My son James Robert Williams was 24 years old. He was married and had 3 beautiful children. Two sons and a daughter. James had suffered from back pain for a few years and had been given a prescription of Lori Tabs. They helped with the pain, but James abused the pills and took more than he was prescripted.

On June 16,2004 James told me that he had stopped using the LoriTabs but he needed to go to the doctor because the craving for the pills was real strong and he wanted help getting off them. We made an appointment with his doctor.

On June 18,2004 James went to the doctor, I went with him. We talked to the doctor, the same doctor that delivered my baby. He said he had something that would help with the craving. He gave James a prescription of Methadone. He said it would take the craving away. I ask that doctor 3 times if this medication was safe for him to take, he said yes its no problem. James ask him if he was sure the pills wouldn't hurt him. Again the answer was no it won't hurt you. It will only stop the craving. We left and went to fill the prescription. James took one on the way home. I dropped him off at home, 3 doors down from me.
Later that night I was out walking and he was in the yard and I stopped and talked to him for a while. James ate breakfast with us every morning. He ask me if we could have bacon tomorrow. I said yes and I got a big hug and James said I love you mom see you tomorrow. I said I love you to James, see you in the morning.

Oh June 18,2004 7:48am I was cooking his bacon and the phone rang, my James was gone, he never came for breakfast. One pill took my son away. James was the heartbeat of this family. His children now have to grow up without him. Life will never be the same.

Please stop the use of this drug. The autoapsy showed that it was the methadone that killed my son. Just one pill.

One pill + lack of knowledge = DEATH
Donna Williams (James mom)