Dr. Barry Dworkin

The complexities of Ontario’s opioid crisis

Health Headlines Commentary for April 20, 2017

Source:

Two people a day die of opioid ODs in Ontario: study

Reference:

Latest Trends in Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario: 1991 to 2015

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