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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Doctors express concern about the availability of Sodium Nitrite and recommend tighter regulation/restrictions. Study reports it was intentionally used citing the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service investigating deaths deemed to be suicides.

    August 11, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 11, 2022 Source:Doctors call for action as growing number of Canadians dying from common food preservative Reference:Fatal methemoglobinemia: A case series highlighting a new trend in intentional sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate ingestion as a method of suicide

  • Ontario study finds that more teens are using over-the-counter-drugs to intentionally overdose

    November 27, 2019

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2019 Source:More Canadian teens using over-the-counter drugs to overdose, data show Reference:Trends of intentional drug overdose among youth: a population-based cohort study

  • Increasing numbers of teens presenting to ER for mental health issues

    June 14, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 14, 2019 Source: Number of teens visiting the ER has doubled

  • There is no one encompassing reason why more children and teens think about suicide according to study

    April 11, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for April 11, 2019 Source: More children and teens are having suicidal thoughts, but experts can’t pinpoint why Reference: Suicidal Attempts and Ideation Among Children and Adolescents in US Emergency Departments, 2007-2015

  • 13 reasons why you should not overinterpret internet search data

    August 1, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for August 1, 2017 Source: Science says 13 reasons why may be the public health scare people thought Reference: Internet Searches for Suicide Following the Release of 13 Reasons Why

  • Teen suicidal ideation survey brings to the fore the need for rapid access to services

    September 8, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2016 Source: 22% of Canadian teens considered suicide this past year: Kids Help Phone study  

  • Elderly are at greater suicide risk than adolescents yet mental health care services are scarce

    July 30, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 30, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Canada’s elderly at high risk of suicide, can’t afford mental health care: experts  

  • Accutane not found to increase suicide risk: study

    November 12, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 12, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Acne drug not found to increase suicide risk Reference: Association of suicide attempts with acne and treatment with isotretinoin: retrospective Swedish cohort study

  • Students stressed, desperate for help

    March 27, 2003

    One of the more difficult aspects of answering teen questions is the degree of angst and pain that spills from them. Although the majority of our teenage children progress through adolescence to become well-adjusted, productive adults, a substantial minority is desperate for help during life’s stressful events.

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