Wider use of antidote could lower overdose deaths by nearly 50%
[04.02.2013]
Around 15,000 people die each year by overdosing on opioid pain relievers such as Oxycontin, a rate that has more than tripled since 1990. The govern ...
The OxyContin disaster
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Who is going to clean up the mess OxyContin has left behind in Ontario? Health Minister Deb Matthews' move to delist the addictive prescription paink ...
Prescribing Cannabis for Harm Reduction
[05.01.2012]
Neuropathic pain affects between 5% and 10% of the US population and can be refractory to treatment. Opioids may be recommended as a second-line phar ...
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