wasn't anything she could lay her hands on. She had been delivering her mother's mother's prescription drugs and methadone carries herself. "I thought, 'Oh my God, what happened? What did she do? I had all her medicine,"' Ms. Jenkins said. "I was thinking it couldn't have been an overdose." A toxicology report revealed the cause of death to be methadone overdose. overdose. A trace amount of oxycontine was also found in her mother's system, system, Ms. Jenkins said. The death has led her to question the use of methadone in her mother's treatment. She hopes an inquest will answer some of the lingering questions questions she has. "I hope they really look into it," she said. "My mom went there to help herself, herself, not to kill herself. "I don't want another 15-year-old to walk in and find her mother dead." Mr. Lorusso said the deaths have not gone unnoticed at the First Step clinic. "Deaths are always troubling," he said. "It brings a dark cloud every single time." While overdoses will no doubt be a primary focus of the inquest, Mr. Lorusso remains hopeful jurors will be apprised of the benefits of methadone. People who are able to avoid drugs through methadone treatment are capable capable of working and functioning in society, reducing medical, law enforcement enforcement and social costs, he said. "I'd like to think the inquest will be balanced," Mr. Lorusso said. "(Methadone) allows people to function normally in society." No date for an inquest has yet been set. Judith Jenkins, seen here in a family photo, was prescribed methadone to help her kick an addiction to prescription painkillers. She died of a methadone overdose at 44. Please recycle Pia^n-n^ Ire 'Jno 'Pewk/. 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