Methadone Rises as a Painkiller With Big Risks

nytimes.com — Suffering from excruciating spinal deterioration, Robby Garvin, 24, of South Carolina, tried many painkillers before his doctor prescribed methadone in June 2006, just before Mr. Garvin and his friend Joey Sutton set off for a weekend at an amusement park. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia The Methadone BoomGraphic The Methadone Boom Related F.D.A. Weighs Training to Dispense Narcotics (August 17, 2008) Times Topics: Methadone Stephen Morton for The New York Times IN MEMORY Nancy Garvin with a photo of her son Robby at a garden she had made for him in Beaufort, S.C. Robby, who had severe back pain, died at 24. On Saturday night Mr. Garvin called his mother to say, “Mama, this is the first time I have been pain free, this medicine just might really help me.” The next day, though, he felt bad. As directed, he took two more tablets and then he lay down for a nap. It was after 2 p.m. that Joey said he heard a strange sound that must have been Robby’s last breath.

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