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Student and teacher naloxone training program to thwart opioid overdose deaths is an excellent idea and will save lives.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 16, 2022 Source:Students, teachers across Canada to be offered naloxone training to combat overdoses
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Opioid prescriptions are deceasing in some provinces
Health Headlines Commentary for October 17, 2019 Source:Opioid prescriptions dropping in some provinces, report says Reference:Opioid prescribing
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New guidelines for injectable opioid provision for the severely addicted
Health Headlines Commentary for September 23, 2019 Source:Give severely addicted drug users injectable medical-grade heroin: guideline Reference:Injectable opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: a national clinical guideline
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Vending-machine opioids is an interesting proposal to save lives but evaluate this idea with the Law of Unintended Consequences in mind before it becomes policy.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 13, 2019 Source:Vending-machine opioids a cheap way to save lives, says Vancouver doctor
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Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study
Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2019 Source:Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study Reference:Opioid Prescribing After Surgery in the United States, Canada, and Sweden
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Wednesday House Call, August 28, 2019: CBD, the new Soma being pitched by celebrity near you!
Wednesday House Call, August 28, 2019: CBD, the new Soma being pitched by celebrity near you! Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss celebrities jumping on the greed, er, CBD oil bandwagon with all the pseudoscience included in their pitch. The opioid crisis is going to court and pharma is paying large settlements for…
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The number of hospitalizations for alcohol and other drugs have overtaken those for heart attacks and stroke. Mental health issues are a significant contributing factor and needs to be addressed.
Health Headlines Commentary for May 31, 2019 Source: More Canadians hospitalized for alcohol and drugs than heart attacks, strokes: study Reference: Common Challenges, Shared PrioritiesMeasuring Access to Home and Community Care and to Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada
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Providing a safe prescribed and monitored source of opioids can help reduce the risk of drug overdoses by reducing the need to seek street-available drugs. It has the potential to add some normalcy into a life.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 26, 2019 Source: Ottawa opioid users are finding hope in a program that supplies drugs safely
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More talk but little action it seems on providing appropriate service for people suffering from opioid addiction.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 21, 2018 Source: Jury examining opioid overdose calls on Ontario to declare public health emergency