Methadone Diskets - my husband overdosed and died in his sleep - could I have done anything?

thank you... he took 3 5mg tablets over the course of the day. he had a high tolerance to pain killers because he had degenerative disk disease in L4 and 5. i didn't know he took them until after he died... i was told that. he would buy his pain medicine on the streets. plus i take valiums and the toxicology report said that there was valiums in his system. i can't help but feel guilty.

elisabethl;
I'm so glad you got back to us, I've been thinking and praying for you. You have no reason to feel guilty, Whether he was an addict or not is of no consequence now, but addicts or just plain folks will do and say almost anything to be out of pain be it mental pain or physical. I know, I'm a recovering 30 yr addict myself. 30 yrs of using! If he hadn't gotten the valium from you, he would have gotten them somewhere else. There are narcanon groups in almost all cities or towns, you might want to look into that. There are also bereavement groups you can check out. I think you will feel better if you talk to someone or even on this site (Drugs.com). They have support groups for just about everything. I will friend you and when you friend me back, I can give you my E-mail or Phone # if you'd like. Take good care of yourself and stay in touch, Julie