Austin Escorts: Methadone: The latest teen threat
Washoe County Medical Examiner Dr. Ellen Clark ruled Austins death accidental and found that he died of acute combined methadone and fluoxetine intoxication. He had a prescription for the latter drug. Clark described him in her autopsy report as a naive user, meaning that deadly dose likely was his first time trying it.
Our son died on two methadone tablets, Bandoni said. He didnt know what he was getting himself into. This is just so shocking. I never thought in a million years this would happen to us.
It wasnt a handful of pills he took, he took two and was just experimenting, said Jones, who memorialized his son by having a tattoo of his face etched into his arm. Its insane. There is no forgiveness to this drug. Its deadly. Austin had the whole world in front of him.
Sgt. Mac Venzon, who heads the regional Street Enforcement Team, which targets drug and prostitution activity, said more local youths are experimenting with prescription drugs in general and believe they are safer than drugs purchased on the street.