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Mom who gave her baby methadone 'to help her sleep' and killed her will serve up to 30 years in prison
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Methadone's pain killing effect can last 4 to 6 hours, but the toxic effects can last up to 55 hours.
Both cardiac and respiratory systems are vulnerable targets for the drug’s toxic actions, and other co-administered drugs can interactively increase the risk of death through a variety of mechanisms including direct central nervous system depression of respiration, idiosyncratic respiratory vulnerabilities, and lethal cardiac arrhythmia.
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