BANGOR (AP) — A Maine woman who sued a doctor for malpractice because she said he overprescribed her methadone has been awarded $1.9 million by a jury.

Charlene Whalen of Corinth sued Dr. Steven Weisberger, alleging the dosage of the prescription he gave her to manage pain was too high, causing her to stop breathing in her sleep and suffer brain damage from oxygen deprivation.

A nine-member jury on Thursday returned a unanimous verdict against the Jonesport doctor.

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