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Oft-cited journal letter identified as impetus for opioid prescription increases
Health Headlines Commentary for June 1, 2017 Source: How a 1980 letter on drug addiction fuelled the opioid epidemic
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Fentanyl invading Ottawa increasingly responsible for greater proportion of overdoses
Health Headlines Commentary for May 25, 2017 Source: Provincial stats show fentanyl now Ottawa’s deadliest drug
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New opioid prescribing rules will hep physicians reduce opioid use.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 8, 2017 Source: New prescribing guidelines look to cut use of opioids Reference: Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain
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Improving access to suboxone to treat opioid addiction
Health Headlines Commentary for May 2, 2017 Source: Parent of drug-addicted teen pushes for easier access to Suboxone
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Opiate crisis in Ontario leads to medication updates and increases in support services
Health Headlines Commentary for October 14, 2016 Source: Ontario expands use of Suboxone to battle growing opioid crisis Ottawa police find fentanyl mixed in seized cocaine
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Prescription heroin approved for use in Canada
Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2016 Source: Prescription heroin gets green light in Canada
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New book looks at impact of electronic devices on young children’s development
Health Headlines Commentary for August 25, 2016 Source: Kids are getting too much screen time – and it’s affecting their development Reference: i-Minds: How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming and Social Media Are Changing Our Brains, Our Behaviour and the Evolution of Our Species”
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Prince’s opioid overdose and the evidence for harms of prostate cancer screening in normal risk men
Health Headlines Commentary for June 3, 2016 Source: Prince died of accidental overdose of opioid fentanyl, medical examiner says
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“Cold turkey” offers better smoking cessation outcomes
Health Headlines Commentary for March 24, 2016 Source: ‘Cold turkey’ best way to quit smoking, study shows Reference: Quitting smoking overnight ‘better than cutting down gradually’ Gradual Versus Abrupt Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Noninferiority Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. Published online March 15 2016