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CMA meeting discusses physician narcotic prescription practices that are harming patients
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 25, 2015 Source: ‘Weak’ doctors blamed for flood of prescription painkillers behind epidemic of drug-related deaths
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Improving Addiction Care
Original broadcast date: April 12, 2009 What comes to mind when you read about or discuss stories about people who have addictions? Is addiction a chronic disease that requires more of an effort on the part of government to fund programs to help these individuals? In a policy paper, Stepping Forward: Improving Addiction Care in…
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Soboxone: A safe addition to the management of opioid addiction and dependence
Original broadcast date: February 10, 2008 The standard of care to date for people dependent on prescription pain medications like morphine or oxycodone or who have a history of heroin addiction has included the use of methadone to reduce the symptoms of withdrawal. A new medication, approved by Health Canada offers some advantages as an…